The complicated web of electric cars

THAT Singapore has stepped up and is charging ahead to a future of electric cars is to be lauded. Decisive policy moves and full government support are key to not just nudging change, but ensuring that a new ecosystem is in place and change is sustainable.

Yet there needs to be caution and care taken in the road ahead, as electric vehicles bring with them ripple effects on the environment, the full impact of which is not yet known. In Brunch this Saturday in The Business Times Weekend, we tackle the question: How clean is green?

The road to renewable energy is a challenging one. But with science, technology and innovation, Sylvie Ouziel, international president of Envision Digital, firmly believes we can engineer our solutions. She tells why in The Raffles Conversation.

With a third of the world's wealth under their control, women have become a sizeable economic force. So going beyond gender investment biases is not just a gender equality problem, it's actually a business problem, and more importantly a massive business opportunity, says our columnist in The Science Of Wealth.

The pandemic has undoubtedly exposed and exacerbated inequality in many areas. But over the course of the year, four key trends show how women have been launched into dramatically better situations. Find out how, in the Wealth section.

And in our Health page, we take a look at a question we often wonder about after a medical screening: what exactly does a normal or abnormal treadmill test mean?

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