Electric vehicles

Policies

Driving an electric car more than halves our carbon footprint, compared to driving a similar car powered by an internal combustion engine. Electric vehicles (EVs) are also less pollutive and quieter, creating a more pleasant living environment.

Incentives

To support the transition to electric vehicles, we have introduced financial incentives that narrow the gap in ownership cost between an EV and an equivalent internal combustion engine vehicle. These include: 

• EV Early Adoption Incentive (EEAI) and Enhanced Vehicular Emissions Scheme (VES) for cars and taxis   

• Commercial Vehicle Emissions Scheme (CVES) for light commercial vehicles 

• Heavy Vehicle Zero Emissions Scheme (HVZES) and Electric Heavy Vehicle Charger Grant (EHVCG) for heavy vehicles; and the

• Reduction of Additional Registration Fee (ARF) floor to $0 for electric cars and taxis.

EV charger deployment

We aim to deploy 60,000 EV charging points across Singapore by 2030, in tandem with EV adoption progress. All HDB residents will have convenient access to EV chargers. As of December 2025, all HDB towns are EV-ready, and more than 90% of HDB carparks have already been equipped with charging points. To give EV users more convenience and flexibility, we plan for every HDB town to have at least one fast-charging hub by the end of 2027. 

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 was launched in July 2021 to catalyse the deployment of EV chargers in these premises, by co-funding installation costs. The Grant will be available until 31 December 2026, or until 3,500 chargers have received co-funding support, whichever is earlier.  

As our charger network expands, we will also work with motorists and industry to foster a culture of responsible and gracious use of charging infrastructure.   

Regulations and standards

To ensure the safety, reliability and accessibility of our EV charging network, we have established standards and regulations. 

Our national EV charging standard, Singapore Standard 722 (SS 722), which superseded the Technical Reference 25 (TR25) on 1 April 2026, is periodically reviewed by representatives from industry, academia and government agencies to ensure that it remains aligned to industry best practices and safety standards for EV charging. 

The Electric Vehicles Charging Act, which commenced in December 2023, sets out the following key requirements:    

• All chargers supplied must adhere to LTA’s safety standards, and be certified and registered with LTA;

• Operators that provide EV charging services must be licensed by LTA. 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 undergo significant building and electrical works, must install a minimum number of EV chargers and cater sufficient electrical capacity for charging; and  

• Voting threshold for resolutions for condominiums to install EV chargers for residents’ use has been lowered to 50% in the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act.

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