Cambodia builds up EV infrastructure to speed electric ambitions

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Aim is for 40% of cars and urban buses, 70% of motorbikes to be electric by 2050

 

PHNOM PENH -- At a recently opened Caltex gas station on the dusty fringes of Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, a gleaming white-and-red electric vehicle charger sits idle. About a fortnight ago, a crowd looked on as the solitary ribbon-draped charger was declared open by the minister for transportation and the U.S. ambassador.

 

Now, as rusty old trucks rumbled over potholes nearby, pump attendant Panha paused as he pondered how many people had charged their EVs in the days since the ceremony. "Maybe five," he said, agreeing with the suggestion that, perhaps one day, the numbers will increase. "Yes, in the future maybe there will be more."

 

Cambodia is in the early stages of efforts to encourage electric vehicle adoption, rolling out a handful of charging stations across the country as part of its push to meet emission reduction targets.

 

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