Me And My Car: Legal eagle and his electric dream

Lawyer Teng Po Yew with his Tesla Model 3 Performance. PHOTO: WONG KAI YI
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SINGAPORE - Lawyer Teng Po Yew is what some people might call a petrolhead, but not the kind who revels in booming exhaust notes or high-octane fumes.

The 35-year-old is the owner of Singapore's first officially imported Tesla - a dark-grey Model 3 Performance - replete with red brake calipers and matt-black 20-inch "turbine"-style wheels.

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