Ultra-fast EV charging points with battery storage launched in Tampines
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The new charger has been set up to serve large commercial vehicles like lorries and tour buses, as well as cars.
ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
- A 400kW ultra-fast EV charger, launched in Tampines, can add 300km range in 10 minutes, costing 77.4 cents/kWh.
- The charger, operated by SP Mobility, serves cars and large commercial vehicles, supporting Singapore's electric vehicle transition.
- Huawei plans to deploy similar ultra-fast charging stations across Singapore, following the initial launch and recent installations.
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SINGAPORE – An ultra-fast charger launched in Tampines on Feb 6 can add more than 300km of range to an electric vehicle (EV) in just 10 minutes.
In contrast, standard overnight chargers in Housing Board carparks
The new charger has been set up to serve large commercial vehicles like lorries and tour buses, as well as cars.
Located at Temasek Polytechnic in Tampines Avenue 1 near its stadium, the open-air charging area has large parking bays and ample space for heavy commercial vehicles to turn around.
Minister of State for Transport Baey Yam Keng attended the launch on Feb 6.
The charger, which is rated at 400 kilowatt (kW), is connected to four charging points. Like other EV chargers with multiple charging points, the speed is reduced when more than one EV is plugged in.
Charging speed is also limited by an EV’s maximum capability. Many mass-market EVs max out at around 100kW, although newer models with faster charging capability have been introduced in recent months.
Minister of State for Transport Baey Yam Keng (centre right) at the launch of the ultra-fast EV charger in Tampines.
ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
The service costs 77.4 cents per kWh – the same as the 100kW charging points at other carparks within the campus. The 22kW chargers there charge 68.7 cents per kWh. These rates are comparable with the cost of charging at the nearby Tampines and Simei housing estates.
The price does not include parking on the campus, which costs two cents per minute, with a 15-minute grace period.
The ultra-fast charging points are open to the public like the other 20 charging points within the polytechnic. They are all operated by SP Mobility, and charging and payment are handled through its mobile application.
SP Mobility said that with the number of charging points at Temasek Polytechnic, the location serves as a strategic transport hub for the eastern part of Singapore.
The effort to support larger EVs aligns with Singapore’s push to electrify the heavy commercial vehicle fleet. From Jan 1, companies buying an electric heavy vehicle can qualify for up to $40,000 in incentives. The Government will also co-fund up to half the cost of installing chargers on companies’ premises for these vehicles.
The ultra-fast charger uses a battery energy storage system to get around the power supply limitation. The storage system takes up an area about the size of an office cubicle and is located near the charging points. When ultra-fast charging is needed, the stored electricity will be dispensed together with power from the electricity grid.
Ms Mildred Yeo, head of partnership and product at SP Mobility, demonstrating the use of the EV charger with an electric lorry.
ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
SP Mobility said the battery storage system enables the operator to install ultra-fast EV chargers in places where the electricity infrastructure is not able to support them.
Huawei, the Chinese technology company that supplies the hardware, said Singapore is the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to deploy its ultra-fast charger with the battery storage system.
Mr David Wang Long, director of Huawei Singapore’s charging network business, said that following the launch in Tampines, the company plans to introduce similar charging stations with other operators in the northern and western parts of Singapore.
The deployment of Singapore’s public charging network, which includes fast chargers, comes under EV-Electric Charging, a subsidiary of the Land Transport Authority.
In late January, Huawei’s ultra-fast chargers began operation at Great World, a mixed-use development in the River Valley area. Some 20 charging stations, rated at 480kW, are located in the complex’s carpark.
Singapore aims to phase out pure internal combustion engine cars by 2030, allowing only cleaner-energy cars, which include EVs and petrol hybrids, to be registered. EVs have been gaining traction, rising from 18.1 per cent of total car registrations in 2023 to 45 per cent in 2025.
