The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will add 2,000 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at 700 Housing and Development Board (HDB) carparks across Singapore during 2023. By the end of the year, one in three HDB carpark will have an EV charging point. By 2025, around 12,000 new chargers will be installed at 2,000 carparks.
The LTA has also launched a call for solution to seek suggestions regarding ways to install the chargers in the carparks without requiring substantial infrastructure upgrades. This call is open to companies, research and education institutes and will run till March 13, 2023.
Widespread development of charging infrastructure has been key in increasing the uptake of sustainable mobility, with EVs accounting for 11.8 per cent of all new car registrations in 2022.
