More Chinese EV makers debut in Singapore as the city-state boosts adoption with incentives, more charging points

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) brands Zeekr and Xpeng have entered the Singapore market as the government pushes for increased EV adoption. Singapore aims to phase out diesel-powered cars and taxis by 2025 and internal combustion engine vehicles by 2030. During the first half of this year, around one in three new cars sold in Singapore was an EV, nearly double the figure in 2023. The availability of charging infrastructure has been a challenge, but the government plans to install 60,000 charging points by 2030. Incentives and an emissions scheme have helped lower the upfront costs of owning an EV.