Level the playing field for adopters of electric vehicles in Singapore
Building codes should also include needs of EV charging for both current population and future expansion of EV-ready car lots.
THE case for electric cars is now more compelling than ever, given the global commitment to improve air quality and reduce pollution-related costs, especially with the move towards achieving the goals of COP 21 (the 2015 Paris Climate Conference).
Singapore is steadfast in this commitment too, as is evident from its vision for a "car-lite" city-state coupled with the decision earlier this year to install 2,000 charging stations islandwide and the recent announcement to roll out an all-electric taxi fleet to further decarbonise the transport sector.
Electric vehicles, especially cars and buses, are key enablers to he…
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
Columns
An overstimulated US economy is asking for trouble
Too many property agents? Cap commissions on home sales
Time to study broadening of private market access
China’s better economic growth hides reasons to worry
In AI-copyright battle, an existential crisis emerges
Europe shows diversifying from China’s economy is hard to do