省油秘诀大放送 - How to save more Fuel?

省油秘诀大放送 (Sorry only in Chinese)

驾驶方法

　　轻加油，轻刹车，早刹车
　　在保证汽车正常行驶的前提下适当减小油门幅度，不仅能节省汽油，还能降低车厢内的噪声。在保证安全的条件下提前轻踩刹车同样能省油，因为在相同的行驶路段内，刹车距离的增加就意味着踩油门距离的缩短。

　　可以滑行，但不要放空挡
　　目前市场上销售的车型绝大多数都是电喷车，电喷车在空挡滑行时发动机系统按照怠速条件喷油，挂挡滑行时分为两种情况：当转速高于怠速时，发动机系统停止喷油，当转速回落到怠速范围后，才按照怠速条件进行喷油，因此电喷车
空挡滑行时并不是最省油的状态。所以在条件允许的情况下，多进行一些挂挡滑行。

　　合适的挡位与车速
　　换挡时机尽量选择在2500~3000转之间，这样能在保证动力供应的前提下得到比较好的经济性。不要太早或太晚换挡，太早了动力不足；太晚油耗增加。车速可以控制在每小时70~90公里，这同样是在油耗和速度之间找一个比较好的平
衡点，太快了油耗增加，太慢了影响效率。

　　合理使用空调
　　合理使用空调也能降低油耗。在春天或秋天温度适宜的时候，时速小于60公里时可以开窗通风，而不必开空调，或者只用空调的通风功能，而不用它的制冷功能，这样空调压缩机就不会启动，从而省油。但在时速高于90公里就不建议开窗通风，因为此时的空气阻力很大，开空调反而更省油。

　　路线规划有学问
　　上路之前规划线路是非常必要的，正确的路线往往能事半功倍，油耗自然也会降低。我们在选择路线时应该遵循以下原则：多环路(高架)、少城路；多右转、少左转；多大路、少小路。在时间和路线上尽量避开堵车的路段，因为堵车时的油耗是相当高的。

　　冬季预热，但时间别太长
　　冬季早上起来着车时，最好先进行一下预热，这样对于延长和保护发动机的寿命都有好处，但时间不宜过长，只要看到水温表从最低上升到刻度范围内，就可以起步了。

　　重视新车磨合期
　　磨合期的驾驶方法正确与否，对于日后发动机燃油经济性的影响也是很大的。因此一定要牢记时速不超过80公里(KM)、转速不超过4000转(rpm)等雷打不动的新车磨合期驾驶原则，千万不要破戒。

其他方法

　　1、买一辆省油的车
　　买一辆省油的车并不是让大家都去开夏利或者是奥拓，而是说大家在自己认为的价格或车型范围内选择一辆省油的汽车。

　　精心的保养
　　按时到服务站去保养是必须的，此外，还要给自己的爱车加一些“小灶”：例如使用品质更好的、更符合爱车要求的润滑油，或者考虑使用一些口碑比较好的燃油添加剂，这虽然在一定程度上会增加费用的支出，但能在油耗和发动机寿命上给车主以回报。

　　正常的胎压
　　测试表明：轮胎气压低于正常值时，油耗会明显增加，而高于正常值时，油耗会略有降低，但由于胎压过高会增加爆胎的危险，因此要尽量保持在正常胎压值范围内。另外，由于不同地方的胎压表会有差别，因此车主自己最好准备一块
胎压表，以便随时检查。

　　正常的载荷
　　车上不要经常装一些平时用不着的东西，例如很多人车上都有运动鞋、网球拍、足球等体育用品，但可能几个月或者半年都用不上一次。类似的物品会增加车的负载，日久天长也会增加无谓的油耗。

(Information provided by someone)

Never mind the smell (Reported by NST)

Analysis reveals tap water in Klang Valley safe to drink
Annie Freeda Cruez and Irdiani Mohd Salleh

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KUALA LUMPUR: Water supplied to homes in the Klang Valley from Sungai Selangor is safe to drink. (Reported by NST)


The New Straits Times collected tap water samples and water from Sungai Selangor and sent it for analysis last week and the verdict is that the tap water is safe to drink and did not contain high levels of ammonia.

