Singapore's electric vehicle pursuit can drive Southeast Asia's decarbonisation journey: WWF official

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There is a small, but growing, number of EV converts in Singapore, drawn by the lower environmental impact and financial costs.

SINGAPORE: As Southeast Asia undergoes a shift towards cleaner energy, Singapore can lead the region in technology transfer and the building of renewable energy infrastructure, said a senior official from a global environmental body.

Environmental group World Wide Fund for Nature says Singapore's current electrification plans are bold enough for it to serve a leading role"We see Singapore can really take a leading role especially in the ASEAN region, to serve as a role model for them to decarbonise their transport system as well,” said Ms Stefanie Beitien, head of market transformation for WWF-Singapore.

One such user is Mr Ranjan Vaswani, who drives a BMW all-electric sport utility vehicle which he traded his petrol-powered Volvo for earlier this year. “With EV cars now having a range of more than 300km, we actually only charge our cars once every five days, or even up to a week. So with that, we actually do think that low-powered overnight charging will be sufficient.", new developments must be able to support future EV charging needs. LTA also launched a study earlier this year to identify what infrastructure upgrades are needed for different public car parks.

 

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