Singapore Says Musk's Electric Cars Are About 'Lifestyle,' Not Climate

Re:Singapore Says Musk's Electric Cars Are About 'Lifestyle,... by dragonsh on Friday August 23, 2019 @06:04AM (#20775960)

I mentioned the same in another comment about public transport and car prices. Given very high COE cost which allows people to have a car for 10 years and to pay for new COE to renew. A COE can range from SG$ 32,000 to SG$76,000 or higher depending on demand.

But focus on public transport is one thing, still there is a large automobile market with related oil and gas related automobile industry. Moving to EV will threaten them and related jobs.

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Re:Singapore Says Musk's Electric Cars Are About 'Lifestyle,... by mkl on Friday August 23, 2019 @07:19AM (#20776336)

For those confused, COE = Certificate of Entitlement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_Entitlement

"The Certificate of Entitlement or COE is the quota licence received from a successful winning bid in an open bid uniform price auction which grants the legal right of the holder to register, own and use a vehicle in Singapore for a period of 10 years. When demand is high, the cost of a COE can exceed the value of the car itself."

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Re:Singapore Says Musk's Electric Cars Are About 'Lifestyle,... by notahacker on Friday August 23, 2019 @06:45AM (#20776185)

Singapore's oil refining industry isn't threatened by some of the few COE owners switching to Teslas.

The government would be much more bothered by the idea their public might expect non-polluting personal vehicles to be made more affordable and available, and the resulting implications for traffic

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