Singapore-based CapitaLand has joined forces with BMW Asia to install six new plug-in electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its properties outside the central business district by 2016.
The Star Vista and Westgate malls will each get two public EV charging stations, while Bedok Mall and The Atrium @ Orchard will have one each.
The developer currently has six stations at Capital Tower, CapitaGreen (two stations), One George Street, Raffles City and Six Battery Road in the city centre.
The additional charging points will see the number of CapitaLand properties with public EV charging stations increase from five to nine, accounting for nearly a third of the 31 locations with such facilities.
These stations can be used to power-up any EVs. The owners simply have to register through the Greenlots mobile app to tap the developer’s charging network.
Aside from installing charging stations at its integrated projects, shopping malls and office buildings, there are plans to offer these facilities at upcoming residential developments in Singapore.
“We are set to offer over 100 EV charging stations in more than 40 properties across Asia and Europe,” including 10 other local shopping malls in the near future, said Tan Seng Chai, CapitaLand’s Group Chief Corporate Officer and Chairman of its Sustainability Steering Committee.
CapitaLand’s decision to introduce more charging stations is part of its corporate social responsibility programme to reduce carbon footprint and promote green transportation.
The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has incorporated the provision of EV charging stations as part of its Green Mark scheme to encourage property firms to support sustainable mobility.
Image: Charging station at One George Street. (Source: CapitaLand)
Romesh Navaratnarajah, Singapore Editor at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact him about this or other stories email romesh@propertyguru.com.sg