The river water had a high level of suspended solids but the experts who carried out the analysis concluded that this was not a critical parameter in determining the safety of water.

At the beginning of the month, consumers in certain areas in the Klang Valley had complained of smelly tap water.

Investigations by the Department of Environment revealed that the Bukit Tagar landfill in Rawang, Hulu Selangor, was the cause of the foul odour as there had been seepage from the landfill into Sungai Selangor.

It was revealed that the foul smell was due to an exceptionally high level of ammonia in the water which seeped from the landfill.

On March 13, a New Straits Times team took tap water samples from a house in Petaling Jaya’s Section 1 whose owner had complained of foul-smelling water coming from the tap at the beginning of the month.

The team also took water samples from Sungai Selangor at three major water intake points in Batang Berjuntai.

The samples were sent to ALS Technichem (M) Sdn Bhd for testing.

The company’s environmental department account manager, Nurida Mohd Yusop, said the samples were tested using methods approved for examination of water and wastewater by the US Public Health Association.

"The analysis showed that the pH level, turbidity, metal and chemical contents were below the permitted level set by Standard B of the Third Schedule in the Environmental Quality (Sewage and Industrial Effluents) Regulations 1979," she said.

She said if the substances were higher than the permissible level, it could contribute to health problems.

The results, she said, revealed that suspended solids in the river water were higher than the permitted level, at 159mg per litre.

The permissible level is 100mg per litre.

Nurida said suspended solids was not a critical parameter in determining the safety of water.

She said coliform and the E. coli bacteria were not found in both samples.

According to the analysis, aluminium, arsenic, chromium and copper were among the heavy metals found in the samples taken in the river water, which could be due to industrial waste or raw materials from industrial processes being washed into the river.

She said the tap water samples, however, revealed that most of the metals were removed at the plant before the water reached homes.

Comment:
To my dear friends, will you dare to drink this "Safe" Smelly Tap water?
Don't be stupid, who wanna to drink your own AIR NAJIS although it's safe to drink?

What a moron? Any comments?

Auto companies expected to pass duty savings to new buyers

KUALA LUMPUR: Car buyers can walk into showrooms nationwide and expect to see lower prices for completely knocked down (CKD) passenger cars in the next few days.
Malaysian Automotive Association president Datuk Aishah Ahmad said there would be a reduction in CKD passenger car prices due to the new duty structure announced in the National Automotive Policy (NAP) on Wednesday.
“Car companies will be passing the duty savings to new CKD passenger car buyers with almost immediate effect,” she said.
Automotive players met with the Finance Ministry yesterday afternoon to discuss details of the NAP, which included the implementation of the new duty structure.
“Everyone has gone back to do their homework. It will take a few days but there will be a reduction in CKD passenger car prices. However, the prices will vary from model to model and from car company to car company,” Aishah said.
It is believed that national car manufacturer Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) will announce today a new price list with reductions in price for almost all its passenger car models.
It is understood that effective tomorrow there will be a 2% to 3% reduction in the price of Perodua passenger car models with the exception of the Kancil 660cc and 850cc manual transmission models. This will translate into a reduction of RM800 to RM1,500.
An industry observer noted that Perodua could have decided not to reduce the prices of the Kancil 660cc and 850cc manual transmission models as their prices were already reasonable and affordable.
Besides Proton and Perodua passenger cars, locally assembled passenger cars include the Toyota Vios, locally assembled Honda City, Nissan Sentra and Atos.
Aishah, however, does not expect the prices of completely built up (CBU) or imported vehicles to be reduced under the NAP.
She sees prices moving up as the Government-gazetted price would have taken into consideration any under-declaration of the transacted value of imported cars for the purpose of tax avoidance.
“Prices for multi-purpose vehicles, 4WD vehicles and sports utility vehicles up to two litres are expected to go up under the new duty structure,” she said.
“Therefore, consumers are encouraged to buy forward, as the old stocks will still be priced lower under the old duty structure,” Aishah added.
UMW Toyota Motor said in a statement that prices of passenger cars would trend downwards.
“Unfortunately, prices of multi-purpose vehicles will go up. We are working on the details of the prices in accordance with the new import and excise duties imposed,” it said.
The company said it would announce the final price list of Toyota vehicles over the next few days.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Proton would face greater competition, and the prices of its cars would “unavoidably be reduced because it has to compete in the market.”
“All players in the automotive industry cannot run away from competition,” he told newsmen after launching the Islamic Development Bank 1440 Hijrah Vision Document yesterday.
Abdullah said the NAP would benefit all Malaysians as well as the automotive industry, as it would make the sector more dynamic.
He said the present management of Proton had told him it had no problem with the NAP, and the company was ready to take up the challenge.

