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Background
Electric vehicles (EVs) have no tailpipe emissions. Replacing conventional vehicles with EVs can help improve roadside air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A wider use of EVs also contributes to the development of environmental industries.
The Finance Secretary chairs a Steering Committee on the Promotion of EVs with members drawn from various sectors to recommend a strategy complementary with specific measures to promote the use of electric vehicles in Hong Kong, having regard to the resulting energy efficiency, environmental benefits and the creation of business opportunities.
Government’s Measures to Promote the Use of
Electric Vehicles
The Government has been promoting the use of EVs by the following measures:
- Offering first registration tax (FRT) concessions for EVs. FRT on electric commercial vehicles (including goods vehicles, buses, light buses, taxis, and special purpose vehicles), electric motor cycles and electric motor tricycles will be fully waived. For electric private cars, the concession arrangement is as follows:
- except for eligible private car owners (see ii. below), FRT for electric private cars will be waived up to $97,500.
- private car owners who arrange to scrap and de-register their own eligible old private car (private car with an internal combustion engine or electric private car) and then first register a new electric private car can enjoy a higher FRT concession up to $287,500 under the “One-for-One Replacement” Scheme.
The deadline for the above concession arrangement is 31 March 2024.
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Enterprises which procure EVs are allowed 100% profits tax deduction for the capital expenditure on EVs in the first year of procurement.
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A New Energy Transport Fund (previously named Pilot Green Transport Fund) has been put in place since March 2011 to encourage the transport sectors and charitable / non-profit-making organizations to try out and widely use green innovative and low carbon transport technologies (including electric commercial vehicles).
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The Government allocated $180 million for franchised bus companies to purchase 36 single-deck electric buses, include 28 battery-electric buses and 8 supercapacitor buses, for trial runs to assess their operational efficiency and performance under the local conditions. 26 battery-electric buses and 7 supercapacitor buses have commenced operation. The remaining electric buses are expected to be put into service progressively in 2021.
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The Chief Executive announced in the 2019 Policy Address that the Government would prepare for a $2 billion pilot subsidy scheme to promote installation of electric vehicle charging-enabling infrastructure ("EVCEI") in car parks of existing private residential buildings. The pilot subsidy scheme, namely the “EV-charging at Home Subsidy Scheme” (“EHSS”), is to help car parks of existing private residential buildings with multiple ownership resolve technical and financial difficulties that are encountered frequently when retrofitting EVCEI, and further facilitate car park owners to install EV chargers of their choice for charging EVs at home in the future in a simple and easy manner. The EHSS will run for about 3 years with a view to covering roughly 60,000 private parking spaces. Application starts from 21 October 2020, and owners’ corporations, DMC managers or all owners collectively can submit applications. Processing of applications is on a first-come-first-served basis until the funding is used up.
As at end of February 2021, there are 19 111 EVs for road use, up from less than 100 in end 2010. At present, 135 EV models from 12 economies have been type-approved by the Transport Department. These include 103 models for private cars and motorcycles, 32 models for public transport and commercial vehicles, listed as follows:
Vehicle classification | Name of Retailer | Contact Telephone | Model |
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Private cars | Kam Lung Motors Limited | 3465 0000 | Audi e-tron 55 quattro Audi e-tron Sportback 55 quattro s line |
Private cars |
Euauto MyCar |
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Private cars | Universal Cars Limited | 2721 1111 |
Mitsubishi iMiEV |
Private cars | Honest Motors Limited | 2262 1088 | Nissan LEAF Nissan LEAF Plus Nissan LEAF Lux Nissan E-NV200 5-seater Nissan E-NV200 7-seater Nissan E-NV200 EVALIA 5-seater Nissan E-NV200 EVALIA 7-seater |
