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Peter Lin:
https://blog.moneysmart.sg/transportation/why-isnt-lta-making-it-easier-to-drive-an-electric-car-in-singapore/
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/why-isn-t-lta-making-160000755.html
https://mothership.sg/2016/03/guy-imports-electric-tesla-model-s-car-into-spore-took-1-year-just-to-get-it-licensed-for-road-use/)
Bác cứ đọc nhẩn nha, đi đâu mà vội kẻo lại ....... !
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Tesla car hit with S$15k surcharge ‘as it was used, not emissions-free’
Mr Joe Nguyen with his Tesla Model S. Mr Nguyen welcomed a re-test of his car under ‘proper supervision’, and said it was very unlikely a 1.5 year-old car with 1,000km would lose that kind of efficiency. Photo: Joe Nguyen
Electric cars still have carbon emissions because they take power from the grid, says LTA
SINGAPORE — Stressing that electric cars are not “carbon emissions-free”, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has explained why a second-hand Tesla purchased by a man here was hit with a hefty emissions surcharge, pointing out that had it been brand new, it would have earned a rebate.
Noting that the car in question — a Tesla Model S — was first registered in Hong Kong in 2014, the LTA said that the emissions and fuel efficiency of a used car can “vary significantly” depending on how it was previously driven and maintained.
Nonetheless, the LTA, together with VICOM Emission Test Laboratory (VeTL), will be working with Tesla engineers to look into testing processes for electric cars.
Last week, Mr Joe Nguyen made headlines when he recounted his journey of importing a used Tesla Model S into Singapore. He questioned why the car, touted as more environmentally friendly, instead left him with a S$15,000 charge for its being a non-fuel-efficient car.
The incident caught the eye of Tesla founder Elon Musk, who reached out to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on the matter. In turn, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office said various agencies were looking into the issue.
In a statement on Thursday (March 10), the LTA said that while electric cars may not produce emissions from the tailpipe like conventional cars, they take electrical power from the national power grid which produces the electricity by burning fuel. This produces carbon emissions in the process.
The Tesla in question would have had an energy consumption rating of 181 watt-hour per km when it left the Tesla factory on June 28, 2014, putting it in the A1 band of the Carbon Emissions Vehicle Scheme (CEVS), and qualifying it for a rebate. A car in the A1 band qualifies for a rebate of S$30,000.
But when the LTA put the used car to the test at the VeTL, it was found to have an electrical energy consumption of 444 watt-hour per km.
Using an emissions factor commonly applied to electric and plug-in electric hybrid cars, the car showed a carbon emissions level that placed it in the CEVS C3 band — racking up a surcharge of S$15,000.
A used car, said the LTA, must be subjected to emissions and fuel efficiency tests as the authority would not know how much its condition might have deteriorated over time.
“We cannot make exceptions as it would not be fair to other car owners, and would have an impact on our environment-related policies,” said the LTA.
When contacted, Mr Nguyen, 44, who works at an Internet research firm, maintained that he welcomed a re-test of his car under “proper supervision”.
Noting that the car had an energy consumption rating of 181 watt-hour per km when it left the Tesla factory in 2014, he said: “It is very unlikely that a 1.5 year-old car with 1,000km will lose that kind of efficiency.”
Mr Jean Rodriguez, chief of the Information Unit at United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) — whose R101 standards the LTA adopted to test Mr Nguyen’s car — told Channel NewsAsia that the LTA appears to be the only national regulator to have included power grid emission when evaluating the carbon footprint of electric vehicles.
As for the LTA’s application of the R101 standard, Mr Rodriguez said it appeared correct, but noted that it only specifies how to measure the energy consumption of the vehicle.
On the other hand, the emissions factor used by the LTA, which is 0.5g CO2 per watt-hour, depends on the means of electricity generation. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY AMANDA LEE
Link:
https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/tesla-s-imported-singapore-attracted-carbon-surcharge-because-it-was-used
Và:
Two Tesla cars imported into Singapore granted tax breaks
A Tesla Model S is displayed inside their new Tesla flagship facility in San Francisco.PHOTO: AFP
Two more cars from California- based electric carmaker Tesla have made their way to Singapore.
These have been given rebates of $10,000 and $15,000, unlike the first Tesla Model S electric sedan, which was slapped with a controversial $15,000 tax surcharge.
The $15,000 tax break was granted to a one-year-old Model S P90, a 515kW all-wheel drive which was registered this month. It had clocked around 8,700km when it was imported from Hong Kong.
The owner is an IT professional who declined to be interviewed.
The $10,000 rebate was granted to a brand-new Model S P85D, a 386kW all-wheel drive. The unidentified owner has not registered the car yet. That means there are currently only two Model S cars on the road here.
The first was brought in early this year by Mr Joe Nguyen, 44, vice-president of an Internet research firm. Also from Hong Kong, it was a used rear-wheel drive P85, which was a little over a year old when registered here with less than 1,000km on the clock.
With a power rating of 285kW, it is far less powerful than the other two Model S cars. But after the car was tested, it was found to have a carbon emission level liable for a $15,000 tax surcharge - making it the first electric car to be penalised this way.
Tesla boss Elon Musk came to know of the case, and called Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The company reckons the Tesla car had been tested incorrectly.
The Prime Minister's Office said various agencies would look into it. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said it would conduct a review. But seven months later, the LTA said it would stand by its original assessment and would not re-test Mr Nguyen's car.
Noting that the two other cars had won tax breaks, Mr Nguyen said: "It's great that the LTA has got the processes right now. Should they re-test my car? Yes. I'm about to write to my MP about it."
Mr Nguyen's car and the other used Model S car were imported through exotic car importer Supercars Singapore. Its managing director Marcus Chua said documentation and inspection took nearly eight months for Mr Nguyen's car and just under six months for the second. "There seems to be more clarity this time round," he said. "They asked far fewer questions."
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan indicated in May that a new Model S would qualify for the maximum tax rebate of $30,000.
Nanyang Business School adjunct associate professor Zafar Momin said the likes of electric cars are recognised to be cleaner and most governments encourage their adoption via tax credits or rebates or both.
The LTA, he noted, has taken into account emissions from power stations involved in charging the car battery. How far should it go in "trying to be overly comprehensive in emissions calculations", he asked.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 27, 2016, with the headline 'Two Tesla cars imported into S'pore granted tax breaks'.
Link:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/two-tesla-cars-imported-into-singapore-granted-tax-breaks