Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on the Projected Average Ratio of Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Points

Dr Lim Wee Kiak asked the Minister for Transport: 

a.     what is the projected average ratio of electric vehicle (EV) charging points to resident cars in every HDB carpark in the next three years; 

b.     how will the Ministry increase this ratio to accommodate more EV users; and

c.     how widely available will the options for daytime quick charge be.

Reply by Minister for Transport S Iswaran:

1.     As mentioned in COS 2022, we will be accelerating our Electric Vehicle (EV) charging point deployment plans by making every HDB Town an EV-Ready Town by 2025. There will be at least three charging points deployed in each HDB carpark. At the national level, if there is sufficient demand, this tender will enable us to deploy up to an additional 12,000 EV charging points deployed across Singapore by 2025. By 2030, we target to increase this to 60,000 EV charging points. This will be sufficient to cater for up to half of our car population, at an EV to charging point ratio of 5:1.

2.     Beyond HDB carparks, we have also launched the EV Common Charger Grant (ECCG) to encourage more non-landed private residences to install charging points to benefit their residents.

3.     Overnight slow charging is likely to be the most common charging mode across Singapore, given its convenience to drivers and its much lower burden on electrical infrastructure. However, there is also a role for fast EV charging points, especially for certain segments of high mileage vehicles, such as taxis, and commercial vehicle fleets. EV charging operators and businesses have deployed around 420 EV fast charging points islandwide at public carparks and private premises like private residences, offices, retail malls and petrol stations. We expect more will be deployed as EV adoption increases.