Singapore warms to electric cars two years after Tesla’s rebuke


A BlueSG Ltd electric vehicle at a charging station operated by the car sharing service in Singapore. After years of not doing much to foster the uptake of electric cars, Singapore has started to embrace them last month pledging Sg$30mil over five years for EV-related initiatives. — Bloomberg

After years of not doing much to foster the uptake of electric cars, Singapore has started to embrace them.

Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung, speaking in parliament last week, said there is a net carbon positive impact in switching from gas guzzlers to electric vehicles, “even if the electricity is generated by fossil fuels”. And last month, Singapore pledged Sg$30mil (RM91.22mil) over five years for EV-related initiatives.

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