Private cars | Tesla Motors HK Limited | 3974 0288 | Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Performance Dual Motor Long Range Dual Motor Long Range Rear Wheel Drive Tesla Model S Tesla Roadster Tesla Model X60 kWh Dual Motor 75 kWh Dual Motor 90 kWh Dual Motor 90 kWh Performance Dual Motor 100 kWh Performance Dual Motor 100 kWh Dual Motor Standard Range Performance Long Range Long Range Plus |
Private cars | BMW Concessionaires (HK) Limited | 3193 6890 | BMW i3 (I01) BMW i3 94AH(I01) BMW i3s 94AH(I01) BMW i3 120AH(I01) BMW i3s 120AH(I01) |
Private cars | Wearnes Motors (HK) Limited | 2927 3538 | Renault Fluence Z.E. Renault ZOE Renault ZOE (16 Alloy Wheel) Renault ZOE (R240) Renault ZOE (Q210) Renault ZOE (ZE40) Renault ZOE (ZE40)(BOSE) |
Private cars | BYD (H.K.) Co., Ltd. | 5466 6877 9708 8948 |
BYD e6 |
Private cars | Fortune Dragon Motors Limited | 2433 8838 |
TAZZARI "EM1" |
Private cars | Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Limited | 2594 8800 | Smart Fortwo Cabrio Electric Drive (A453) Smart Fortwo Coupe Electric Drive (C453) Smart Forfour Electric Drive (W453) Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 4MATIC (N293) |
Private cars | Volkswagen Group Hong Kong Limited | 3698 9618 | Volkswagen e-GOLF 85kW 24.2kWh CL New e-Golf |
Private cars | Hyundai Hong Kong Co., Ltd | 3428 8288 | Hyundai Ioniq Electric Hyundai Ioniq Electric (Urban) Hyundai Kona Electric Hyundai Kona Electric (Urban) Hyundai Kona Electric Range+ Hyundai Kona Electric Range+ (Urban) |
Private cars | British Motors Limited | 2821 7147 2820 4060 |
Jaguar I-PACE EV400 Jaguar I-PACE EV400 S Jaguar I-PACE EV400 SE Jaguar I-PACE EV400 HSE |
Private cars | KIA Motors (Hong Kong) Ltd. | 2119 4848 | KIA Niro EV+ Deluxe KIA Niro EV+ KIA Niro EV KIA Soul EV+ Platinum KIA Soul EV |
Private cars | Heng Chang Vehicle | 2614 3266 |
JOYLONG EM3 |
Private cars | Jebsen Motors Ltd. | 2926 2911 | Porsche Taycan Turbo Porsche Taycan Turbo S Porsche Taycan 4S |
Motorcycles | Brammo Enertia Brammo Enertia Plus Brammo Empulse Brammo Empulse R E-MAX "120LD+" Vectrix Scooter VX-1 |
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Motorcycles | GMI | 2443 6333 | GMI Proton 750 GMI Proton 850 |
Motorcycles | Zero Motorcycles Hong Kong | 2320 0064 | Zero S (ZF9) Zero S ZF11.4 Zero SR ZF11.4 Zero S ZF13.0 |
Motorcycles | Compass Cart Asia Limited | 9600 2082 |
Ugbest Express ZM6 |
Motorcycles | Rydu Hong Kong | 3188 3029 | Rieju NUU3 Energica EGO Energica EVA EsseEsse9 |
Motorcycles | HK Juhui Trading Limited | 3596 6844 | DAYANG ECOOTER E1R DAYANG ECOOTER E2 MAX DAYANG ECOOTER E2R |
Light goods vehicles | BYD (H.K.) Co., Ltd. | 5466 6877 9708 8948 |
BYD T3 |
Light goods vehicles | Fortune Dragon Motors Limited | 2433 8838 |
Micro-vett electric Doblo (based on Fiat Doblo) |
Light goods vehicles | Wearnes Motors (HK) Limited | 2927 3538 | Renault Kangoo Van Z.E. Renault Kangoo Van Z.E. 2-seater Renault Kangoo Van Z.E. 5-seater Renault Kangoo Z.E. 33 |
Light goods vehicles | Universal Cars Limited | 2721 1111 |
Mitsubishi Minicab-MiEV |
Light goods vehicles | Honest Motors Limited | 2262 1088 | Nissan E-NV200 Half Panel Van (LGV) Nissan E-NV200 Full Panel Van (LGV) |
Light goods vehicles | Vasplex Motor Co., Ltd. | 2949 9559 |
DFSK EC35 |
Light goods vehicles | Heng Chang Vehicle | 2614 3266 | JOYLONG EW4 JOYLONG EW4-A JOYLONG EW5 |
Light goods vehicles | E. Tech Dynamic Technology Co., LTD. | 2117 1337 |
FAW VERTEC |
Light goods vehicles | Wallace Harper Motors Company Limited | 3913 8292 |
JAC HFC1073EV1 |
Medium goods vehicles | BYD (H.K.) Co.,Ltd. | 5466 6877 9708 8948 |
BYD Q1 |
Light bus | Confidence Motors Limited | 2668 1084 |
Wuzhoulong FDG6700EVG |
Light bus | Regal Motors Limited | 2668 1486 |
King Long XMQ6706CYBEVS |
Bus | BYD (H.K.) Co., Ltd. | 5466 6877 9708 8948 |
BYD K9D K9R C9 C9R |
Bus | Great Dragon International Corp. Ltd. | 2768 2466 | Shandong Yixing HC-150-120 (Great Dragon) HC-150-105 (Feiyan) LS-150-105 LS-130-116 |
Bus | China Dynamics (Holdings) Limited | 2152 9998 |
Suitong YST6120BEV |
Bus | Confidence Motors Limited | 2668 1084 | Wuzhoulong FDG6102EVG Wuzhoulong FDG6110EV2 |
Bus | Regal Motors Limited | 2668 1486 |
Youngman "JNP6122UC" ultra capacitor bus |
Bus | China Green Dynamics Co., Ltd. | 2152 9998 |
China Green Dynamics EFV3000 |
Taxi | BYD (H.K.) Co.,Ltd. | 5466 6877 9708 8948 |
BYD e6 |
For EV models that are available for sale in Hong Kong, please check with vehicle retailers or manufacturers.
