Comments on: Electrifying Singapore: Drivers and Roadblocks

By: KwanghTn

KwanghTn — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:50:08 +0000

whoever recieves the “most” grants/benefits from the government shall win this game.

By: Car Boy

Car Boy — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:11:10 +0000

Perhaps Singapore as a small island state with electrical networks covering every inch of the city is really an ideal place to launch an EV network. Not only that, with so much sunshine, perhaps we should also harness the power of the sun to power these EV networks. This can solve Singapore’s pollution problem by a long shot!

By: Michael Casey

Michael Casey — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:59:28 +0000

A Singaporean firm is importing electric scooters into the small city-state, but they face the challenge of getting locals plugged into the environmentally friendly ride. Singapore is stepping up its efforts to develop green technology. The latest innovation is the new E-Max scooter which promises to be cost-efficient and also green.

By: Olivier

Olivier — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:50:39 +0000

Hi Julian,

About Lithium:
http://lithiumabundance.blogspot.com

Olivier

By: Hun Boon

Hun Boon — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:25:28 +0000

Hi Julian,

Are you back in Singapore already?

Cool title for a good overview of the EV vehicle situation in Singapore so far.

Of the 3 companies featured, Zeco seems the most likely to take off:

1. They have a ready product.
2. Electric scooters are cheaper than electric cars, due to simpler technology, lower manufacturing costs, and lower government taxes on scooters than cars. So take-up rate will likely be higher.
3. Small scooters are inherently more efficient at transporting passengers than heavy cars.

I’m just waiting for a tie-up with a courier company for the first green courier service in Singapore.

By the way, is the max speed 50 or 60km/h?

From their web site,
“Zeco’s scooter is clearly ahead, with its range of 90 kilometres between charges and speeds of up to 60km/h. ”

I’ve read on other web sites that it’s using lead acid batteries. Would you know if that’s correct?

Main grouse is that it’s expensive for a made-in-China product. The Chinese copycats can sell a similar bike for less than half the price.

KIV on the other 2 companies. AmpleMotion seems to have a technological edge, the GCC is just recycling vehicles which have been abandoned in other markets.

Keep up the good work.