Hong Kong’s public quick chargers for electric vehicles (EVs) are unevenly distributed across the city’s 18 districts, government figures show, raising concerns about whether the supply is sufficient to support local development goals.
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According to a recent written reply by environment minister Tse Chin-wan to the Legislative Council, 10,401 public chargers had been provided by the government and the private sector as of the end of last December.
According to the reply, 1,744 were quick chargers with a rated output power of between 20 and 99 kilowatts.
Another nine were fast chargers, meaning they had a rated output power of 100kW or above.
In terms of the supply of quick chargers, the lowest levels were seen in Tai Po, North and Islands districts – standing at 33, 44 and 52, respectively.
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In comparison, Sha Tin, Kwun Tong and Yau Tsim Mong had the largest number of quick chargers at 229, 207 and 187, respectively.