Plug-in electric vehicles in Singapore

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The adoption of electric vehicles in Singapore is supported by the Singapore government via the Singapore Green Plan 2030 to have new car models required to run on cleaner energy sources and installation of up to 60,000 electric vehicle charging stations. Financial incentives are given to the public for installation of charging points and purchase of electric cars.

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As of May 2023, there were 7,961 electric vehicles registered in Singapore, equivalent to 1.2% of all vehicles in the country.

Charging infrastructure

In September 2021, a tender was awarded to install more than 600 charging points in public carparks. [1] Charge+ and a consortium led by ComfortDelGro won the tender. [1]

In July 2021, there were around 2,000 public charging stations in Singapore, with one-third of the stations in private premises which are mostly in commercial developments like shopping malls. [2]

In March 2022, during a Committee of Supply debate on the Singapore Green Plan 2030, Transport Minister S Iswaran announced that by 2025, every HDB car parks will have a minimum of three charging points each. [3] Tender to install the charging points is to be launched within the first half of 2022. [3] The tender was awarded to 5 operators, Charge+, ComfortDelGro Engineering, SP Mobility, Shell Eastern Petroleum and Strides Automotive Services, to install and operate at least three charging points in each HDB carpark, making a total of at least 12,000 EV charging points. [1]

The number of charging stations increased to 2,500 in July 2022. [4]

In April 2023, The Straits Times reported that slightly more than 30 EV chargers had been installed in 12 Housing Board carparks under the new tender. ChargEco, a joint venture of electricity supplier YTL PowerSeraya and Strides Automotive Services, and Charge+ were the only two out of the five operators who had installed the chargers. [5]

Domestic manufacturing

Dyson initially planned to build an electric car manufacturing plant in Singapore but eventually cancelled the plans in October 2019. [6]

In 2020, Hyundai set up an Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Centre (HMGICS) in Jurong Innovation District within Jurong. [7] The centre also contains an electric vehicle manufacturing plant, the first in Singapore. [7] The center was completed at a cost of $400 million in January 2023. [8] It was originally expected to be completed by November 2022 but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore. [8]

Sales

In 2016, there were only 120 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in Singapore. [9]

As of September 2021, the Tesla Model 3 was the best-selling electric car in Singapore. [10]

In 2022, EV registrations comprises more than ten percent of all new car registrations, which is almost triple the registration rate in 2021. [1]

As of May 2022, 8.4% of new cars registered in Singapore were electric. [11] In September 2022, EV registrations was about 19% of all new car registrations. [1]

By the end of 2022, there were 6,531 electric vehicles registered in Singapore, equivalent to 0.65% of all vehicles in the country. [12] [13]

As of May 2023, there were 7,961 electric vehicles registered in Singapore, equivalent to 1.2% of all vehicles in the country. [14]

Transit

In March 2022, there were 60 electric public buses in use with plans to convert half of Singapore’s public bus fleet (5,800 buses in March 2022) to be electric buses by 2030. [3]

Taxis operators of Singapore also planned to have half of Singapore’s taxi fleet (around 15,000 taxis in March 2022) to change to electric taxis by 2030. [3] Land Transport Authority had extended the statutory lifespan of electric taxis from 8 to 10 years to let operators recover their investment in electric taxis. [3]

Government

On 10 February 2021, the government released the Singapore Green Plan 2030 which includes the installation of up 60,000 electric vehicle charging points. [15]

In July 2021, the government offers rebates via the Electric Vehicle Common Charger Grant for charging station installations equivalent to 50% of the cost of installation, capped at S$4,000 for 2,000 charging stations. [2] The grant expires on 1 January 2024 or when grants for 2,000 chargers had been awarded. [2]

As of October 2022, the Singaporean government offers tax rebates of up to S$45,000 for electric vehicle purchases. [16] As of November 2022, the government offers a 45% rebate on car registration fees for electric cars. [17]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taxis of Singapore</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charging station</span> Installation for charging electric vehicles

