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Peering into Nissan’s history – the Zama Collection
If there is one place that charts the history and encapsulates the identity of Nissan, it is the Heritage Collection, or otherwise known as the ‘Zama Garage’. This huge priceless collection of more than 300 historical cars is to be found in a nondescript warehouse located on an industrial lot, just an hour outside Tokyo. [...]
Mukhriz : Phased Subsidy Removal
Subsidy distorts the value of a diminishing commodity like oil. But at the same time, in the context of a developing country like Malaysia, there will be negative consequences if fuel subsidy is removed, said Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mukhriz Mahatir. “There has to be balance between the short term and the [...]
China’s EV Vision 2020
The Chinese capital of Beijing has the dubious honour of being one of the most polluted cities in the world. Chinese is now the world’s largest car market, selling 14.5 million cars in 2011. Rapid economic growth, industrialization and motorization meant China is currently the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide (C02), at nearly 8 [...]
NAP Review 2012 – A Preview
As mentioned earlier, a revised National Automotive Policy (NAP) will be announced very soon. Earlier this evening, CBT just concluded a consultative session with the Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) regarding the third National Automotive Policy. Unlike the previous NAP, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) is keen to avoid the snafu of the [...]
Having a Leaf on our roads
As we have cautioned before, testing a car in a controlled environment such as a closed-up circuit won’t give one an accurate impression of the car. Which is why when we finally got the Leaf onto Malaysian roads during the launch of Edaran Tan Chong Motor’s (ETCM) ‘Journey to Zero Emission’ Nissan Leaf pilot programme, [...]
Nissan Leaf A Norwegian Hit
Norway is often cited as a model country for good governance of natural resources. Norway ranks No.1 in the UN Human Development of Index, the measurement of a country’s quality of life. In comparison, Malaysia ranks No. 61, ahead of Trinidad and Tobago (No. 62) and Kuwait (No. 63) but behind Antigua and Barbuda (No. [...]
Range Rover engine change
There are several Land Rovers in Sabah that run on Toyota engines ranging from the 1JZ and 2JZ petrol engines to 1KZ diesel engine. Spare parts distributor Tony Lim is a proud owner of a Ranger Rover P38 but he has installed a Toyota 1KZ diesel engine under the hood. We had a chat with [...]
Diesel vs Hybrid
A Hummer H1 has a lower life-cycle energy cost than a Toyota Prius hybrid. A Toyota Prius takes more energy to build than a Hummer H3 and is therefore not as environmentally friendly as Toyota claims, so says market research agency CNW Marketing. CNW Marketing’s “Dust to Dust” report in 2007 was the origin of [...]
Discovery At Chernobyl
It might have 26 years since the worst nuclear disaster took place at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, but the legacy it leaves behind is haunting as The Journey of Discovery expedition team reveals. Formerly a bustling city of 50,000, Pripyat, was home to Chernobyl’s workforce but now remains desolate since the explosion [...]
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