[TeslaHK-Members] No more EV Expressway Permits!

[James Rodriguez de Castro]

Fantastic - many thanks! Good to see reason prevailing in government, even
if a bit slowly.

 

 

From: members-bounces at lists.teslaclub.hk
[mailto:members-bounces at lists.teslaclub.hk] On Behalf Of Mark Webb-Johnson
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 2:41 PM
To: members at lists.teslaclub.hk
Subject: [TeslaHK-Members] No more EV Expressway Permits!

 

 

We've been working for more than a year on this. Complaining. Cajoling.
Pleading. Even got the Ombudsman involved.

Looks like we finally have a complete result.

http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201206/28/P201206270570.htm

Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Road Traffic (Expressway) (Amendment) Regulation
2012 and the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles)
(Amendment) Regulation 2012 will take effect on Friday (June 29) to allow
the use of certain types of electric vehicles (EVs) on expressways without
having to obtain expressway permits.

Under the existing law, registered owners of an EV must apply to the
Commissioner for Transport (the Commissioner) for an expressway permit
before he or she can drive the vehicle on expressways. A spokesman for the
Transport and Housing Bureau said the above regulations were aimed to
facilitate the policy of promoting the use of EVs in Hong Kong.

Under the new regulations, for EVs solely propelled by electric motors, if
they are electric private cars with rated power equal to or greater than 7
kilowatts (kW), or electric motor cycles or electric motor tricycles with
rated power equal to or greater than 3 kW, they are permitted to run on
expressways without having to obtain expressway permits.

Thanks for everyone who helped push.
Mark.

 

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