SINGAPORE — Two battery 'swap and charge' stations for electric motorcycles were launched on Friday (Sept 2) by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), in a bid to encourage greater adoption of cleaner-energy vehicle use in Singapore.
SINGAPORE — Two battery"swap and charge" stations for electric motorcycles were launched on Friday by the Land Transport Authority , in a bid to encourage greater adoption of cleaner-energy vehicle use in Singapore.
"We have set out our vision to achieve 100 per cent cleaner-energy vehicles by 2040. This is a tall order because it entails a major transition away from internal combustion engine vehicles towards EVs and other cleaner-energy vehicles." Technicians can sign up for subsidised courses and obtain the certification under the Workforce Skills Qualification framework developed by SkillsFuture Singapore.
LTA is also partnering with Workforce Singapore to offer salary support for workshop technicians who are training under the WSG Career Conversion Programme for Sustainability Professionals . Over 70 responses were received from a range of stakeholders, with the feedback generally supportive of the proposed legislative measures, said MOT and LTA in a joint news release on Friday.
Said Mr Iswaran:"Is this changing things in a fundamental way for the long term? Or is it more a transient phenomenon? And if it is a fundamental shift, then how do we accommodate it within the context of our larger land transport blueprint?"