Can a battery-powered commercial vehicle be a viable alternative to ICE? We put the Citroën ë-Dispatch, the latest market entry to the test. If your need for a commercial vehicle boils purely down to the lowest price and highest payload, then you’re best advised to move on to another article. However, if you’re a business owner who believes in investing in your employees, or perhaps projecting a clean, eco image is important ...
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The Volvo-spawned EV brand makes its debut in Singapore with Polestar 2, a compact sedan which offers something different from the popular American brand. Competition, it has been said in horse racing circles, improves the breed. The same is certainly true with nearly everything else; smartphones, delivery apps, and certainly cars as well. The latest example is the car tested here, the Polestar 2. If the car vaguely looks like a Volvo ...
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There are plenty of reasons to get the first-ever BMW iX. The one reason not to... well, it's not their fault. Many might know that BMW earned its street cred as a performance brand, namely through its M models such as the iconic M1, M3 and M5. Since then, the M fairy dust has been sprinkled across the other models in varying amounts. So depending on the customer’s budget or inclination, ...
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The best Eco tyres need to offer more than just low fuel consumption. That's why the team at Asia's Ultimate Tyre Awards (AUTA) pushed some hot favourites to the extreme - all in a bid to crown the ultimate Eco tyre. AUTA is Singapore's first-ever comprehensive and scientific tyre test which compares popular tyres to determine which are most useful to Singaporeans. That means testing the correct, localised-spec tyres for our ...
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Barely a year after its launch, the first EV from MINI is updated with styling and interior improvements. We take the new MINI Electric out for a closer look. In many ways, the new MINI Cooper SE aka MINI Electric reminds me of the iPhone 13. In both cases, it takes a trained eye to distinguish the old from the new. More importantly though, it doesn't feel too long since the ...
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Sure, walnuts are great for your health. But did you know that their shells can help reduce emissions and improve the engine performance of cars? Find out more about walnut shell blasting below! For most of us, walnuts are a great source of nutrition and apparently have many health benefits. However, the shells, are usually discarded without a second thought. It might come as a surprise to you then, that the hardness of ...
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With a range of over 450km, the BMW iX3 might well hit the sweet spot for those looking for a premium EV in Singapore. Singapore has easily one of the toughest and most challenging car markets on the planet. The stratospheric taxation for cars and the resulting eye-watering prices are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg… If you’re looking to make the switch to an Electric Vehicle (EV), you may be ...
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The Hyundai Kona range has been updated with a cleaner design and upgraded features. A back-to-back drive in both variants reveals an appreciable difference in the experience. Many Tesla fans might tell you that their favourite brand has brought Electric Vehicles (EVs) into the mainstream. But, it really is the Korean brands, namely Hyundai which has democratized electric mobility. Sub 2-second 0 to 100km/h sprint times or the ability to make fart ...
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With a range of over 420km and 408hp on tap, Mercedes-Benz gives us an idea of what to expect from its forthcoming EV models with the Mercedes-Benz EQC. Mercedes-Benz has (at last), thrown its hat into the Electric Vehicle (EV) arena with the launch of the EQC. Like its compatriots, Audi with e-tron, and BMW with i, Mercedes-Benz's EV sub-brand is EQ, hence the moniker of the car driven here. Given that ...
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Set to be launched in Q1 of 2022, the full-electric BMW i4 eDrive40 will be followed by an M version. Has it been eight years since the launch of the BMW i3? Needless to say, a lot has changed since then. While the i3 and i8 launched the following year looked otherworldly and futuristic, the all-new BMW i4 takes a more conventional form factor of a four-door fastback saloon (BMW calls ...
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