In general, EV owners should charge their EVs by using charging facilities at their workplace, home or other suitable places. The public charging network mainly serves as supplementary charging facilities, enabling EVs to top up their batteries to complete their journeys when necessary. Therefore, potential buyers should consider charging arrangements before buying EVs.
To improve the charging efficiency, EPD have progressively upgraded standard chargers to medium chargers in the past few years (as compared with standard chargers, medium chargers can reduce the charging time by up to 60%). The two power companies and the commercial sector will also progressively upgrade their existing public standard chargers to medium chargers and install multi-standard quick chargers. EV suppliers have also been pro-active in adding their EV charging facilities for their EV models at public venues.
With the steady growth in the number of EVs, there are private companies in the market that provide one-stop EV charging service, including installation of charging facilities and provision of charging service, at the EV owners’ car parks. To facilitate EV owners, some EV charging service providers also provide real-time information on the availability of their public EV chargers and reservation of their EV chargers through mobile Apps.
As at the end of December 2020, there are 3,351 EV chargers for public use including 1,456 medium chargers in Hong Kong, covering all 18 districts in various types of buildings. In addition, there are now 643 quick chargers set up at various districts, such that there is one within around 10 km.
Regarding support to EV users, a hotline (3757 6222) was set up at the Environmental Protection Department to provide information and technical support to interested parties in setting up EV chargers at car parks. Besides, guidelines have been issued on the arrangements and technical requirements in setting up EV chargers. The two power companies have also launched one-stop services to EV owners who intend to install charging facilities at their parking spaces. This includes site inspection, provision of technical advices, inspection of completed charging installation and connection of the power supply.
Please see below the following information related to charging facilities:
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Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities of Internal Transport Facilities in Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines (issued by Planning Department, see para 7.2.7 to 7.2.11)
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Technical Guidelines on Charging Facilities for Electric Vehicles (issued by Electrical and Mechanical Services Department)
News and Events
17.3.2021 |
Government announces Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles |
24.2.2021 |
Immediate adjustment to first registration tax rates for private cars |
20.8.2020 |
Deadline of current first registration tax concession arrangement for electric vehicles extended for three years |
1.8.2020 |
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26.11.2019 |
A workshop held at Wan Chai The Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong |
27.11.2019 |
A workshop held at Cheung Sha Wan Community Centre |
28.11.2019 |
A workshop held at Fanling Cheung Wah Community Hall |
2.10.2019 |
A joint workshop held at Sha Tin Town Hall |
28.9.2019 |
A joint workshop held at Ap Lei Chau Community Hall |
23.1.2019 |
Building Management Workshop EPD's presentation on Electric Private Cars and Charging Facilities |
13.12.2018 |
Building Management Workshop EPD's presentation on Electric Private Cars and Charging Facilities |
4.12.2018 |
Building Management Workshop EPD's presentation on Electric Private Cars and Charging Facilities |
28.1.2019 |
First Registration Tax concessions for electric private cars - revision of "One-for-One Replacement" Scheme |
14.9.2018 |
Seminar on "EV Charging Facilities" |
28.2.2018 |
New arrangements for first registration tax concessions for electric vehicles |
14.11.2017 |
(updated on 14 March 2018) |
30.3.2017 |
New first registration tax concessions for electric vehicles to begin on April 1 |
22.02.2017 |
New First Registration Tax Concessions for Electric Vehicles |
14.2.2017 |
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16.11.2016 |
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29.6.2015 |
A Joint Seminar on setting up electric vehicle chargers in existing private residential and commercial buildings |
5.3.2015 |
Second invitation to electric taxi suppliers to set up quick chargers at government car parks |
29.7.2014 |
100 public EV medium chargers available for use in August (with photos) |
16.5.2014 |
EPD invites electric taxi suppliers to set up quick chargers at government car parks |
Study Report
13.8.2018 |
Study on the Development Strategy on Charging Facilities for Electric Private Vehicles in Hong Kong |
Further Information
For further information, please contact us at:
Email: ev@epd.gov.hk
EV Hotline: 3757 6222