Electric Cars For Sale

The government of Singapore is quite keen on expanding its population of electric cars and is dedicating various ministries and taskforces to that end. At present hybrid and CNG vehicles remain the preferred choices for eco-friendly cars in the country. The Singapore government has been offering a Green Vehicle Rebate scheme that gives buyers a 40% discount on the Open Market Value (OMV) of a vehicle when they buy an electric, CNG or hybrid vehicle. This has gone a long way in persuading many people to convert to eco-friendly vehicles.

However, in-spite of the rebates such cars make for less than 1% of the 900,727 vehicles plying on Singapore’s roads at present. Furthermore, in terms of adoption, electric cars come after hybrids and CNG vehicles. The technology for electric cars is still being researched for use here. At present the country has only one company, Zeco Systems that is commercially distributing the German produced E-Max electric scooters. However the government’s electric car plans do promise that global car manufacturers will be seriously considering bringing their electric cars for sale in Singapore. Renault-Nissan has already agreed to participate in the government’s program and has stated that it will provide electric vehicles locally, as well as share knowledge about the same.