Opinion

The Nissan Kicks is now considered a Battery Electric Vehicle Locally (BEV), significantly impacting the local BEV vs. HEV debate – Opinion

Ever since the Philippines took electrification seriously, there have been multiple interpretations of the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act ...

The audacity the MMDA deals with; and people like these have legal LTO Driver’s Licenses?

We've said before that as far as the implementation and enforcement of the law goes, the MMDA Task Force Special Operations probably has it the ...

Has the exclusive Commonwealth Motorcycle Lane already failed?

We’ve previously written about how we think the proverbial "kamote" may doom the Motorcycle Lane along Commonwealth to fail. As with our last ...

The Toyota Predicament: Terrific sales with combustion engines, trailing in the electrification revolution

Toyota is, without a doubt, the world leader in automotive brands. Globally, they have topped vehicle sales for the past three years, and this is ...

Motorcycle Lane: Why the kamote wars doom technically good ideas to fail

The main driving force in the inception of the exclusive motorcycle lane along Quezon City's last, wide open, non-toll highway is that it's "A way to ...

The PUVMP battle rages on, but what exactly is the Modernization Program about?

To say that the Philippines' opinions on the PUVMP or the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program are split down the middle is to accept that ...

The 2023 F1 Season to start on March 5, here’s how we think the season will go

It's that time of the year again! summer? Not just that! F1 is back for 2023. In fact, the 2023 season has already somewhat begun as the teams have ...

Fake TNVS and the unstoppable rise of “Colorum” versus commuters and the law

The access to public transport and the option to take the TNVS is a godsend. Despite this, though, taking either of these isn't all that... ...

Tipping point: Is the lack of a diesel engine in the all-new Toyota Innova a sign of things to come?

A few days ago the all-new Toyota Innova broke cover during its global debut in Indonesia. Weeks prior to the launch a series of teaser posts were ...

Stop it! “Backers” can’t do squat with the MMDA and Bong Nebrija if you violate the law

You have to love the "ingenuity" of motoring law-breaking Filipinos. The MMDA consistently apprehends a good number of them daily, and one thing ...

Ignorance and arrogance: the MMDA’s greatest enemies

It has been said time and again that the MMDA's job is tough. Very tough. It takes a lot of patience, and intestinal fortitude for law enforcers to ...

The curious case of the Hyundai Santa Cruz pickup; Should we get it in PH?

The Philippines is a pickup-hungry market. Ever since pickup trucks started becoming more refined and more affordable than PPVs and SUVs, sales of ...

Celebrating the legendary life of STiK; JDM stalwart and irreplaceable icon in the PH tuner scene

There was a time when every gearhead college kid's dream was to be part of the "scene". I was one of them. It's been about 19 years since I first met ...

The curious case of LSGH-Ortigas traffic, and the MMDA’s genius plan to fix it

It's not an easy job, but someone has to do it. If your name is Edison "Bong" Nebrija, then you know that that saying may very well be yours and the ...

Being “Car-Centric” is, for the most part, everyone’s fault

Car-centric: roughly defined, it is a method of urban planning that focuses mainly on private motor vehicles. It is a method that more often than not ...

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