星期三, 十一月 28, 2012

Rebates for new cars with lower carbon emissions



I may know it is not good enough for you but 
it is still a small step for considerating buy a green car next year

as for a different COE for green car, I dun think government still not able to give up that lubircative income


Interesting to know how much Tesla and Senoko Energy  Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric vehicle 
will benefit from this scheme

and there is another or same scheme
http://app2.nea.gov.sg/topics_gvr.aspx ?

This is from LTA below

Rebates for new cars with lower carbon emissions

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1239830/1/.html

SINGAPORE: Owners of cars which are more fuel efficient and emit less carbon will enjoy rebates of up to S$20,000, under the new Carbon Emissions-Based Vehicle Scheme (CEV).

It will apply to all new cars, taxis and imported used cars registered from 1 January 2013.

The new CEV Scheme will replace the existing Green Vehicle Rebate scheme that expires on 31 December 31 2012.

To qualify for the rebates, the vehicles must have carbon emissions of less than or equal to 160 grammes (g) carbon emissions per kilometre (CO2/km).

The rebates range from S$5,000 to S$20,000, based on the emission bands determined by the Land Transport Authority (LTA).

They will be used to offset the Additional Registration Fee (ARF) payable.

Cars with carbon emissions equal to or more than 211g CO2/km will incur a registration surcharge of between S$5,000 and S$20,000.

The surcharges will take effect six months later, from 1 July 2013, to give consumers and the motor industry more time to adjust. 

As for taxis, which have higher mileage than cars, the CEV rebate and registration surcharge are 50 per cent higher - at between S$7,500 and S$30,000.

The LTA hopes that this will encourage taxi companies to opt for vehicle models that are more environmentally friendly.

Non Euro V-compliant diesel models, which emit significantly more fine particulate matter, will not enjoy the ARF rebates, even if they fall within the emission bands for rebates. 

However, if they fall within the surcharge bands, the CEV surcharge will still apply.

The CEV will apply until 31 December 2014. 

The LTA will then review the scheme and look at its impact on consumers, technological advances and Singapore's efforts in climate change.

The LTA is also helping consumers make more informed decisions on vehicle models that are more fuel efficient and emit less carbon.

Its data on CO2/km performance for each car model is available on the mandatory Fuel Economy Label (FEL) information labels affixed on cars in showrooms. 

The label, which carries LTA's logo, has to be affixed on cars and light goods vehicles approved from 1 July 2012. 

It highlights the model's CO2/km, fuel consumption and carbon emission performance, as well as the car banding under the CEV and rebate or surcharge.

- CNA/ck

This may be in line with another appeal earlier 


http://sbr.com.sg/hr-education/commentary/more-green-cars-please

More 'green' cars please

BTW in  Jun 2011 after "a year delay"
Singapore launches electric car test bed
http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Story/A1Story20110625-285917.html

Companies and organisations which participate in the EV test bed can apply for the Enhanced Technology Innovation and Development Scheme (TIDES-PLUS). Under the scheme vehicle taxes such as certificate of entitlement and road tax, are waived for an initial period of six years.



星期三, 十一月 14, 2012

China satellite map


Today while searching for 重庆长寿化工园区

found this site

http://www.meet99.com/map-changshouqu.html

I was so excited to search back those places that I have been to

From SIP ,  TJEC to GKC

Even though this satellite map may not be the latest and may be get streaming from google
but it is a another good start to look at Eco city from a broader bird eye point of view