Pull out your checkbooks, and write P4.490 million for this all-electric mid-size sedan, the first BMW model in the Philippines with the ConnectedDrive. Anxious about the range? Well, this car can run for up to 483 km in between charges (WLTP cycle). The BMW i4 eDrive35 four-door gran coupe was launched Jan. 19 in the […]
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BYD is once again the global new energy vehicle (NEV) sales champion, exceeding its target of 3 million vehicles sold in 2023. This is the second straight year that BYD has led worldwide electric vehicle (EV) sales. Last year also saw BYD register in the top 10 of all automotive sales for the year while
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In the 1990s, Dr. Neila Cortes-Maramba of UP Manila led a team of scientists investigating 10 medicinal plants in the Philippines. Two of these plants exhibited promising results—one for cough and the other for urinary tract infections. The team patented Vitex negundo (Lagundi) and Blumea balsamifera (Sambong) in syrup and tablet forms, granting them exclusive rights to these medicines.
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IC Star Automotive Inc, the official and sole distributor of Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the Philippines, launched on Jan. 16 the all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4Matic AMG at the Mercedes-Benz BGC showroom. It’s the latest addition to the Mercedes-Benz EQ family that was introduced last year. The all-electric luxury EQS sedan is the first model built
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AC Motors, the exclusive distributor of Kia vehicles and services in the Philippines, announces the availability of the 2024 Kia Seltos SX at its dealerships nationwide. After introducing the new Kia Seltos in entry-level LX and mid-range EX trims last Nov. 30, Kia Philippines also began accepting inquiries about the top-of-the-line SX variant of the
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GAC Motor wrapped up 2023 with a momentous milestone on its dealership expansion front, celebrating the grand inauguration of GAC Motor Alabang last Dec. 14. The event took place in the presence of executives from GAC International (China), its local distributor astara Philippines and dealer partner AutoIcon. GAC Motor Philippines concluded 2023 on a high
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Ford Philippines has breached the 30,000 sales milestone in 2023, the first time in six years. This is Ford’s third highest full-year retail sales achievement in a span of a decade. Full-year sales grew by 27% to 31,320 driven by the Next-Gen Ford vehicle line-up—the Ranger, Territory, and Everest. The Ranger was the best-selling Ford
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The seventh season of Indie-Siyensya Film Festival concluded with a celebration of science, technology, and the arts, with films exploring such topics as seaweed farming claiming top prizes last Dec. 12 at the Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City. The science filmmaking competition, which started in 2016, is pioneered by the Department of Science and
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Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (Thai Airways) has recently partnered with PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited (OR) to operate flights utilizing SAF (sustainable aviation fuel), the lower carbon emission fuel compared to existing fossil fuel, to encourage the progress of studies and production of SAF among organizations involved. Using different manufacturing processes, cooking
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The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28, held from November 30 to December 12, 2023, concluded with a resounding call to accelerate collective climate action. The conference took place in what is already known to be the hottest year ever recorded in human history, as impacts of the climate crisis wreaked unprecedented havoc on human
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