Urbanie & Urbanus

Issue 2021 Jul

Smart City?

https://www.doi.org/10.55412/05.01

Issue 5, P.6 - P.19

Uncertainties in the Provision of Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Facilities in Hong Kong: Implications on Public and Private Realm Assets and Resources

Barry D Wilson

FHKIUD . FHKILA . FCABE . CMLI . HKRLA . HKICAdj
President HKIUD
Adjunct Assistant Professor - University of Hong Kong
Panel of Arbitrators - SCIA(HK) . SCIA . HIAC
View Article

References

  1. CN. State Council. (2012, 10 July 2012). Energy saving and new energy vehicles industry development plan (2012-2020). China State Council,. Retrieved 23 May from http://www.nea.gov.cn/2012-07/10/c_131705726.htm
  2. Douglas, M. J., Watkins, S. J., Gorman, D. R., & Higgins, M. (2011). Are cars the new tobacco? Journal of Public Health,33(2), 160-169.
  3. Guo, J. (2010, 25 March). New hybrid green system planned for city minibuses.China Daily. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2010-03/25/content_9638117.htm
  4. He, H., & Jin, L. (2021). How China put nearly 5 million new energy vehicles on the road in one decade. https://theicct.org/blog/staff/china-new-energy-vehicles-jan2021
  5. Heck, J. E., Wu, J.,Lombardi, C., Qiu, J., Meyers, T. J., Wilhelm, M., Cockburn, M., & Ritz, B. (2013). Childhood cancer and traffic-related air pollution exposure in pregnancy and early life. Environmental health perspectives,121(11-12), 1385-1391. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1306761
  6. Henze, V. (2020). Battery Pack Prices Cited Below $100/kWh for the First Time in 2020, While Market Average Sits at $137/kWh. BloombergNEF. Retrieved 16 December 2020, from https://about.bnef.com/blog/battery-pack-prices-cited-below-100-kwh-for-the-first-time-in-2020-while-market-average-sits-at-137-kwh/
  7. HKSAR Information Services. (2015, Nov 4). LCQ9: Exemption of payment of first registration tax for electric vehicleshttps://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201511/04/P201511040377.htm
  8. HKSAR Information Services. (2019a, Dec 4). LCQ16: Charging facilities for electric vehicles https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201912/04/P2019120400350.htm
  9. HKSAR Information Services. (2019b). Regulation of e-scooters and electric mobility deviceshttps://www.legco.gov.hk/research-publications/english/essentials-1920ise05-regulation-of-e-scooters-and-electric-mobility-devices.htm
  10. HKSAR Information Services. (2020, 21 October). EV-charging at Home Subsidy Scheme open for application https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202010/21/P2020102100244.htm
  11. HKSAR Information Services. (2021a). Electric car supply key to transition. Environment. http://www.news.gov.hk/eng/2021/02/20210226/20210226_110054_233.html
  12. HKSAR Information Services. (2021b). Government announces Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles (with photos) https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202103/17/P2021031700597.htm
  13. HKSAR LegCo. (2016a). 2016 Policy Address, Policy Initiatives of Environment Bureau: Environmental Protection. Hong Kong: Legislative Council, Panel on Environmental Affairs Retrieved from https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr15-16/english/panels/ea/papers/ea20160125cb1-459-3-e.pdf
  14. HKSAR LegCo. (2016b). Minutes of policy briefing cum meeting held on Monday, 25 January 2016. Legislative Council, Retrieved from https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr15-16/english/panels/ea/minutes/ea20160125.pdf
  15. HKSAR LegCo. (2017a). 2017 Policy Address, Policy Initiatives of Environment Bureau: Environmental Protection. Hong Kong: Legislative Council, Panel on Environmental Affairs Retrieved from https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr16-17/english/panels/ea/papers/ea20170123cb1-451-1-e.pdf
  16. HKSAR LegCo. (2017b). Minutes of meeting held on Monday, 27 February 2017. Legislative Council, Retrieved from https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr16-17/english/panels/ea/minutes/ea20170227.pdf
