I have told you about European countries going to 100% renewables, or even Carbon Neutrality, and now here's one in Asia. Singapore, a tech leader, set a target date of 2040. There won't be any ICE cars made after 2030 anyway, and remaining ICE engines will be worn out by 2040. Only coal rollers will be trying not to get with the program by then. Even Republicans have to pay attention when you talk to them
- about saving real money
- about almost never having your car in the shop
- about driving with no noise and no stink
- about maximum torque from a standing start
Singapore Budget 2020: Boost for electric vehicles in move to reduce pollution
The plan includes
- Subsidies for cleaner cars and taxis
- Lower taxes on cars, which are particularly onerous in Singapore.
- Extension to commercial vehicles
- Replacement of gas taxes with various forms of road tax, eventually based on mileage
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Singapore has announced a ban on internal combustion engine vehicles by 2040, the first Southeast Asian country to do so.
Singapore joins Britain in fight against combustion engine cars
In an attempt to cut greenhouse gases and reach its emissions targets like Britain, Singapore will also phase out petrol and diesel cars by 2040.
In his budget speech earlier today, finance minister Heng Swee Keat said: “Our vision is to phase out ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles and have all vehicles run on cleaner energy by 2040.”
I'm not all that impressed with the schedule. There won't be any left to ban in twenty years, and you won't be able to find a gas station anywhere. But it's all right. They'll catch up with themselves.
The country also has plans to expand its EV charging network from 1,600 points today, to 28,000 points by 2030, Reuters reports.
According to the Singaporean Land Transport Authority, there are around 170 vehicles for every 1,000 citizens. In the US, this figure is over 800 vehicles per 1,000 citizens, in the UK it’s around 470 vehicles per 1,000. Banning petrol and diesel vehicles in nations where car ownership is high would obviously have a greater impact on global emissions.
Are electric cars economical in Singapore?
BlueSG – a car-sharing scheme running electric vehicles – already had 191 stations with 755 charging points running in April 2019, with 99 charging points in HDB, URA and JTC carparks available for private EV owners. By 2020 BlueSG aims to have 2,000 charging stations island-wide, with 400 available to the public.
Drivers needn’t be overly concerned about traveling to Malaysia, with charge points (some offering free charging) available on the North-South Expressway, in Johor, Malacca, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and other locations, though they’re fairly rare on the East Coast.
What is keeping electric cars from gaining greater acceptance? — Channel News Asia
Oct 30, 2019 - A switch to EVs could help Singapore significantly cut its level of emissions, as private cars make up more than a third of emissions by the transport sector, according to the National Climate Change Secretariat.
There is no mystery about the lack of popularity of electric vehicles here, said Associate Professor Walter Theseira, who heads the master of urban transport management programme at the Singapore University of Social Sciences.
"It’s the absolute unavailability of home charging for anyone except landed property residents with their own car park space."
The increase in the number of electric cars has largely been driven by fleets, rather than individual owners. More than half of the local electric car population belongs to car-sharing firm BlueSG, which has about 530 electric vehicles in its fleet.
Ride-hailing giant Grab says it has rolled out about 90 per cent - around 180 cars - of its total fleet of 200 fully electric Hyundai Konas.
Other companies such as HDT - which also operates Singapore’s only all-electric taxi fleet, with 129 vehicles - also rent out their electric cars for use by private-hire car services.
Commentary: Why Singapore is ripe for an electric vehicle — Channel News Asia
Nov 1, 2019 - SINGAPORE: Electric vehicles (EVs) are transport's next frontier.
But we first need to get our act together on pricing in the carbon costs of regular cars and provide more information on where the charging points are across the island, says the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore’s Dr Sanjay C Kuttan.
In 2018, EVs saw a 63 per cent year-on-year increase in sales, with more than 2 million units sold globally. Drivers are also spoiled for choice, with 66 new models in total to be launched by the end of 2019, and 101 in 2020, according to a 2018 McKinsey study.
If 2020 is the year of the electric car, why has Singapore failed to plug in? — SCMP Research
Feb 6, 2020 - Singapore has about 1,000 public charging stations islandwide, so why aren't there more electric cars zipping around?
Car enthusiasts can forget about the tax breaks incentivising electric car ownership that some countries get; everything car-related in Singapore is punitive, writes Daryl Lee.
Perhaps, at some point, combustion cars will be taxed so heavily as to make electric ones viable, and by then a public charging station might be as ubiquitous as a regular filling station. While electric cars are set to take the spotlight globally next year, an electric dawn is still some way off in Singapore.
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May 28, 2019 - In theory, small, technologically advanced Singapore should be at the forefront of the global electric vehicle revolution. So why have EVs been so slow to take-off in the city-state and how can charging infrastructure accelerate progress?
But there are also signs of change, with trials of shared electric scooters, electric taxis, and even driverless electric buses, a common sight in some parts of the city.
The potential of these trials to scale up into a nationwide electric mobility ecosystem has industry watchers excited.
As Kumail Rashid, EV charging sales manager at Swiss power and automation giant ABB puts it: “Singapore is the best city in the world to demonstrate full electrification.”
Can Singapore become an Electric Vehicle leader?, Opinion — Business Times
WHILE Singapore has staked out a meaningful leadership position in the autonomous vehicle space, it can only be described as a laggard when it comes to electric vehicles. According to VMLY&R's internal analysis, this is a S$3.6 billion opportunity that can simultaneously save 33,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
Range anxiety in our city-state is actually charge anxiety, so the discussion boils down to infrastructure. Over 80 per cent of Singaporeans live in HDB [Housing and Development Board] flats, with most of the rest in condos and apartment blocks, so public charging networks are crucial.
Nov 15, 2019 - According to the National Climate Change Secretariat, a switch to electric vehicles (EVs) would help Singapore significantly cut its emissions.
One of the barriers to EVs is the lack of private charging stations in condominiums and Housing Board estates. To address this, the Government must invest in sufficient numbers of charging stations in residential carparks to encourage potential EV buyers to make the switch.
Feb 21, 2020 - Major car brands and dealerships have backed the push to adopt electric vehicles (EVs), but questions remain about the number of charging points that will be available.
Ms Jasmmine Wong, managing director of Borneo Motors Singapore, which distributes Toyota and Lexus vehicles, said: "This slew of EV initiatives will definitely strengthen and accelerate our ambition to introduce new... EVs in Singapore."
Developments in the market for Electric Vehicles in Singapore — Bird & Bird
In 2017, HDT Singapore has launched a fleet of fully-electric taxis in Singapore. These electric taxis are provided by BYD, which is the world's largest manufacturer of rechargeable batteries and EVs6. Singaporean taxi company Comfort DelGro has also put two electric taxis on the road in 2018, as part of a trial7. In August 2018, Grab (Singapore-based technology company offering ride-hailing, ride-sharing, food delivery and logistics services) has partnered SP Group to bring in 200 EVs, which will be progressively deployed from early 2019.
EV drivers with Grab can enjoy preferential EV charging rates from SP Group and potentially earn up to 25% more in daily income compared to Grab drivers operating an ICEV, and 20% more than those operating a hybrid vehicle.
Regarding public buses, in October 2018, LTA awarded three contracts, worth a total of S$50 million, to private operators to operate electric buses in Singapore. Specifically, BYD (Singapore) and ST Engineering Land Systems were both awarded contracts worth S$17 million and S$15 million respectively to operate 20 single-deck electric buses, while Yutong-NARI Consortium was awarded a contract worth S$18 million for 10 single-deck and 10 double-deck electric buses. These buses are slated to arrive from 2019 onwards.