Comment:
Who is planning to buy New car?
Maybe you all should wait for a couple of months to see the price wars soon.
Good luck happy waiting!

Update Proton cars price list:
RM1000 to RM3000 discount given.


Perodua:
Discount -4% (Around RM300 to RM400)

Toyota:
-5.6% to 11%

Honda:
-10%

Mercedes Benz:
CKD only -6.5% to 10%

National Automotive Policy: APs abolished by end 2010, tax rates reduced

The following is the full text of the new National Automotive Policy.

NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE POLICY

A. INTRODUCTION
Since the establishment of Proton in 1985, Malaysia has succeeded in developing integrated capabilities in the automotive industry, which include local design and styling capability, full scale manufacturing operations and extensive local participation in the supply of components. Today, Malaysia is ASEAN’s largest passenger vehicle market with more than 500,000 vehicles sold annually with 90% of that manufactured or assembled domestically.
Nevertheless, much of the country’s success in developing the domestic automotive industry has been facilitated by policies that have promoted local vehicle manufacturers and moving forward, global and domestic challenges put the sustainability of this industry at risk.
The global industry is seeing slow growth, value destruction and massive rationalisation, driving vehicle manufacturers to merge to achieve even higher levels of scale. Recognising this global environment, the National Automotive Policy (NAP) seeks to address the manifold issues and challenges and transform the domestic automotive sector to become a more viable, competitive and significant contributor to the economy.
Moving forward, Government policy and support will be focused towards automotive industry participants providing sustainable economic contribution. The key drivers for such contribution will be economic scale, industry linkage and competitive value added activities.

B. OBJECTIVES OF THE NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE POLICY
The overall objective of the NAP is generating sustainable economic value creation. This will maximise the long term contribution of the automotive sector to the national economy and at the same time ultimately benefit the Malaysian consumer. The need to create economic value entails that the industry will continue to require supportive Government policies in order to become fully competitive internationally.
The NAP therefore aims to facilitate the required transformation and optimal integration of the national industry into regional and global industry networks. The urgency of the transformation is driven by an increasingly liberalised and competitive global environment. Consequently, the Government has set out the following objectives for the national automotive sector:
To promote a competitive and viable domestic automotive sector, in particular the national car manufacturers
To promote Malaysia as an automotive regional hub, focusing on niche areas
To promote a sustainable level of economic value added and enhance domestic capabilities
To promote a higher level of exports of vehicles as well as components and parts that are competitive in the global markets
To promote competitive and broad based Bumiputera participation in the domestic automotive sector
To safeguard the interests of consumers in terms of value for money, safety and quality of products and services

