I'm thankful for the early adopters for going through the hassle of scrambling for a charger and waiting time to charge. I can see everyone switching to EV when there is an abundance of chargers everywhere.
I’m still waiting for Tesla Compact car. And withholding myself from getting other BNB new ice car. Hopefully Tesla compact car will see similar pricing to ICE BNB. Really can’t bring myself to pay over 200k along with the ridiculous road tax and insurance for a model 3 as much as I really like to have one.
200kSGD for a car is really insane. I'm just glad I work/live in a large country where you don't have to sell a kidney to afford the COE... Yes I get why Singapore has to do it, but it's still a hit on the quality of life.
Public transport and taxi is good enough. Does not need a car in Singapore, save up on carbon footprint by ditching the car and take taxi instead to support our local taxi driver livinghood.
Informative episode. I’m aghast at how unfriendly the SG government is towards EV adopters. Prohibitive import duties, COE and road taxes. Very sad indeed
Thanks Allan! We understand why car prices are high in Singapore (intentional government policy). We only ask that EVs don't get taxed more than ICE, and that taxation reflects the nation's sustainability goals (Bike/Walking -> Public Transport -> EVs -> ICE).
@@DarenYoong hi Daren, you’re a good Singaporean. To us outsiders (formerly residing in Singapore 5 years) there is an element of thinking you’ve all drank the cool aid as it is frankly NUTS to pay $118k for COE and then excise and import duties and road tax. But incomes are also high and you don’t really have any choice, do you… :)
Its more expensive in Malaysia. In SG you earn sgd 4k but the model 3 is 200k sgd, in Malaysia you earn 4k ringgit but same car will be around 250k+ ringgit
Okay the Singapore Govt. really needs to look at their tax structure! Why would a ICE car (Ferrari) be cheaper than an EV? If they want this transition to happen why not increase the costs of having an ICE and lower the COE for existing owners who are close to having to renew to have them go into an EV over and ICE. There are many sensible things that the govt. can support and do that will support transportation change over to EV's.
That day will come, when the national infrastructure is ready to support it (and mechanisms to properly help the government recover lost petrol taxes).
Where do Tesla owners pump their car tyres? In petrol kiosk where they are no longer customers? Perhaps, charging stations should also come with Tyre pump for a seamless experience.
Many Tesla owners I meet around the world still do it at petrol stations! They are usually also customers to the retail shops there to get snacks. In addition, more petrol stations are now building EV chargers (especially common in Thailand and UK). Agree that larger Supercharger Stations (8+ stalls) should come with tyre pumps. All the Supercharger Stations in Singapore are currently 3 stalls only, so hopefully we see larger ones in the future!
Not so “paiseh” if we go to a petrol station that has EV charging stall, to pump the Tesla car tyres. We’re not customers for their petrol top up, but we can still show support (and courtesy for using their equipment) by swinging by their convenience store to buy something. Hope this helps!
china are selling tesla like peanuts price,while singapore gov say cannot we must sell very very high with coe which have a 10 year expiry date while china got no such thing.Tesla is no ferrari,if gov want singaporeasn to switch to eletric vehicles they have to lower the price,if not petrol car is still the way to go.SIngapore will not switch to ev for another 15 years.
Honestly speaking, saving on running costs/the earth/convenience is probably not the primary reason why someone would buy a Tesla in Singapore. Go for it if you're after the sheer power and the tech gizmos of the car. I know i would :)
Model 3 only cost US$41,990 in US. Best not to buy cars in Singapore, go invest all your $ in Tesla stock then retired in the US and you get to drive cheap cars every day.
@@DarenYoong $200k save up from buying a car in Singapore and invest in Tesla shares, will give x600 returns by 2030. Don't waste good money after bad money. In 10 years, the car will be worthless but your Tesla stocks will enable you to become a millionaire.
