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Singapore is moving a step closer to a satellite-based Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system, with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) seeking a contractor to provide vehicles to test technologies developed by four parties. An LTA spokesman said the on-road tests are part of a system evaluation trial for a next-generation ERP system. The on-road tests will begin in July and run until end-November, with an option for a three-month extension. If the entire trial goes smoothly, sources said that the LTA could call for a tender to build the new ERP system in 2014 or 2015. source: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_772338.html

Good times keeps rolling on. Probably break $100k by end of the year? ----- COE prices inch closer to $70,000 By Tony Ng Prices for certificates of entitlement crept closer to the $70,000 mark at the end of July's first open bidding exercise. Premiums for large cars (1,601cc and above) went up by 1.2 per cent, compared to June's last bidding, to end at $68,501. This was the highest for 2011 since January's first bidding. Similary the open category rose by 5.1 per cent to end at $68,811. Of all categories, it saw the second-highest increase. Click here to find out more! The largest increase was reserved for the small car category (1,600cc). Premiums rose by 11.4 per cent to end at $55,989. Commercial vehicle and motorcycle premiums saw increases as well. The former went up by 4.8 per cent to $32,590 while the latter inched up 3.1 per cent to $2,360.

I feel a closeness to my Malay and Indian fellow citizens during this election that was not apparent before. A strange feeling cos we are supposed to be one country and the GRC was set up to attain closer integration and goodwill amongst the races. I guess this feeling arose from the sub conscious that we are one people after all. Perhaps it is also the primal feeling that we need to band together as one against the deluge of foreigners that have flooded in and caused many to feel like strangers in their own land. I have to thank the incumbent government for letting me feel what it means to be Singaporean, as one people, one nation. I am pretty sure they did not mean for it to happen this way though. With pride. A brave lion I will be.

Geely edges closer to acquiring Volvo Volvo looks set to fall into Chinese hands, after it emerged that Geely is the sole bidder for the Swedish carmaker, currently owned by Ford 02 Sep 2009 | Foreign News: China Viewed : 341 times http://www.sgcarmart.com/news/article.php?AID=2526 Several anonymous sources has reported that Geely has signed a letter of intent to purchase Volvo from Ford, and revealed that Geely and Ford were still ironing out the details of the deal, including the transfer of technology, Volvo's marketing and market position and possibly layoffs. If successful, Geely hopes to start producing Volvo cars in a new factory in the Guangdong Province of China and will also invest US$10 billion in building the Volvo brand. The first model to be designed and engineered under the new ownership is expected to be the next XC90 SUV, due in 2011. Previous reports suggested that Chinese automakers Dongfeng Motor Group, Beijing Auto and Chongqing Changan Automobile Co, as well as a European consortium, were among the final bidders, but it appears that Geely is the sole remaining party interested in the troubled Swedish carmaker. The Swedish government has announced that it will offer US$572 million in loan guarantees to entice any company to takeover Volvo, and the acquisition could be seen as a coup for Geely, who could stand to benefit from Volvo

Came across this interesting article on STOMP. http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singapor...nt.jsp?id=39045

Happening to me now...... I used to be able to pump petrol half tank a week. driving pattern no change... but nowadays half tank can only last me 5 days and how often do you guys go for servicing? for me is 10k or 6 month whichever eariler. any experts can verify this?