According to the Transport Department, there are about 4,595 electric private cars registered for the first time in 2020 in Hong Kong, with a market share of about 12%. Both the number and the market share have greatly increased over the past two years.
The number of new registrations of electric private cars in 2020 is nearly 90% higher than that in 2019, and it is even 8.8 times that of 2018.
In terms of the proportion of the private car market registered for the first time, electric private cars accounted for about 12% of all private cars in 2020, a significant increase from 2018 (1%) and 2019 (6%).
In terms of charging spaces for electric vehicles, 180 applications for the “Easy Charging Fund for EV Housing Estates” have been approved by the Environmental Protection Department at the end of last month, involving more than 40,000 parking spaces.
The government has mentioned the goal of reaching 30% of all electric vehicles in Hong Kong by 2020, but so far the number of electric private cars is less than 2%.
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The number of electric private cars has increased significantly over the past two years, and the market share has risen to 12%
According to the Transport Department, there were about 4,595 electric private cars registered for the first time in Hong Kong last year, with a market share of about 12%. Both the number and the market share have increased significantly over the past two years.
In terms of the number, the number of new registrations of electric private cars in 2020 is 90% higher than the 2,423 units in 2019, and it is 8.8 times that of 471 units in 2018.
In terms of the proportion of private cars registered for the first time, electric private cars accounted for about 12% of all private cars in 2020, a significant increase from 1% in 2018 and 6% in 2019.
73% of the AA's fleet are electric vehicles
Among the Hongkong Post, AA, MTR, Housing Society, and Urban Renewal Authority, the AA fleet uses the most electric vehicles. As of the end of 2020, about 73% (386) of the 530 AA vehicles belong to The proportion and number of electric vehicles are much higher than other departments or institutions.
The Environment Bureau today (20th) reiterated in a written reply to legislators’ questions that, except for operational needs and other reasons, that failed to switch to electric vehicles, all new government-purchased and expired small and medium-sized government private cars must use electric vehicles.
The Hong Kong government has also proactively approached public organizations to encourage the use of electric vehicles.
In addition, the Environment Agency said that public organizations have indicated that they will actively consider gradually replacing some of the fleet vehicles with electric vehicles, and will add electric vehicle charging facilities to their properties.
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5,000 public chargers will be established in 2025. In the same year, the government plans to levy charging fees
As of the end of last month, public and private organizations had provided more than 4,600 electric vehicle chargers for public use, of which more than 1,700 were provided by the government.
The Environment Bureau reiterated that it will provide no less than 5,000 public chargers by 2025 in accordance with the goal of the "Roadmap for Popularization of Electric Vehicles in Hong Kong".
When expanding the electric vehicle charging network in the future, it will review the situation of each district to balance demand as much as possible; and plan to collect charging fees in government parking lots from about 2025 to help promote the marketization of charging services.
However, the written reply disclosed that the nine chargers being installed by the government in Tai O will be completed from the end of this year to the first quarter of 2022.
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More than 40,000 parking spaces approved for EV Housing Easy Charging Funding Scheme
In addition, the government launched the $2 billion "Easy Charging Funding Scheme for EV Housing Estates" earlier.
The Environmental Protection Department has received more than 500 applications by the end of September 2021, involving more than 108,000 parking spaces.
Among them, 180 applications were approved, involving more than 40,000 parking spaces, and 6 applications that did not meet the conditions were rejected.
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