Singapore’s first electric car-sharing service to begin next week
Rentals will be made on an app an dcharges will be made
By Wong Pei Ting
Drivers in Singapore keen to try an electric car on roads can do so from next Tuesday (December 12), when the first large-scale sharing service for such vehicles is officially rolled out.
BlueSG, the company behind the initiative, will launch the service with 80 electric cars and 120 charging points at 30 locations across the island, a smaller roll-out than announced initially.
The firm had previously said it was planning to introduce a sharing service with 125 vehicles and 250 charging points.
Of the first 30 charging stations to be in place, 18 are located in public housing estates such as Tampines, Bishan and Punggol, while the other 10 are situated in the city centre. The remaining two are located in one-north and the Science Park.
BlueSG, which also unveiled the price plans for the service, did not say why its plans were scaled back.
In a statement, the firm said interested drivers can choose between two subscription plans – a “premium” yearly membership plan priced at S$15 a month (US$ 11.14), or a weekly membership plan that has no recurring fees.