![]() ![]() In March the Environment Bureau unveiled a roadmap for the popularisation of EVs, under which the registration of petrol cars - including hybrids - will not be accepted by 2035. He was speaking at an electric vehicle (EV) forum on Tuesday organised by his department, the Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association and Sinopec (Hong Kong). ![]() "It is highly likely we will meet the 2035 goal sooner, and personally, I believe 2032 is doable and even 2030 is not impossible." "When we set the target early this year, we had already noticed many countries have been pushing their ambitions higher," he said. The government is stepping up policy support to lift the take-up of emission-free vehicles, including subsidies for electric car purchases and private charging infrastructure, said Owin Fung Ho-yin, deputy director of the Environment Protection Department. ![]() HONG KONG: All new cars in Hong Kong could be electric by as early as 2030 - five years ahead of the government's target - given their accelerating penetration globally, according to a senior environment official. EVs accounted for 30% of newly registered cars in October, up from 12% last year and 6% in 2019.
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