E-mobility riders in Singapore will need to take an online test before they can take to the roads from 30 June, with quizzes on speed limits, rules of the roads, and device […]
SINGAPORE MANDATES WRITTEN THEORY TESTS FOR E-MOBILITY RIDERS
AUDIT COMMISSION EXPOSES SHADY WORLD OF GOVT VEHICLE USE
The Audit Commission (AC) has found huge irregularities in the government’s vehicle use, driver working hours and chauffeur training. One of a string of problematic findings was that among government chauffeurs found […]
THIRST FOR POWER: GOVERNMENT STONEWALLS FIGURES ON EV ELECTRICITY DEMAND
The government has brushed off questions on how much power Hong Kong’s electric vehicles will consume, failing to put a figure on the energy thirst of potentially millions of electric cars, trucks […]
GOVT GIVES MINIBUS OPERATORS VETO POWER ON FAST-CHARGER TARIFF
The government has invited tenders for its proposed fast-charging system for electric minibuses at Kwun Tong Public Transport Interchange, five months after announcing the concept – but in a departure from usual […]
EV ROADMAP POINTS THE WAY TO “CONCRETE PLANS” BY “AROUND 2025”
The government published its long-awaited “EV Roadmap” today, consolidating several existing initiatives on private electric cars and setting a date of “around 2025” to come up with what it calls “a concrete […]
8 SECONDS AHEAD: PREDICT ROAD INTERACTIONS TO WIN WAYMO CHALLENGE
Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle (AV) firm Waymo has expanded its open-access dataset with over 100,000 real-life road scenarios curated for “interesting interactions”, and launched a contest to challenge researchers to better predict road […]
GOVT CONFIRMS 2035 “OR EARLIER” FOR PETROL CAR BAN
The government will cease registration of new conventional cars “in 2035 or earlier”, the Financial Secretary announced today in his budget speech, confirming Transit Jam’s story from earlier this month and paving […]
PETROL, DIESEL CARS FOR THE CHOP, PERHAPS BY 2035, HINTS EPD DEPUTY
Hong Kong will likely ban sales of new petrol or diesel cars by around 2035, suggests Environmental Protection Department (EPD) Deputy Director Owin Fung Ho-yin, putting forward timelines from London and Tokyo […]
E-SCOOTER RIDER TRACKED DOWN AND ARRESTED, DAYS AFTER GOVT E-MOBILITY TRIAL
Police arrested a 30-year-old “foreign man” last night for driving an electric scooter through Tseung Kwan O Tunnel over the weekend. Police say they “took the initiative” to track down and arrest […]
“FIRST TIME IN DAYLIGHT”: E-MOBILITY TRIAL DRAWS A CROWD
Dozens of e-scooter and electric unicycle riders took to the cycle paths of Tseung Kwan O this weekend, the first time riders have been able to legally use their machines in Hong […]
