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Wowora App Takes On Ride-Hailing Giants in Malaysia’s Second-tier Cities

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Wowora taxi hailing App Takes On Ride-Hailing Giants Uber Grab in Malaysia's Second-tier Cities Langkawi Sabah Sarawak Kuching Kota Kinabalu

Price Transparency Ipoh-based taxi hailing app Wowora is looking to compete with ride-hailing giants Uber and Grab in Malaysia’s fringe markets, banking on fixed price rates to attract passengers who may be turned off by the ride-hailing companies’ surge pricing mechanism. According to its website, Wowora follows the taxi rate in each state it operates in and does not seem

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Electric Taxis coming to Langkawi

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Electric Taxis coming to Langkawi EV vehicles BYD Nissan Leaf Hyundai Ioniq Kettha

Going Green Langkawi, a popular tourist destination off Malaysia’s northwest coast, is set to welcome a fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) as taxis on its roads with the first electric taxi expected to begin rolling by year-end. Sources familiar with the matter says the fleet is expected to number around 40 EVs, which will be operated by local taxi drivers.

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