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The article by Sanjay (2020) talks about Singapore’s ambitions for a greener country, issues that may be faced and possible solutions to these problems. He mentioned that Singapore has set a goal to retire internal combustion engine vehicles for 2040 and to make way for electric vehicles(EVs). Rewards have been put out to attract more people to switch to electric vehicles. However, he pointed out that there are challenges like meeting the demand for EVs in Singapore. Besides this, ensuring sufficient charging points would also be an issue in the future. Authorities have planned to work with private organisations to tackle this problem.

Surplus of vehicles in Singapore leaves behind a large carbon footprint. Hence, he pointed out that this plan to electrify the public transport system is to reduce our carbon output. All in all, Singapore has set up multiple policies and incentives to achieve this goal of a greener country. Singapore has also invested a large sum of money for this change and recognizes that it is needed for the fight against climate change. 

Usage of electric vehicles has advantages such as lower maintenance, better performance and incentives are given to those who decide to adopt EVs despite having issues such as short battery life.

Sanjay, C. (2020, Feb 23). Electric vehicles will take over Singapore. But here’s what must happen first 

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/singapore-budget-2020-electric-vehicles-ice-ves-hybrid-car-2040-1338746

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