Electric Vehicles Test-Bedding
Electric Vehicles (EVs) are increasingly being seen as a sustainable mode of transport by countries worldwide as they are more efficient than internal combustion engines (ICEs) and can help to reduce carbon emissions.
EV Test-Bedding Programme
EMA and LTA co-lead a multi-agency EV Taskforce to test-bed EVs and assess the benefits and feasibility of adopting EVs in Singapore.
On 25 June 2011, the EV Test-bed was launched as an open platform for companies interested in shaping the future of electrification of the transport system.
The test-bed seeks to achieve four main outcomes:
- To develop suitable infrastructure and business models
- To test the feasibility of EVs in Singapore
- To facilitate the evaluation of relevant policies
- To identify and develop related industry and R&D opportunities
The test-bed will operate till 2013.
Update on the EV Test-Bed and locations of charging stations
The test-bed was launched with five Mitsubishi i-MiEVs and four Daimler smart electric drive (ed) vehicles, as well as three outdoor and two indoor charging stations. The EV test-bed will be scaled up over time, with the charging infrastructure growing in tandem with the take-up rate of EVs in the test-bed.
Courtesy of Robert Bosch (SEA) Pte Ltd. Click here for more detailed locations. Correct as of October 2011.
“The launch of the electric vehicle test-bed marks a significant milestone for land transport in Singapore. We are encouraged by the support of the business community for this test-bed. We all have the same objective, which is to push towards a cleaner, greener and more sustainable transport system, and a better living environment in Singapore.”
Chew Hock Yong
Chief Executive / Land Transport AuthorityCurrent EV Test-bed participants
- Clean Mobility Singapore
- Diamond Energy Pte Ltd
- GP Batteries International Limited
- Land Transport Authority
- Ministry of Manpower
- Mitsubishi Corporation
- Mitsubishi Electric Asia Pte Ltd
- Mitsubishi Elevator (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Public Utilities Board
- Senoko Energy Supply Pte Ltd