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Singapore Power undertakes study on electric cars

By Dylan Loh | Posted: 01 March 2012 1748 hrs

SINGAPORE: Singapore Power is undertaking a one- to two-year study on the impact of electric vehicles on the national grid.

It is using three electric vans to simulate larger-scale adoption of eco-friendly transport.

Based on the findings, authorities will take steps to ensure the power supply can cope with thousands of such vehicles charging simultaneously.
With computer simulations, authorities are studying how vehicle-charging affects power supply and its reliability.

Singapore Power will use five charging stations to test the impact of electric vehicles. They are sited in places like Jurong, Kallang and Telok Blangah.

Hopefully, these vehicles will be as friendly to the national grid as they are to the wallet.
Smart Singaporeans.