C. POLICY THRUSTS OF THE NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE POLICY
1. Provide Government support and incentives based on sustainable economic contributionThe Government will continue to nurture and support the development of the domestic automotive sector via a comprehensive package of grants and incentives. Such Government support and incentives will be aimed at optimising sustainable economic contribution, namely the scale of operations, extent of industry linkages, and the development of local and Bumiputera capabilities.
A sustainable level of economic contribution must ultimately relate to the type and level of value added activities, which will be competitive for the domestic market and for export in a fully liberalised environment. Thus, it would not be consistent with this policy to seek to maintain a level of value added activities which will not be viable and sustainable in the long run.
The level of support will also be correlated to the level of economic contribution and value add. In this context, a large scale manufacturing concern with exports and high industry linkage will be favoured relative to a pure assembly operation with little value added activities. Similarly, greater emphasis will be given to sales, distribution and after sales activities compared to pure importation of vehicles.
Support for manufacturing will come principally in the form of access to the Industrial Adjustment Fund and research & development (R&D) grants. These grants and incentives will be given based on pre-agreed conditions and timely achievement of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
2. Increase scale via rationalisation to enhance competitivenessFor the industry at large, all participants across the value chain will be encouraged to focus on achieving a scale of operations that ensures their enduring competitive viability.
The Government will encourage rationalisation initiatives in the domestic automotive sector, in order to create a leaner and more sustainable industry structure. A leaner industry structure throughout the value chain will enable industry participants to achieve a sufficient level of scale to be competitive.
In this respect, the Government will promote, through grants and incentives, two national manufacturers in the high-volume car segment to ensure sufficient scale and industry linkage. To enable achievement of required scale and industry linkage, these national manufacturers must be able to rationalise their models and platforms portfolio.
The rationalisation at the vehicle manufacturers’ level will consequently enable rationalisation of the component sector that will lead to greater scale, skills and improved quality. The end result will be a smaller number of vendors, all of whom will be operating at a scale, cost and quality level that will allow them to remain competitive and be able to export.
3. Promote strategic linkages with international partnersScale and focus are necessary to achieve greater competitiveness but in themselves, they are not sufficient. In addition, global best practices and industry linkage are other important key success factors for the automotive industry. Therefore, the Government will continue to encourage industry participants to collaborate with external parties to establish strategic tie-ups. Apart from sharing scale and resources, such strategic tie-ups open up opportunities and provide access for domestic industry participants to enter the global automotive supply chain and vice versa. Moreover, such strategic tie-ups also compel domestic industry participants to adopt best practice management, processes and procedures to deliver on higher quality standards that are necessary in accessing international markets.
4. Become a regional hub focusing on niche areas and complementary activitiesThe Government aims to position Malaysia as a regional manufacturing and assembly hub by encouraging existing participants to deepen their commitment in Malaysia. The Government will encourage existing vehicle manufacturers to rationalise the models assembled in Malaysia, scale up focused production and deepen industry linkage, in order to export competitively. It is expected that they will not primarily compete with high-volume national manufacturers in terms of pricing or target market.
The expansion of these participants and the deepening of industry linkages will also lead to greater scale and improved quality of the industry’s component vendor sector, thereby improving overall viability of the industry.

D. SPECIFIC POLICY INSTRUMENTS
1. Excise Duty StructureThe excise duty structure has been streamlined resulting in an overall reduction in the effective tax rate on most motor vehicles and a reduction in the tax differential between the different categories of motor vehicles (e.g. cars, MPVs, 4WD and between the different engine capacities). It is intended that the streamlining of the tax structure will promote greater transparency in pricing.
2. Gazetted Values of Imported CarsTo further promote greater transparency, the Government will gazette the values of imported cars for the purposes of duty computation. With the cooperation of the industry and the general public, it is expected that the incidence of tax underdeclaration will be significantly addressed. At the same time, the Government will step up enforcement measures against tax underdeclaration.
3. ASEAN CEPT Import DutyTo promote greater integration with the ASEAN automotive industry, Malaysia will reduce the ASEAN CEPT import duty to 5% for qualifying vehicles. While this will expose the domestic industry to greater competition, it is consistent with the policy thrust for rationalisation of models and increasing scale through exports.
4. Industrial Adjustment FundGrants from the Industrial Adjustment Fund will be made available to all companies – be they local, foreign or joint ventures – that create significant economic contribution.
These grants will be awarded based on two main criteria: scale and industry linkage subject to a sustainable level of overall capacity. Grants will be given on a model-by-model basis, subject to minimum threshold levels on both the scale and industry linkage criteria.
Specific R&D grants will also be made available, based on the viability and economic contribution of the R&D project. Further consideration will be given to companies that promote sustainable and competitive Bumiputera participation.
5. Manufacturing LicencesNew manufacturing licences will only be issued after over-capacity in the domestic automotive sector is resolved. In the meantime, vehicle assemblers will not be allowed to use or make available their existing excess capacity to third parties to assemble new makes or models that compete directly with those produced by national car manufacturers.
Where an increase in production capacity is required, companies in the high-volume and middle-volume segments will be encouraged to use existing excess capacity. New assembly facilities will only be allowed on a strictly case-by-case basis.
6. Approved PermitsThe current system of Approved Permits (APs), primarily used as a monitoring and data collection measure, will be phased out by 31 December 2010.
In the interim, APs will be made available based on economic contribution. Priority will be given to vehicle assemblers that have committed to a significant increase in production volume (with significant exports) in a particular model and require APs to import models that complete their product range for the Malaysian market. APs will be made available for a limited number of vehicles not assembled in Malaysia in order to ensure a sufficient choice of products for Malaysian consumers.
The importation of second hand cars (other than individual personal imports) will be progressively phased out culminating in a total ban in 2010, in order to stimulate demand for locally manufactured and assembled vehicles.
The Government will encourage and support companies currently awarded open APs (PEKEMA members) to transition into other related business activities e.g. sales and distribution or component manufacturers/vendors.
7. Vehicle Type ApprovalVehicle Type Approval (VTA) processes and procedures will be implemented comprehensively, in order to prevent the import and sale of sub-standard vehicles. The VTA process will ensure strict compliance with roadworthiness, safety and emissions standards. The VTA process will be implemented by the Road Transport Department (RTD) and other relevant agencies.

