Data on Fully Electric Public Hire Vehicles and Taxis and Plans to Raise Percentage

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Transport as of the first quarter of 2023 (a) how many public hire vehicles and taxis are fully electric; and (b) whether there are any targets to increase the percentage of such vehicles to be fully electric.

As at March 2023, over 400 taxis and over 700 chauffeured private hire cars (PHCs) are fully electric. This amounts to about 2.9% and 1.5% of taxi and chauffeured PHC populations respectively. As for self-drive PHCs, more commonly known as rental cars for personal use, about 700 or 2.7% are fully electric.

Taxi operators have committed that at least half of their taxis will be electric by 2030. Grab has committed for 50% of its GrabRentals fleet to be electric by 2030. These targets are part of the Singapore Green Plan 2030 and remain unchanged. The Land Transport Authority will continue working closely with taxi and PHC operators to facilitate the adoption of electric vehicles.