A charging station, also known as a charge point or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), is a piece of equipment that supplies electrical power for charging plug-in electric vehicles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Electric car</span> Car propelled by an electric motor using energy stored in batteries

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Electric vehicle charging network</span> Infrastructure system of charging stations to recharge electric vehicles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Electric car use by country</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Combined Charging System</span> Electric vehicle charging standard

The Combined Charging System (CCS) is a standard for charging electric vehicles. It can use Combo 1 (CCS1) or Combo 2 (CCS2) connectors to provide power at up to 350 kilowatts (kW) . These two connectors are extensions of the IEC 62196 Type 1 and Type 2 connectors, with two additional direct current (DC) contacts to allow high-power DC fast charging. In response to demand for faster charging, 400 kW CCS chargers have been deployed by charging networks and 700 kW CCS chargers have been demonstrated.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Plug-in electric vehicles in Australia</span> Overview of plug-in electric vehicles in Australia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pod Point</span> Electric vehicle charging provider

Pod Point is a UK provider of electric vehicle charging station. It provides charging units for home, business and public use. Since forming in 2009, Pod Point has manufactured and sold over 137,000 charging points. It has also developed one of the UK's largest public networks, connecting EV drivers with hundreds of charging stations nationwide at locations such as Tesco, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Center Parcs and Southern Rail. Since 2014, when it signed a partnership with automaker Nissan, it also operates in Norway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BlueSG</span>

BlueSG is a Singaporean company providing electric car sharing and electric car charging services. Announced in September 2017, the company, a subsidiary of Goldbell, launched the service in December of the same year, with 30 charging stations and 80 all-electric Bolloré Bluecar for public use on a paid subscription basis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Electrify America</span> Electric vehicle charging network in U.S.

Electrify America is an electric vehicle DC fast charging station network in the United States, with more than 788 charging locations and over 3,531 individual charging units as of September 2022. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America, established in late 2016 by the automaker as part of its efforts to offset emissions in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal. In June 2022, Electrify America received its first external investor with a $450 million investment from Siemens for a minority shareholder stake, valuing Electrify America at $2.45 billion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hyundai Ioniq 5</span> 2021 battery electric car

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Gridserve Sustainable Energy Limited, stylised as GRIDSERVE, is a British company founded in 2017 to develop, own and operate critical infrastructure for sustainable energy production. Gridserve opened the UK's first all-electric car charging forecourt in 2020, with the second opening in April 2022 and plans to introduce several more in the coming years to charge electric vehicles with 100% renewable energy, supporting the UK's transition to carbon neutrality. The company capitalises its name.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Plug-in electric vehicles in New Zealand</span>

The adoption of plug-in electric vehicles in New Zealand is supported by incentives and policies devised by the New Zealand Government. The monetary incentives include electric vehicle discounts, exemptions from road user charges and electric vehicle sales targets. As of June 2023, there were 84,914 plug-in electric vehicles in New Zealand, consisting of 61,219 battery-electric vehicles and 23,695 plug-in hybrid vehicles. Plug-in electric vehicles make up 1.77% of New Zealand's 4,798,770-vehicle fleet.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Plug-in electric vehicles in Iceland</span>

The adoption of plug-in electric vehicles in Iceland is the second highest in the world after Norway, and fully supported by the government. As of 2022, the market share of electric vehicles in Iceland is around 60%, the second-highest in the world behind Norway. Around 14% of the country's passenger car fleet is electrified as of 2022.

As of June 2022, there were 17,460 electric vehicles registered in Michigan.

The manufacture, sale, and adoption of electric vehicles in Thailand is supported by the Thai government, in order to reduce carbon emissions and air pollution. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha appointed the National Electric Vehicle Policy Committee in February 2020 to set targets for zero emission vehicle adoption. The government has announced aims for 30% of automobiles produced in 2030 to be electric, and to become a regional hub for electric vehicle manufacturing.

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