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Long-term test: Driving an EV using only public chargers

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Credit: Kong Yongyao

Opportunistic charging at reserved parking spaces for electric vehicles at SBF Centre in Robinson Road, where the author meets a friend for coffee.

PHOTO: KONG YONGYAO

Kong Yongyao

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SINGAPORE – What is it like to live with an electric vehicle (EV) when you do not have access to private charging? With the help of a Kia Niro EV, The Straits Times will find out.

The one rule of this test is simple: Use only paid public chargers. This means no charging at home and at work – to replicate what more than 80 per cent of Singapore residents will experience if they buy an EV.

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