Offset Additional Registration Fee
Uptake of electric vehicles has been slow, however. A SGD 20 000 (USD 16 000) offset against a car’s
Additional Registration Fee (ARF), which increases progressively with the original manufacturer’s value,
is available on vehicles that emit no more than 100 grams of CO2 per kilometre; cars with high carbon
emissions incur a corresponding ARF surcharge (Singapore Land Transport Authority, 2014). The semiannual
road tax also favours electric over petroleum-powered vehicles. However, remaining taxes on
electric vehicles, which do not differentiate between purely electric and other low-emissions alternatives,
make electric vehicles among the most expensive options on the Singapore market. For example, an
electric vehicle selling for around SGD 88 000 (USD 70 000) before taxes would cost roughly twice that
amount once taxes are added.
Additional Registration Fee (ARF), which increases progressively with the original manufacturer’s value,
is available on vehicles that emit no more than 100 grams of CO2 per kilometre; cars with high carbon
emissions incur a corresponding ARF surcharge (Singapore Land Transport Authority, 2014). The semiannual
road tax also favours electric over petroleum-powered vehicles. However, remaining taxes on
electric vehicles, which do not differentiate between purely electric and other low-emissions alternatives,
make electric vehicles among the most expensive options on the Singapore market. For example, an
electric vehicle selling for around SGD 88 000 (USD 70 000) before taxes would cost roughly twice that
amount once taxes are added.
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