E. CONCLUSION
As a result of the implementation of these policy measures, the Government expects to see an industry with two strong national vehicle manufacturers, complemented by a number of foreign vehicle manufacturers (potentially with local joint-venture partners) who will upscale their assembly operations and at the same time rationalise the models assembled, to drive sustainable industry linkage.
Consequently, the components sector will also become more viable – there will be fewer companies (as incumbents merge), but their volumes will be higher and more networked into the global automotive industry. Gradual liberalisation will lead to reduced scope for importers, but genuine distributors will benefit from the increased sales volumes.
The NAP aims to provide a clear and transparent direction for all industry participants to enable them to make the optimal plans and investment decisions for the future.
Going forward, any Government policies and measures introduced for the domestic automotive sector will be based on this NAP. The NAP will be a long term policy base for the domestic automotive sector subject to reviews and refinement dictated by the global automotive industry environment.
The Government believes that this NAP will be a key measure towards driving the transformation of the domestic automotive sector to one that is viable, competitive and resilient, for the benefit of industry participants, consumers and the Malaysian economy.

Trip to Chitahanto beach

This is TOYOHAMA Seafoods direct selling market.

Isn't it looks YUMMY!!

I have bought some back too.

Is Fuel "saving" gadgets works?

I have worked in the car industry for over ten years, everything from development of novel fuel-efficient engines to mapping of production vehicles. In that time I've seen dozens if not hundreds of supposed "fuel saving devices" advertised. Without exception, I advise you not to buy them! On this page I'll explain why you should be sceptical about add-on fuel "saving" products. (More: http://www.fuelsaving.info/debunk.htm )

Comment:

Recently due to rocket high Petrol price stituation many people are looking for an alternative way to save petrol cost. Some may have decided to try some of those so-called Fuel "Saving" gadgets now. My advice to you all please think twice before buying those products, you might end up with no Cost Saving but extra expenses, in worst case your Engine might be damaged. Good Luck!

Today I have received my New Car!

My brand new Outlander!
Like the speeds, sound, Interior and Exterior Design. (See above Photos)

Check this out -> http://www.outlander.com.sg/ (Coming soon to Singapore)

Related website:
1) http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.jp/outlander/special/index.html
2) http://www.carview.co.jp/road_impression/outlander/default.asp
3) http://outlander.jp/ (videos)
4) http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.jp/outlander/index.html (Mitsubishi Main Homepage, Japan)
5) Outlander CVT: http://www.jatco.co.jp/PRODUCTS/cvt.html

Proton Next Model Maybe is......

Believe it or not, Proton new MPV that might be launched next year, it could be based on the ZINGER MPV from TAIWAN. Are you looking for a MPV now, please wait and see the news from Proton soon.



Let see how its look like, click on this video.

Would you like to buy one? I think it's look great and the price might be around RM70k to RM80k. Please wait for the good news from Proton.
Cheers!