The Environment Bureau hopes that the number of electric vehicle chargers can be increased to 150,000 district councillors to provide incentives for installation

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Written by: District Licheng

2021-04-26 17:57

The last update date: 2021-04-26 17:57

In recent years, the government has been committed to promoting the popularization of electric vehicles. It expects to increase the number of private charging facilities to 150,000 by 2025, and hopes to achieve zero vehicle emissions by 2050.

The Secretary for the Environment, Wong Kam-sing, stated in the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs today (26) that the "Roadmap for the Popularization of Electric Vehicles" announced last month has set three key work directions for electric vehicles or new energy vehicles, including in 2035. It may stop new registration of fuel-fueled private cars before, actively promote trials of various electric public transportation and commercial vehicles, and set up a task force to review the high-end development of new technologies for global carbon reduction.

Some members of the Tsuen Wan District asked the authorities to provide more incentives for private housing estates to install electric vehicle chargers to reduce the burden on housing estates, thereby facilitating more residents to use electric vehicles.

In recent years, the government has been committed to promoting the popularization of electric vehicles. It expects to increase the number of private charging facilities to 150,000 by 2025, and hopes to achieve zero vehicle emissions by 2050.

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The Secretary for the Environment, Wong Kam-sing, stated in the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs today that the "Roadmap for the Popularization of Electric Vehicles" announced last month has set three key work directions for electric vehicles or new energy vehicles, including the suspension of new energy vehicles by 2035. Registered gasoline-powered private cars, actively promoted trials of various electric public transportation and commercial vehicles, and established a task force to review the high-end development of new technologies for global carbon reduction.

Huang Zhi noticed that the society is very concerned about the charging arrangements for electric vehicles. In response to the needs of the public, the authorities launched the "EV Housing Charging Shadow Subsidy Scheme" in October last year to subsidize the existing approximately 60,000 private residential parking spaces to install charging infrastructure. After the launch of the plan, the response has been positive. So far, more than 330 applications have been received, involving more than 82,000 parking spaces. It refers to the subsidy program to assist the owners of various parking spaces to overcome the challenges of different opinions, electricity, and finance of housing estate owners.

The Secretary for the Environment, Wong Kam-sing, told the Legislative Council's Panel on Environmental Affairs today that the "Roadmap for the Popularization of Electric Vehicles" announced last month has set three key work directions for electric vehicles or new energy vehicles.

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Huang Jinxing also pointed out that the authorities will agree to provide total floor area concessions for newly built parking lots equipped with charging infrastructure. It is expected that more than 150,000 private parking spaces will be equipped with charging infrastructure in 2025 to assist citizens in charging at home. In other words, the government also plans to start collecting charging fees in government parking lots around 2025, gradually market charging services, and activate private participation in the provision of charging services.

As for electric vehicle maintenance services, the authorities will closely liaise with tertiary institutions and the industry to promote the advanced training of electric vehicle technology and maintenance personnel. The government will also strive to legislate in the next few years to implement a producer responsibility plan for retired electric vehicle batteries, and Promote green technology for secondary battery applications.

To ensure that the "Roadmap for the Popularization of Electric Vehicles" policy can keep up with the progress of Hong Kong and other places, the authorities have also set up a five-year inspection.

Allway Gardens has no response to paper application for more than half a year

The Democratic Party’s environmental policy spokesperson and member of Tsuen Wan District, Yi Chengcong, pointed out that although the government has allocated 2 billion yuan as a pilot project to subsidize the installation of electric car chargers in private parking lots, the relevant plan requires private buildings to first spend money to complete the installation. The government's request for subsidies, coupled with the power supply problem may not meet the requirements, so that a large number of old-style private housing estates are greatly less interested.

Yi Chengcong said that taking Allway Gardens as an example, on the first day of the plan, an application for the installation of 1,000 electric parking spaces has been submitted. It has been more than half a year, but the government has not yet begun to process the relevant applications. He believes that the slow administrative efficiency of the authorities has further reduced For other housing estates' application intentions, Yi asked the government to provide more incentives and conveniences for private housing estates, such as speeding up the approval efficiency, and after the approval, the government allocates funds to provide part of the preliminary funds to reduce the burden on the housing estates.

The Democratic Party’s environmental policy spokesperson and Tsuen Wan District Councillor Yi Chengcong pointed out that even if there are petrol stations equipped with charging stations, if they are not fast chargers, they are of little significance. He believes that no motorists will wait for hours at the petrol stations to recharge their cars. .

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He added that even if a petrol station has a charging station, it is meaningless if it is not a fast charger. He believes that no motorist will wait for several hours at the petrol station to charge the car.

Therefore, he requested that the government not only provide standard chargers at petrol stations or other public places, but also provide fast chargers that can be used by different types of electric vehicles to meet the needs of different types of electric vehicles and shorten the charging time.

Regarding the levy of charging fees for government parking lots from 2025, Yi Chengcong pointed out that the Transport Department only started to implement "Special Parking Spaces for Electric Vehicles" (a pilot scheme) for some government parking lots on August 1 last year. Other supporting facilities are also insufficient. Electric parking spaces set up in car parks are often used by ordinary cars. Under the above-mentioned circumstances, the implementation of charging fees in 2025 is like cracking down on the popularization of electric vehicles. It is recommended that the government refer to the current policy of the Housing Authority and provide exemptions for electric vehicles from 1 to Concessions for 2-hour hourly parking are attractive to the public.

Regarding the government’s statement that it will stop newly registering petrol-fueled private cars, including hybrid vehicles, by 2035, Yi Chengcong pointed out that the current government’s financial support and concessions are only focused on electric vehicles, and the replacement of existing petrol-fueled private cars, hybrid vehicles and other owners. There is very little car support. It is recommended to increase support before 2030 to allow this time as a buffer period to attract more drivers to gradually transform their private cars.

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