Dateline 2014-10-02, Malaysian Insider:
The government must help the public reduce its petrol if it wishes to continue slashing fuel subsidies, the Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia (Awer) said today.
Awer president Piarapakaran S. said effective public transportation, proper road designs, EURO4 type fuel, energy efficient vehicles (EEV) and minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) for vehicles would lessen Malaysians’ energy dependence in the transportation sector.
“The implementation of EURO4 type fuel, EEV and MEPS for vehicles must be sped up as these are short-term solutions with immediate results,” he said in a statement.
He said the government should introduce more EEVs, as this would mean more vehicles that were environmentally-friendly and reduced fuel cost.
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Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 