One in 3 new cars registered from Jan to May is an electric vehicle

This is nearly double the 18.1% in 2023; over 7100 charging points available across S’pore

- Lee Nian Tjoe

About one in three new cars registered in Singapore from January to May was an electric vehicle (EV) nearly double the 2023 figure of 18.1 per cent.

Financial incentives for buying cleaner energy vehicles, a grant to support the installation of chargers in non-landed private residences, and a law to ensure that chargers are safe, reliable and accessible have resulted in EV adoption increasing significantly, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said on July 2.

The installation of EV chargers is also on track to support the growth in the EV population, with more than 7,100 charging points across Singapore today, including charging points in more than a third of Housing Board carparks, Mr Chee said in a written reply to a parliamentary question.

MP Yip Hon Weng (Yio Chu Kang) had asked about the Transport Ministry's plans to make buying and owning EVs more favourable for consumers, and how the development of EV charging infrastructure was progressing.

The latest available information from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) shows that of the 14,802 new cars registered from January to May, 4,819 units - or 32.6 percent were EVs.