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We need to clean up the chaos in our EV policies. | Singapore is a small, modern, urban, city-state that should have been well-positioned to be a haven for EV (electric vehicle) cars. The government seems to want to ...
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BYD has good options and decent value proposition. | I recently bought a BYD M6. It’s a 7-seater electric vehicle. I’ll write a review on the car in a later post. For now, I just want to write about the ...
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Quiz time, what does SMRT stand for? | We love to complain about our SMRT. After the most defining moment of MRT breakdowns in Singapore last year, spanning a total of 6 days, the investigation into the 2024 ...
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Is now a good time to switch to EV cars? | Singapore plans to require all new cars from 2030 to be of cleaner-energy type. With just five years to go from now, people who are looking to buy a new car now face a ...
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The current MRT disruption on the East-West Line is probably going to be the defining service disruption incident of 2024. Barring any further delays, we’re looking at just one day shy of a whole week of significant travel ...
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7 mins to think about all other traffic marshalling gripes. | I waited seven minutes yesterday for traffic marshallers to change the direction of traffic in my favour. I understand some temporary inconvenience is ...
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Passengers should be paid for false arrival claims and cancelled rides. | Commuters have aired a lot of grouses with Grab Car after the latter announced a change in their pickup grace period policy. Passengers who are ...
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You only need to leave home with your smartphone. | Since last week, you can pay for your commuter fares using your Android or iOS mobile phone. You can use your contactless credit cards too. This is ...
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Pilots need to know; don't hide anything about their aircraft from them. | Modern passenger aircraft are extremely complex machines. There are all sorts of automated computer systems which help pilots fly their ...
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If you haven’t heard, bike-sharing operator oBike announced on Monday their exit from Singapore, blaming tough regulations imposed by our Land Transport Authority (LTA). Instead of winding down business on good terms, oBike ...
