Take-up Rates of Internal Combustion Engine and Electric Vehicles, and Changes to Energy Grid to Support EVs

Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling asked the Minister for Transport in view of the Government's effort to push for electric vehicle (EV) transition (a) what are the respective take-up rates of internal combustion engine vehicles and EV to date; and (b) what changes will be made to the energy grid system in areas where current capacity is insufficient to support EV chargers.

In 2021, electric vehicles (EVs) comprised 3.8% of all new car registrations in Singapore, compared to 0.2% in 2020.

To support EV charging, consumer electrical infrastructure supporting residential carparks, such as consumer switch rooms and substations, will be upgraded progressively. Over 1,000 switch rooms and 900 substations will need to be upgraded to enable the deployment of EV chargers to support a predominantly EV population by 2040, under our vision for a 100% cleaner energy vehicle fleet. LTA is working with EMA and HDB to assess the pace and extent of upgrades needed.