With this momentum, however, comes another challenge. While charging points are becoming more accessible, the charging process is slow. Even ultra-fast chargers take up to 30 minutes for a full charge, which is significantly longer than refuelling an ICE car. As EV adoption grows, waiting times to use a charger could extend, too. This makes the customer experience during the charging process crucial in EV adoption.
Electric vehicles (EVs) are vital to a greener world, and are becoming more accessible every day as brands like Tesla and Lexus, and newer players like BYD, enter the market. In line with Singapore’s net-zero emissions climate goal, the government is encouraging drivers to switch to EVs. Particularly with Singapore’s primarily urban landscape and relatively small size, EVs are well suited to driving styles in the city-state.
To further incentivise EV adoption, there are plans to install at least 12,000 EV chargers in approximately 2,000 public housing car parks by 2025 and more fast chargers in public commercial car parks. So far, these efforts have proven fruitful. EVs accounted for 18.1% of Singapore's new car market share in 2023.
