Electric Vehicles

To support the transition and adoption of electric vehicles, we have introduced measures and made policy changes to reduce the cost of buying and owning an electric vehicle, as compared to a hybrid or internal combustion engine vehicles. These include:

• EV Early Adoption Incentive (EEAI) 
  

• Enhanced Vehicular Emissions Scheme (VES)
  

• Additional Registration Fee (ARF) floor reduction; and
  

• Revision of road tax framework for electric cars.

Learn more about the revised road tax framework.

It is important to have good and clear regulations to develop a robust EV ecosystem in Singapore. Our national EV charging standards, Technical Reference 25 (TR25) is periodically reviewed by representatives from industry, academia and government agencies to ensure that it remains aligned to industry best practices.

In July 2021, we vested new statutory functions in LTA to promote and regulate the safe use of EVs and EV charging. The Electric Vehicles Charging Act, passed in November 2022, puts in place the regulatory regime to ensure that Singapore’s EV charging network is safe, reliable and accessible. 

• All chargers supplied must adhere to LTA’s safety standards, and be certified and registered with LTA. Registered Responsible Persons of EV chargers will be responsible for their proper use and maintenance;

• New licensing regime to be introduced for EV charging operators. Licensees are required to comply with requirements such as maintaining service uptimes, purchasing of public liability insurance, and data sharing;

• All new buildings, and buildings that will undergo significant building and electrical works, must install a minimum number of EV chargers and cater spare electrical capacity for charging; and 

• Voting threshold for resolutions for condominiums to install EV chargers for residents’ use will be lowered to 50% in the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act, provided that the lease contract with the EV charging operator is no more than 10 years, and the proposal does not draw down on Management Corporation Strata Title (MCST) funds. 

We aim to deploy 60,000 EV charging points across Singapore by 2030, comprising 40,000 in public car parks and 20,000 in private premises. Every HDB town will be EV-ready by 2025, with close to 2,000 HDB carparks to be fitted with EV charging points. 

Under the LTA-URA pilot tender, we have completed the deployment of more than 600 EV charging points in over 200 public car parks across Singapore. In November 2022, we awarded the first large-scale tender, which will see charging points deployed across all HDB carparks by the end of 2025. 

For non-landed private residences such as condominiums and private apartments, installing shared charging infrastructure can sometimes be a challenge. The EV Common Charger Grant in July 2021 serves to catalyse the deployment of EV chargers in these premises by co-funding installation costs. The Grant will be available until 31 December 2025, or until 2,000 chargers have been supported by co-funding, whichever is earlier.

With the expansion of our charger network, we will also foster a culture of responsible and gracious sharing of charging infrastructure. 

Learn more about Singapore’s EV vision and roadmap.