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Summary/Reader Response Draft #4: Electric vehicles in Singapore (a)

  The article “ Electric vehicles will take over Singapore. But here’s what must happen first” by Kuttan (2020) describes 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. Therefore, he pointed out that this plan to electrify the public transport system is to reduce our carbon output. In my opinion, Singapore has set up multiple policies and incentives to achieve th...

Technical Report #Draft 2

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  Electrification of excavators to reduce production and operational cost. Technical Report Prepared for: Land Transport Authority 1 Hampshire Road  Singapore 219428 Developed By:  Tang Chan Yee Chester (2101142) Ng Chin Wai (2100640) Htet Wailian Min (2100707) Zulfadhli (2102220) Singapore Institute of Technology 10 Dover Dr Singapore 138683 March 2022 Table of contents Letter of transmittal 2 Executive summary 3 1.0 Introduction 3 1.1 Background 3 1.3 Problem statement 5 1.4 Purpose statement 6 2.0 Solution 6 3.0 Benefits 6 3.1 Cost saving 6 3.2 Cleaner 7 3.3 Quieter 9 3.4 Performance 9 4.0 Evaluation 10 4.1 Limitations 10 4.1.1 Charging Speed 10 4.1.2 Cost of electrical excavator 11 4.1.3 Charging Points 11 4.2 Solutions 11 4.2.1 Charging Speed 11 4.2.2 Cost of electrical excavator 12 4.2.3 Charging Points 12 5.0 Methodology 12 6.0 Conclusion 12 References 13 Letter of transmittal  Land Transport Authority 1 Hampshir...