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Jan 27, 2010
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
20 stations for e-cars
Govt calling tender for network soon, around 50 stations to be set up
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A woman charging a Mitsubishi i-MiEV at a charging station in Japan. Mitsubishi, Renault and Nissan have confirmed their participation in the trial, which will study the robustness, cost-effectiveness and environmental impact of electric vehicles in a tropical setting. -- PHOTO: MITSUBISHI
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A $20 MILLION initiative to put the first fleet of electric cars on Singapore roads this year is picking up pace, with the Government calling a tender soon for a network of charging stations. The Energy Market Authority (EMA) said the tender will be out this quarter, and that the network will be up by the third or fourth quarter of this year. EMA deputy chief executive David Tan said: 'We envisage that there will be at least one charging station for each electric vehicle being tested.'
Read the full report in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
Jan 27, 2010
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
20 stations for e-cars
Govt calling tender for network soon, around 50 stations to be set up
<!-- by line --> By Christopher Tan, Senior Correspondent
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A woman charging a Mitsubishi i-MiEV at a charging station in Japan. Mitsubishi, Renault and Nissan have confirmed their participation in the trial, which will study the robustness, cost-effectiveness and environmental impact of electric vehicles in a tropical setting. -- PHOTO: MITSUBISHI
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A $20 MILLION initiative to put the first fleet of electric cars on Singapore roads this year is picking up pace, with the Government calling a tender soon for a network of charging stations. The Energy Market Authority (EMA) said the tender will be out this quarter, and that the network will be up by the third or fourth quarter of this year. EMA deputy chief executive David Tan said: 'We envisage that there will be at least one charging station for each electric vehicle being tested.'
Read the full report in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
