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Motor Mouth

Motor Mouth: Electrify my world – or not

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The launch of the Mercedes Benz EQG Concept during the media preview of the 2024 edition of the Singapore Motorshow on Jan 11, 2024.

ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI
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The launch of the Mercedes Benz EQG Concept during the media preview of the 2024 edition of the Singapore Motorshow on Jan 11, 2024.

ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

Motor Mouth: EVs supercharge COE prices

Same, but different: The BYD Seal is one of several EV models which qualify for the less punitive Category A COE.
Same, but different: The BYD Seal is one of several EV models which qualify for the less punitive Category A COE.

Motor Mouth: Chinese carmakers’ unstoppable march to world dominance

FILE PHOTO: The BYD logo is displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The BYD logo is displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

Motor Mouth: Clearing the air on cleaner energy vehicles

About 30 per cent of new cars registered in first two months of 2024 were EVs, up to 18 per cent for whole of 2023.
About 30 per cent of new cars registered in first two months of 2024 were EVs, up to 18 per cent for whole of 2023.

Motor Mouth: Lower prices on the way, but cars will not be as cheap as they were

Price buster: At $76,999, the Perodua Bezza 1.3 was the last "cheap" car reviewed by ST Motoring back in September 2021.
Price buster: At $76,999, the Perodua Bezza 1.3 was the last "cheap" car reviewed by ST Motoring back in September 2021.

Motor Mouth: Bad time to be a car lover

(FILES) The file photo taken on September 11, 2023 shows BYD electric cars waiting to be loaded on a ship stacked at the international container terminal of Taicang Port at Suzhou Port, in China’s eastern Jiangsu Province. China's BYD has overtaken US electric vehicle giant Tesla as the world's leading EV deliverer, according to recent sales figures. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
(FILES) The file photo taken on September 11, 2023 shows BYD electric cars waiting to be loaded on a ship stacked at the international container terminal of Taicang Port at Suzhou Port, in China’s eastern Jiangsu Province. China's BYD has overtaken US electric vehicle giant Tesla as the world's leading EV deliverer, according to recent sales figures. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

Motor Mouth: Time to go without a car?

Wheel power: It takes willpower to stop driving once you start.
Wheel power: It takes willpower to stop driving once you start.

Motor Mouth: New emissions scheme makes hybrid cars less competitive

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Credit: Toyota Motor
ctmouth10 - 2024 Toyota Prius 

Credit: Toyota Motor

Motor Mouth: Ways of going green without going blue

Clearly, walking and cycling (preferably not with shared bikes) have the lowest environmental impact.
Clearly, walking and cycling (preferably not with shared bikes) have the lowest environmental impact.

Motor Mouth

COEs, EVs, private-hire cars: What’s in store in Year of the Rabbit?

Coming soon: An electric Nio EP9 sports car in a Beijing showroom.
Coming soon: An electric Nio EP9 sports car in a Beijing showroom.

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