A BlueSG Ltd electric vehicle at a charging station operated by the car sharing service in Singapore. After years of not doing much to foster the uptake of electric cars, Singapore has started to embrace them last month pledging Sg$30mil over five years for EV-related initiatives. — Bloomberg
After years of not doing much to foster the uptake of electric cars, Singapore has started to embrace them.
Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung, speaking in parliament last week, said there is a net carbon positive impact in switching from gas guzzlers to electric vehicles, “even if the electricity is generated by fossil fuels”. And last month, Singapore pledged Sg$30mil (RM91.22mil) over five years for EV-related initiatives.
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A BlueSG Ltd electric vehicle at a charging station operated by the car sharing service in Singapore. After years of not doing much to foster the uptake of electric cars, Singapore has started to embrace them last month pledging Sg$30mil over five years for EV-related initiatives. — Bloomberg
BlueSG Ltd electric vehicles at a charging station operated by the car sharing service in Singapore. Heng said in the 2021 budget that 60,000 charging points at public carparks and private premises will be installed by 2030, an increase from a previous target of 28,000. — Bloomberg
Tesla has launched a dedicated sales portal for Singapore that went live in February. — Bloomberg
Consumers can use the website to order a Model 3, Tesla’s most popular and affordable sedan, starting from around Sg$113,000 (RM343,565), and expect delivery in mid-2021. — Bloomberg
Vehicles go through an electronic road pricing (ERP) gantry when exiting the Pan Island Expressway onto the Central Expressway in Singapore. While the amount Singapore is spending on EVs pales in comparison to the billions of dollars China is outlaying, it is a much smaller market and the nation’s size also means public transport is an effective way of getting around. — Bloomberg
A BlueSG Ltd electric vehicle at a charging station in Singapore. Singapore aims to have all buses run on electricity by 2040 as part of its goal to reach net zero emissions as soon as is viable in the second half of the century. It plans to phase out fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2040 and won’t allow diesel-powered cars or taxis to be registered from 2025. — Bloomberg
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