Mapping transport policies, strategies and technologies from European Union to Singapore

Abstract

With rising affluence and standards of living in Singapore, there are now more cars on the road than before. With an increased vehicle population comes its own set of problem such as the collective emission and the reliance on external fuel sources which are subjected to forces beyond Singapore's control.Given the higher cost of owning vehicles and the even higher cost of owning a Green Vehicle

(GV) in Singapore, the uptake of GV is slower and vehicles converting to use Compressed

Natural Gas (CNG) which qualifies for the Green Vehicle Rebate (GVR) has also been modest

in recent years.

This project has identified key areas of success that has enabled the European Union (EU) to

have a higher GV usage in a bid to reduce its Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emission. The EU has been

successful in this aspect and has achieved a remarkable 6.9% reduction in the year 2009. Some

of the reason for its ability to achieve such a remarkable results are 1) use of Alternative Fuel

(AF), 2) legalising CO2 emission limits and 3) a good framework for GV.