QIQ electric cars for rental in Punggol

[RickyWee]

who would pay $2 to drive for 30mins, can take bus or walk also cheaper

[Carbon82]

Don't think the project will be approved by LTA for the following:

• Don't need COE and road tax?
• Don't need driving licence?
• Don't need motor insurance?
• Don't need to pay parking?
• Don't need to pay distance-based ERP?

Seriously, our infrastructure is not ready for such vehicle. IF it is allowed to be on our road, I am guessing many would start to drive their own "car" instead.

Photos for illustration only, MILF not included in the package hor...

[mersaylee]

1 hour ago, Carbon82 said:

Don't think the project will be approved by LTA for the following:

• Don't need COE and road tax?
• Don't need driving licence?
• Don't need motor insurance?
• Don't need to pay parking?
• Don't need to pay distance-based ERP?

Seriously, our infrastructure is not ready for such vehicle. IF it is allowed to be on our road, I am guessing many would start to drive their own "car" instead.

Photos for illustration only, MILF not included in the package hor...

This one I think @Angcheek would fully support...coshare...the xmm can have full control of the steering and stick while he ensures the airbags are functional 

[Xers007]

4 hours ago, inlinesix said:

Previously, ppl kpkb about PMD

Now, ppl kpkb about Leotard hog road.

Future, ppl kpkb about QIQ hog road

Driver hit PMD, drivers fault

Driver hit Leotard, drivers fault

Driver hit QIQ, drivers fault?

I wont KP if they dont always fault "me/us"

[inlinesix]

12 minutes ago, Xers007 said:

Driver hit PMD, drivers fault

Driver hit Leotard, drivers fault

Driver hit QIQ, drivers fault?

I wont KP if they dont always fault "me/us"

Driver fault.  Unless K car

[Ganwb79]

Is there an unwritten rule that this kind of transportation must be made as fugly as possible? 

[Windwaver]

3 hours ago, 13177 said:

I also rather walk for 15 mins. Now i already need to walk 12-15 mins from MRT to my house, many times walk until very hot but better than waiting 10-15 mins for the bus to come and then take another 10-15 mins ride. Lol.

Free exercise why not?

[Unfazed]

Wondering if this is another crowdfunding proj.? 🙄

[Angcheek]

2 hours ago, mersaylee said:

This one I think @Angcheek would fully support...coshare...the xmm can have full control of the steering and stick while he ensures the airbags are functional 

live is short ... i must let the xmm happy 😁

[Kb27]

micro cars would be useful in the country side with little traffic, slowly going uphill, downhill, uphill, downhill.

in the city, it would probably be an absolute failure.

[inlinesix]

32 minutes ago, Kb27 said:

micro cars would be useful in the country side with little traffic, slowly going uphill, downhill, uphill, downhill.

in the city, it would probably be an absolute failure.

Not necessary.

In Beijing, these type of micro car is used by Senior Citizen as PAB. They are driven on cycling path.

It is absolute failure in Singapore because of the way ppl drive here

Edited August 12, 2020 by inlinesix

[Beanoyip]

Might as well use those share bikes..  the idea was there but ppl don't know how to appreciate the good things..

[Beanoyip]

I think this would work more in larger countries where the train station is >1km away from home.. and bus is almost non existent.. 

[kobayashiGT]

oh. cars are getting 2D these days.

[Beregond]

last mile need transport meh?

my 70 year old parent  can walk a few miles easily.

if 1 cannot even walk 1 mile he/she should not even be outside alone.

fail bike sharing, fail pmd sharing.

now we going into 4 wheel electrical vehicle sharing??

Edited August 13, 2020 by Beregond

[kobayashiGT]

35 minutes ago, Beregond said:

last mile need transport meh?

my 70 year old parent  can walk a few miles easily.

if 1 cannot even walk 1 mile he/she should not even be outside alone.

fail bike sharing, fail pmd sharing.

now we going into 4 wheel electrical vehicle sharing??

Should be another seed and zao start-up.

[Beregond]

Just now, kobayashiGT said:

Should be another seed and zao start-up.

frankly speaking i got no issue with them starting this.

after all sharing is for the greater good.

but i will have alot of issue with it, if it receive gov grant bababa for start up .

this period this type of project is the last place to spend money in .

[theo8]

On 8/12/2020 at 9:23 AM, StreetFight3r said:

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/qiq-electric-microcars-last-mile-journeys-qiq-pods-13006284

 

Come next year, some commuters may be able to make the last-mile journey between their home and the MRT station in a small, two-seater electric car. 

Singapore firm QIQ Global plans to launch the microcars for hire. Dubbed the QIQ Pod, it will be no bigger than 2.4m long and 1m wide.

The concept is similar to the shared electric vehicles currently offered by BlueSG, said QIQ Global chief executive and co-founder Justin Sim. 

Mr Sim told CNA he believes there is demand for such vehicles, especially in towns such as Punggol. 

“For a lot of the residents in Punggol, they are still required to take a feeder service or to walk a long distance to reach the LRT (Light Rail Transit) station,” he said, adding that there is still “a lot of inefficiency” in the town’s public transport network. 

QIQ Global, which operates about 400 e-bikes and e-scooters in Hanoi, had previously expressed interest in Singapore's now-suspended shared e-scooter scheme. 

Mr Sim said he hopes the QIQ Pod will be the company's flagship product moving forward, and plans to introduce between 300 and 600 microcars in Punggol.

The company intends to launch a trial by next year, he said, adding that it is in discussions with two companies in the transportation and logistics industries.

To ensure that the vehicles are used for short trips, Mr Sim said there will be geo-fencing, which uses GPS or radio frequency identification technology to create a virtual geographic boundary. 

Unlike BlueSG cars which need to be parked at charging stations, QIQ Global intends for its microcars to be able to autonomously direct themselves to park at the nearest charging station.

"It's so easy to drive you don't even need to learn how to park the car," said Mr Sim. "When you end the ride, you leave it by the curbside and it will park by itself."

It also aims to employ a method called platooning, which involves a human-driven car leading a convoy of driverless cars using wireless communications. This would cut down on the number of people needed to distribute the cars to areas where they are needed.

During off-peak hours, drivers would be able to use the QIQ Pods to perform deliveries, maximising the use of these vehicles, said Mr Sim.

It would likely cost S$2 for an ad hoc ride lasting 30 minutes, and between S$30 and S$50 per month to use the QIQ Pod multiple times daily, he added.

Those using it for logistics purposes would have to pay a monthly fee of about S$180 to S$240, Mr Sim said. 

Lol cute sia. Look likes those shoppping mall kids trains but on roads