S1E50: Are electric vehicles really green? - Green Pulse Ep 50

Green Pulse Ep 50: Are electric vehicles really green?


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Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits
Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from
biodiversity conservation to climate change.


Singapore wants to decarbonise its transport sector, as part of
its goal of reaching net-zero emissions as soon as viable in the
second half of the century. The Republic plans to phase out all
internal combustion engine vehicles by 2040, and has announced
initiatives to improve uptake of electric vehicles, including tax
incentives and the roll-out of more charging points.


But if electric vehicles still draw electricity from the national
grid, which in Singapore is still fossil-based, are they really
more environmentally friendly?


Green Pulse hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty chat with Mr Goh
Chee Kiong, chief executive of Charge+ , the green mobility arm
of Singapore clean energy company Sunseap Group, as they discuss
the following points:
If electric vehicles draw power from the grid, which is still
fossil-based, are they really more environmentally friendly than
those that run on petrol? (1:03) Other than fuel source, what other
factors make an EV greener than an internal combustion engine
vehicle? (7:05) The mining of raw materials for electric vehicles
is not known for its environmental credentials. How can pressure on
the environment be reduced in the manufacture of electric vehicles?
(10:19) Other than benefits to the environment, what are the
advantages of electric vehicles to human health? (14:00) Pain
points of widespread electric vehicle adoption in Singapore (17:25)

Listen to Ep 45: Can an electric vehicle push and petrol duty
hike green Singapore's land transport sector?
https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/can-an-electric-vehicle-push-and-petrol-duty-hike


Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg), David Fogarty
(dfogarty@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Penelope Lee


Edited by: Penelope Lee


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