EV owners invited to vote on differentiated licence plate designs

The online poll will be available on the OneMotoring website and run from Sep 25 to Oct 9. Only votes from registered EV and PHEV owners will be considered in the final tally.

An electric vehicle charging point in Singapore. (File photo: iStock/taikrixel)

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SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will launch an online poll for owners of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to indicate their preferred differentiated licence plate design.

The online poll will be available on the OneMotoring website and run from Friday (Sep 25) to Oct 9.

It will feature three shortlisted designs: one original green design and two new blue designs, LTA and SCDF said in a joint news release on Thursday.

Only votes from registered EV and PHEV owners will be considered in the final tally, and each registered owner may submit one vote. For multiple votes, only the last vote received will be considered.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less Stakeholders, such as authorised motor dealers and signcraft workshops, were consulted in March on the proposed designs featuring three shades of green. Feedback was also gathered from individual motorists, LTA and SCDF said. While respondents "understood the operational need for differentiated licence plates", some raised concerns about the aesthetics of the proposed green designs.

Stakeholders, such as authorised motor dealers and signcraft workshops, were consulted in March on the proposed designs featuring three shades of green.

Feedback was also gathered from individual motorists, LTA and SCDF said.

While respondents "understood the operational need for differentiated licence plates", some raised concerns about the aesthetics of the proposed green designs.

In light of the feedback, LTA and SCDF looked at a range of other designs.

"When considered in the context of Singapore’s existing licence plate specifications, some of the designs were assessed to be unsuitable as the visibility of the vehicle number was not optimal," they said.

For example, a coloured side band would require the vehicle number to be displayed in a smaller font to accommodate it and would not be suitable for double row licence plates.

The two new blue designs are more suitable for local road conditions, according to LTA and SCDF.

They feature two different shades of blue which are visible in both daylight and low-light conditions.

They are also easily recognisable by members of the public, first responders, and are compatible with traffic and enforcement cameras.

It was announced in February that the government was studying the use of differentiated licence plates to help firefighters easily identify and manage EV fires.

LTA and SCDF intend to introduce differentiated licence plates for EVs and PHEVs to enable first responders and members of the public to identify the vehicles more quickly in accidents or fires.

As these vehicles present distinct safety considerations in such incidents, this "ready identification will support emergency response efforts and help those at the scene respond appropriately," they added.

All registered EV and PHEV owners are encouraged to submit their preferred design during the polling period and their preferences will be taken into consideration as part of the final design selection process.

They can look out for a banner on the OneMotoring website containing a link to a FormSG poll, where they can log in using their SingPass to submit their preferred design.

The latest move comes as EV adoption continues to grow in Singapore. By the end of last year, EVs formed 7.4 per cent of the total car population here, nearly double the 4 per cent share recorded in 2024. EVs also made up nearly 60 per cent of new car registrations in the first quarter of 2026 , overtaking combustion engine and hybrid models for the first time

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本次在线投票将在 OneMotoring 网站上进行，时间为 9 月 25 日至 10 月 9 日。最终结果仅考虑已注册的电动汽车和插电式混合动力汽车车主的投票。

新加坡的一处电动汽车充电桩。（图片来源：iStock/taikrixel）

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新加坡：陆路交通管理局 (LTA) 和新加坡民防部队 (SCDF) 将发起一项在线投票，让电动汽车和插电式混合动力电动汽车的车主表明他们更喜欢哪种不同的车牌设计。

本次在线投票将在 OneMotoring 网站上进行，投票时间为周五（9 月 25 日）至 10 月 9 日。

陆路交通管理局和新加坡民防部队周四在一份联合新闻稿中表示，将展出三款入围设计：一款原创绿色设计和两款新的蓝色设计。

最终计票结果仅考虑已注册的电动汽车 (EV) 和插电式混合动力汽车 (PHEV) 车主的投票，每位注册车主限投一票。如有多票，则仅以最后一次收到的投票为准。

CNA游戏 猜词游戏 逐行破解单词 流行词游戏 用给定的字母组成单词 迷你数独 小谜题，脑力挑战 迷你填字游戏 小方格，大挑战 单词搜索 尽可能多地找出单词 显示更多 显示更少 陆路交通管理局 (LTA) 和新加坡民防部队 (SCDF) 表示，3 月份，他们就拟议的三种绿色车牌设计方案咨询了包括授权汽车经销商和标牌制作工坊在内的利益相关者。他们还收集了个人车主的反馈意见。虽然受访者“理解区分车牌的运营必要性”，但一些人对拟议的绿色设计的美观性表示担忧。

3 月份，我们咨询了包括授权汽车经销商和标牌制作车间在内的利益相关者，就以三种绿色为特色的拟议设计方案进行了磋商。

陆路交通管理局和新加坡民防部队表示，他们也收集了来自个别驾车者的反馈意见。

虽然受访者“理解区分车牌的运营必要性”，但一些人对拟议的绿色设计的美观性表示担忧。

根据反馈意见，陆路交通管理局和新加坡民防部队研究了一系列其他设计方案。

他们表示：“考虑到新加坡现有的车牌规格，一些设计被认为不合适，因为车辆号码的可见性不够理想。”

例如，彩色侧边条需要用较小的字体显示车牌号码才能容纳它，因此不适合双排车牌。

陆路交通管理局和新加坡民防部队表示，这两款新的蓝色设计更适合当地的道路状况。

它们呈现出两种不同的蓝色色调，在日光和弱光条件下均清晰可见。

它们也很容易被公众和急救人员识别，并且与交通和执法摄像头兼容。

今年二月，政府宣布正在研究使用差异化车牌来帮助消防员轻松识别和控制电动汽车火灾。

陆路交通管理局和新加坡民防部队计划为电动汽车和插电式混合动力汽车引入不同的车牌，以便急救人员和公众在事故或火灾中能够更快地识别车辆。

他们补充说，由于这些车辆在此类事件中会带来特殊的安全隐患，“这种快速识别将有助于应急响应工作，并帮助现场人员做出适当的反应”。

我们鼓励所有已注册的电动汽车和插电式混合动力汽车车主在投票期间提交他们喜欢的设计方案，他们的偏好将在最终设计方案选择过程中予以考虑。

他们可以留意 OneMotoring 网站上的横幅广告，其中包含指向 FormSG 投票的链接，他们可以使用 SingPass 登录并提交他们喜欢的设计。

随着新加坡电动汽车普及率的持续增长，这一最新举措应运而生。截至去年年底，电动汽车占新加坡汽车总量的7.4%，几乎是2024年预计占比4%的两倍。此外，电动汽车在2026年第一季度的新车注册量中占比将接近60%，首次超过燃油车和混合动力车。

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