The drive toward an all-electric vehicle future in Singapore
Eu Gene Goh, a Singaporean chip designer, is passionate about electric vehicles and owns two Teslas. However, he is not yet ready to give up his S$1.6 million ($1.21 million) McLaren 765LT, which boasts a V8 engine capable of accelerating to 100 km per hour (62 miles per hour) in just three seconds.
by Faisal Abdullah
Singapore's plan to ban the sale of combustion-engine cars from 2030 is facing resistance from a deep-rooted love for supercars, ultra-luxury vehicles, and wealthy buyers in one of the world's most expensive places to own a car.
Although Singapore is among a small group of countries, including Iceland, Sweden, and the Netherlands, with a near-term goal of phasing out combustion car sales by 2030, the uptake of electric cars in those markets has been faster.
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