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Singaporeans ditch cars for public transport amid rising costs

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Singapore is seeing a decline in private car ownership as more residents opt for a "car-lite" lifestyle. This trend is driven by increasing costs associated with car ownership, including Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices and running expenses. The government's expansion of public transport and cycling infrastructure further supports this shift, leading to the lowest number of privately owned cars since 2019. AI

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Singaporeans ditch cars for public transport amid rising costs

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Jean Iau ·

    Going ‘car-lite’: why more Singaporeans are quitting driving

    When the time came to renew his certificate of entitlement (COE), Andrew Tan hit the brakes on coughing up an eye-watering S$112,000 (US$87,400) to keep his car on Singapore’s roads for another 10 years. Instead, the 49-year-old business consultant decided in May to go without a …

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