Shell Recharge Ventures into Southeast Asia with EV Chargers in Singapore

Royal Dutch Shell has announced that it has effectively debuted its Shell Recharge electric vehicle (EV) chargers at petrol stations in Singapore, the company’s foremost such foray in Southeast Asia.

The electric vehicle charging service, Shell Recharge, will be accessible at 10 Shell petrol stations in Singapore by October, this year or about 20 percent of its retail network in the city-state, the company discovered.

“To meet the country’s climate action goals, Singapore needs more and cleaner energy solutions to power lives, businesses and transport sustainably,” said Aw Kah Peng, country chairperson of Shell Companies in Singapore.

As per the company, the stations will be established at the subsequent locations: Newton Hooper, Alexandra, Yishun, Ang Mo Kio, Paya Lebar PIE, Choa Chu Kang, Boon Lay, Sengkang, Havelock and Bukit Batok West.

For S$ 0.55per kWh, the chargers typically provide from 0 percent to 80 percent charge in about 30 minutes and are compatible with most electric vehicles in Singapore. A Shell-commissioned study on electric vehicle consumer behavior previously showed that 52 percent of Singaporeans are deterred to buy or use an electric car as they think there are not enough charging stations in Singapore, the company said.

Shell plans to make more of such low-carbon energy solutions available in Singapore in the following months and years, Peng added.