An Industry Study on Electric Vehicle Adoption in Hong Kong (2020 Edition)

In the 2014 EV study, it revealed the need for the Government to play a pivotal role in EV adoption, infrastructure, talent, and the general safety of the recycling of EVs and EV batteries in Hong Kong. This study (2020 edition) reviews the implementation progress of the said recommendations in Hong Kong. Despite this, the study conducted researches on a number of technologies that have emerged in recent years, including high-power charging, connected vehicles and autonomous driving technologies etc. Also, the study also makes 12 recommendations in five areas: Government policy in terms of facilitating commercial EV adoption, the setup of EV charging infrastructure, emerging EV technologies, talent development and the decommissioning of EV batteries.