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The Real Reason Why You’re Seeing More China EVs in Singapore

Autos and Vehicles

The Blue Cats’ website: https://www.thebluecats.com.sg/ The Blue Cats' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/singaporethebluecats/ -------- Singapore is moving more strongly towards electric vehicles due to the Singapore Green Plan. From 2030, new petrol-only and diesel-only cars cannot be registered, while diesel car and taxi registrations already stopped from 2025. EV adoption has grown quickly: in 2025, battery EVs made up 45.1% of all new car registrations, overtaking petrol-electric hybrids for the first time. By October 2025, EVs reached 53% of new car registrations. There are three main reasons more people are buying EVs. Government rebates made EVs more attractive, with buyers able to get up to $40,000 to $45,000 off from 2021 to 2025, though the maximum rebate drops to $30,000 from 2026 and $20,000 from 2027. Charging an EV is also cheaper than pumping petrol, with some drivers claiming savings of around 60% to 75%. Charging infrastructure in Singapore has also improved, making EV ownership more practical. Chinese EV brands have become especially popular in Singapore. In 2025, BYD registered 11,184 new cars, taking 21.2% of the market, meaning about one in five new cars sold was a BYD. It also overtook Toyota, which had long been one of the strongest brands on Singapore roads. Other Chinese or Chinese-owned brands such as Xpeng, Zeekr, Denza, GAC Aion, Chery and MG are also present, and many of these brands are heavily focused on EVs. BYD and other Chinese EV brands are doing well because they offer more variety, competitive prices and modern tech features. Tesla is also growing, with 3,476 new registrations in 2025, but it still trails BYD by a wide margin because its model range is more limited. Traditional brands such as Toyota, Kia, Hyundai, Volvo, Mercedes and BMW have EVs too, but their EV selection in Singapore has been narrower or newer. This could change as more non-Chinese brands launch more EV models in Singapore.

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