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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To make EV charging on your next road trip up north a breeze, Shell and Porsche come together to bring you high-performance charging (HPC) stations across Malaysia this year. And some added perks too. Imagine driving from Singapore to Malaysia, or maybe even to Bangkok... all in an EV. "Pffft! That's a pipe-dream!" you may say. Well, though seemingly true now, it won't be a dream for much longer. The operational ...
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Rome wasn’t built in a day. But these talented youth take on real-world issues in the recent Invention Sprint Workshop for Youths. And all in the span of 3 weeks. There are some who’d say that kids these days are getting smarter, thinking faster and growing quicker than any other generation before. And though the reasons why may be debatable, I for one wholeheartedly agree too. it all STEMs from something. Image credit: ...
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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 holiday season is upon us, and there's no better time than now to spread the Christmas cheer and some sustainable living habits! These 5 sustainable gifting practices will help you get started! Christmas strikes a different chord with different people. For some, it’s the time to reunite with loved ones over good food. Others relish in more seasonal traditions like putting up a tree and manifesting the Christmas cheer ...
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Pirelli’s newly developed tyres for electric cars are quieter, grippier, stronger, and more energy-efficient than conventional tyres. Just as there are different types of cars and trucks to suit different purposes, so too are there different tyres to suit these different vehicles. Although we’ve had a sneak peek at the best Eco tyres on the market during this year’s AUTA Tyre Test, there’s plenty of scope for them to be even ...
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Singapore enters the EV bike world with its first homegrown scooter, the Scorpio Electric X1. Read on to find out more! Melvin Goh is a Scorpio. Therefore, it is appropriate that his homegrown electric vehicle (EV) company is called Scorpio Electric. It's even more apropos that the X1 was launched globally at the dusk of of Libra, on 22 October 2021 at 6 p.m. Singapore time, to usher in the dawn of ...
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Used to wearing everything brand-new? There is beauty in mending clothes too! We speak to FIN Crafted Goods to learn more about upcycling and mending denim. Oh, and their exciting new collaboration with UNIQLO Singapore! It’s terrifyingly easy to get sucked into trends these days. How else would the Korean TV series Squid Game reach 111 million viewers worldwide in less than a month? *cue creepy playground music* While I feel no shame being ...
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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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Amidst the growing number of extreme weather conditions due to climate change, could 280 characters of text make a difference? Social networking site Twitter seems to think so, and backs it up with some fascinating data. do you even Tweet, bruh? Amongst my colleagues, I’m probably the only one who uses Twitter just as much as I use other social networking sites. And while it's a tricky to explain its appeal to ...
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