While the EV adoption rate in Singapore has doubled this year compared to last, uptake in the country is still substantially behind more advanced EV markets - That’s according to the latest report from KPMG. Of the 645,150 cars on Singapore roads in 2021, only 2,942 were electric. To find out what more needs to be done to adopt EV adoption - Rachel Kelly spoke to Sharad Somani, Partner and Head of Infrastructure, KPMG Asia Pacific.



01:13 - Why is EV adoption in Singapore still so low?

03:42 - Is Singapore on track for EV infrastructure roll out?

05:00 - Are consumers ready for EV adoption?

While the EV adoption rate in Singapore has doubled this year compared to last, uptake in the country is still substantially behind more advanced EV markets - That’s according to the latest report from KPMG. Of the 645,150 cars on Singapore roads in 2021, only 2,942 were electric. To find out what more needs to be done to adopt EV adoption - Rachel Kelly spoke to Sharad Somani, Partner and Head of Infrastructure, KPMG Asia Pacific.
 
01:13 - Why is EV adoption in Singapore still so low?
03:42 - Is Singapore on track for EV infrastructure roll out?
05:00 - Are consumers ready for EV adoption?

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Sustainable Singapore: What's needed to drive EV adoption in Singapore

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Sanjay Deshmukh, of Snowflake, a global leader in cloud-based data solutions shares valuable insights on the challenges and opportunities in data management. The company's senior regional leader forASEAN and India discusses why organisations must have a solid data foundation to unlock the full potential of data in the age of AI.

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