  17. HKSAR LegCo. (2017c). Panel on Environmental Affairs Follow-up to meeting on 27 February 2017. Hong Kong: Legislative Council, Retrieved from https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr16-17/english/panels/ea/papers/ea20170227cb1-725-1-e.pdf
  18. HKSAR LegCo. (2017d). Promoting the Use of Electric Vehicles. Hong Kong: Legislative Council, Panel on Environmental Affairs Retrieved from https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr16-17/english/panels/ea/papers/ea20170227cb1-574-4-e.pdf
  19. HKSAR LegCo. (2019a). Minutes of meeting held on Monday, 28 October 2019. Hong Kong: Legislative Council, Retrieved from https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr19-20/english/panels/ea/minutes/ea20191028.pdf
  20. HKSAR LegCo. (2019b). Overall strategy for improving air quality. https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr19-20/english/panels/ea/papers/ea20191216cb1-233-3-e.pdf
  21. HKSAR LegCo. (2020, June 10). Policies and measures on promoting the use of electric vehiclesin selected places https://www.legco.gov.hk/research-publications/english/1920fs01-policies-and-measures-on-promoting-the-use-of-electric-vehicles-in-selected-places-20200610-e.pdf
  22. Ho, M. (2020). Smart City Facilitators: Leading the Charge for Electric Vehicles. Retrieved 7/4/2021, from https://research.hktdc.com/en/article/NTQ5NjA5OTQ3
  23. International Programme on Chemical Safety, Commission of the European Communities, United Nations Environment Programme, International Labour Organization, & World Health Organization. (1986). Principles for evaluating health risks from chemicals during infancy and early childhood: the need for a special approach(9241542594). https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/39088
  24. Ji, Z., & Huang, X. (2018). Plug-in electric vehicle charging infrastructure deployment of China towards 2020: Policies, methodologies, and challenges. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,90, 710-727. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.04.011
  25. McKerracher, C., Izadi-Najafabadi, A., O’Donovan, A., Albanese, N., Soulopolous, N., Doherty, D., Boers, M., Fisher, R., Cantor, C., Frith, J., Mi, S., & Grant, A. (2020). Electric Vehicle Outlook 2020. BloombergNEF. https://bnef.turtl.co/story/evo-2020/page/3/1?teaser=yes
  26. Statista. (2021). Number of electric vehicles in use by country 2019  https://www.statista.com/statistics/244292/number-of-electric-vehicles-by-country/
  27. UK. Government. (2018). The Road to Zero: Next Steps towards Cleaner Road Transport and Delivering our Industrial Strategy. Department for Transport. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/739460/road-to-zero.pdf
  28. UK. Government. (2020a). Government takes historic step towards net-zero with end of sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-takes-historic-step-towards-net-zero-with-end-of-sale-of-new-petrol-and-diesel-cars-by-2030
  29. UK. Government. (2020b). Transport and Technology: Public Attitudes Tracker, Wave 6: Summary report. Department of Transport. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transport-and-transport-technology-public-attitudes-tracker
  30. Wang, K., & Ke, Y. (2018). Public-Private Partnerships in the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in China: An Illustrative Case Study. Advances in Civil Engineering,2018, 9061647. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9061647
  31. Weitzman, M., Gortmaker, S. L., Sobol, A. M., & Perrin, J. M. (1992). Recent trends in the prevalence and severity of childhood asthma. Jama,268(19), 2673-2677.
  32. Wright, R. J., Hsu, H.-H. L., Chiu, Y.-H. M., Coull, B. A., Simon, M. C., Hudda, N., Schwartz, J., Kloog, I., & Durant, J. L. (2021). Prenatal Ambient Ultrafine Particle Exposure and Childhood Asthma in the Northeastern United States. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine(ja). https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rccm.202010-3743OC
Next Article