Innovations needed for electric vehicle sector to move ahead

WHEN the Singapore government embarks on Phase 2 of the electric vehicle (EV) test-bed in 2016, we will see more EVs on our roads. Spanning 10 years, Phase 2 will see 1,000 EVs deployed for car-sharing purposes, up from the 89 EVs that were deployed to corporate and government agencies between 2011 and 2013 during Phase 1.

While the initial purchase price of an EV can be two or three times that of a compara…