Electric Vehicles in Singapore - Summary Draft 2

 

In the article, "Electric vehicles will take over Singapore. But here’s what must happen first", Kuttan (2020) discusses that Singapore aims to eliminate internal combustion engine vehicles by the year 2040. For a start, Singapore needs to take reference from Norway which is the lead in the world of EVs. Kuttan reports that to make the change, the government will need to work alongside private companies like BlueSG for the charging stations and Wilson parking infrastructure. In addition to encouraging consumers to change to a greener means of private transportation, the government also discusses that by upgrading and electrifying the public transport system more people might just ditch the idea of private transportation. To speed things up, the author suggests that there could be a separate COE for electric cars. While Singapore has the ambition of having only electric vehicles on the road by 2040, the writer admits that it is not one without risks.

References:

Kuttan, S. (2020, February 23). Commentary: Electric vehicles will take over Singapore. But here's what must happen first. CNA. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/singapore-budget-2020-electric-vehicles-ice-ves-hybrid-car-2040-1338746