Letters | Hong Kong firmly focused on zero emissions future with EV push
- The government is fully aware of various implications of popularising electric vehicles, and is formulating targeted solutions
The key measures include ceasing the new registration of fuel-propelled private cars in 2035 or earlier, promoting trials for electric public transport and commercial vehicles, expanding the EV charging network and promoting its marketisation, training EV technical and maintenance practitioners, and formulating a “producer responsibility scheme” for retired EV batteries.
The EV adoption in Hong Kong compares well with other economies. Our current incentives such as the tax concession under the one-for-one replacement scheme and lower annual vehicle licence fee for electric private cars are attractive. During the first half of 2021, more than one out of six of newly registered private cars in Hong Kong were electric, compared with one out of 16 in 2019.
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We have not lost sight of electric public transport and commercial vehicles, despite the challenge of the demanding local operating environment.