Me And My Car

Musician owns Singapore's first mass-market electric car, the Hyundai Ioniq Electric

Mr Peter Huang loves how quiet the Hyundai Ioniq Electric is

Mr Peter Huang charges the Ioniq Electric at Hyundai's local agent Komoco Motors and The Heeren in Orchard Road.
Mr Peter Huang charges the Ioniq Electric at Hyundai's local agent Komoco Motors and The Heeren in Orchard Road. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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Mr Peter Huang lives in an 18-year-old condominium in Boon Lay which does not have an electric vehicle charging point. Nor are there plans to install one.

But that has not stopped the 36-year-old musician from buying a Hyundai Ioniq Electric, the first mass-market battery-powered car available here.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 02, 2018, with the headline Musician owns Singapore's first mass-market electric car, the Hyundai Ioniq Electric. Subscribe