EDITORS DESK At the recent launch of yet another luxury EV brand, Zeekr, the president of the company showed me a list of reservations for car models that were yet to be launched that evening. There were three models, each with a list of names and contact numbers, of at least 20 interested clients....
EDITORS DESK For many internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle drivers, the km/L reading of a car has become the standard by which we measure its efficiency. By just attaining this figure, it’s quite easy to calculate how much you’ll be spending on fuel in a week or month, and hence how much...
EDITORS DESK There’s no shortage of topics to complain about when it comes to driving in the Philippines. Whether it’s the traffic, bad drivers, or the blatant disregard for the rules of the road, it seems almost every Pinoy driver is guilty of something. We’ve brought up many of these issues...
EDITOR'S DESK There’s a lot to complain about traffic and road discipline enforcement these days. For one, there’s the proliferation of e-bikes on the road, sometimes driven by those with little to no knowledge of road rules. Another is the return of police escorts and sirens of VIP convoys,...
EDITORS DESK Over the past week, social media has served up yet another course of motorcycle-related accident videos. This time around, the BOSS Ironman event had nothing to do with them. Rather, these were road accidents scattered throughout Metro Manila. Three serious accidents The first,...
EDITORS DESK Some weeks ago, we talked about the BMW Owners’ Society of Safe Riders (BOSS) Ironman Motorcycle Challenge (BIMC). It’s an endurance event that happens at the start of the year that makes the news for not so favorable reasons. Some of you may have heard of the incidents related to...
EDITORS DESK For over a decade now, there’s been one event that happens every January that makes the news for not so favorable reasons. Some of you may have heard of the incidents related to the event — typically a serious traffic accident involving a motorcycle and another vehicle occurring in...
EDITORS DESK In my neighborhood in the Scout Area of Quezon City, the street parking problem is beginning to get out of hand. I don’t live in a gated community, and so, the streets are open to through traffic. Even if I live some streets away from the main road, it’s easy to tell when there’s...
EDITORS DESK Over the past couple of weeks, the Council of Metro Manila Mayors have once again been debating whether to remove the window hours in the current number coding scheme for vehicles, effectively banning certain vehicles for an entire day of the week. The debate has once again resurfaced...
EDITORS DESK Last week saw the 11th staging of the Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit (PEVS), organized by the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP). For more than a decade, the organizers have been strong proponents of sustainable mobility, steering both literally and figuratively...
EDITORS DESKS Face-to-face classes have returned and many motorists are already bemoaning the heavy traffic that comes with it. Thankfully, the school service vehicles have returned as well, bringing kids to school and hopefully reducing the number of cars on the road. The LTFRB has recently...
EDITORS DESK This year, we’ve seen nearly every automotive brand introduce either a new hybrid or full electric model. In addition, new laws and many property developers have made it more appealing to own one. The recently-passed Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act (EVIDA) law offers number...
