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Electric car sales forge ahead, powered by tax incentives
60 vehicles registered last month - nearly two-thirds of figure for whole of last year
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The Tesla Model X (left) and Jaguar I-Pace (right). The Electric Vehicle Early Adoption Incentive and the enhanced Vehicular Emissions Scheme took effect on Jan 1 and together offer buyers up to $45,000 in tax breaks.
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Christopher Tan Senior Correspondent, Christopher Tan
Electric car sales have picked up, powered by new tax incentives that kicked in last month.
Land Transport Authority figures show 60 full-electric cars were registered last month - nearly two-thirds of full-year registrations for such vehicles last year. On a monthly basis, last month's 60 units far outpaced last year's monthly average of 8.3 units.
