Smart Charge: the driving force making life simpler for Hong Kong’s electric vehicle owners
- More than 11,700 electric vehicles are registered in the city, with only 2,242 chargers available for public use
- An increasing number of electric vehicle models are now roaming the streets of Hong Kong, of which around 50 models are private cars
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Inadequate charging facilities have been troubling current and potential electric vehicle (EV) owners in Hong Kong since the introduction of EVs to the city about a decade ago. According to the Environmental Protection Department, more than 11,700 EVs were on the roads of Hong Kong up to the end of April this year. However, there were only 2,242 public charging stations available, 40 per cent of which were equipped with chargers of relatively slow charging speeds.
There are usually long queues for public charging stations, or sometimes EV-charging lots are also occupied by non-EVs or fully charged EVs.
Smart Charge, a joint venture by HKT and CLP, understands the frustration of EV owners and offers a one-stop home charging solution.
“We believe an ultimate solution should be a personal EV charger at home that would allow EV users to simply pull the EV into their own parking lot anytime, plug in, and then wake up to a fully-charged EV every morning,” says Ringo Ng, Managing Director of HKT’s Consumer Group and Smart Charge.
“For those EV owners who don’t want to rely on public charging stations, installing a private EV charger may be the solution, and it does not necessarily have to be a complicated process.
