34,700 EV charging points now available in Singapore as EV population hits 82,100: LTA

Over the past four months, the Republic has added over 4,000 new electric vehicle (EV) charging points, bringing the total number to 34,700, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on World EV Day (Sept 9).This, as the EV population reached 82,100-mark in August — up from the 57,200 in 2025. In the first eight months of 2026, EVs made up 63 per cent of new car registrations, up from 45 per cent last year, data from LTA showed.In a parliamentary reply on May 6, Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling said in a reply to Choa Chu Kang GRC MP Dr Choo Pei Ling that that more than 30,500 of the planned 60,000 charging points — 40,000 charging points in public carparks and 20,000 in private premises — have been completed. She added that LTA monitors EV adoption rates closely and coordinates with agencies such as the Energy Market Authority, Housing and Development Board and JTC to deploy EV chargers and key supporting infrastructure.