Promotion Of Electric Vehicles

I. Background

Electric vehicles (EVs) have no tailpipe emissions. Replacing conventional vehicles with EVs can help improve roadside air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A wider use of EVs also contributes to the development of environmental industries.

The Finance Secretary chaired a Steering Committee on the Promotion of EVs (SCPEV) with members drawn from various sectors to recommend a strategy complementary with specific measures to promote the use of electric vehicles in Hong Kong, having regard to the resulting energy efficiency, environmental benefits and the creation of business opportunities. The SCPEV concluded its work by end September 2021.

In addition, the Government announced the Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles (the Roadmap) on 17 March 2021, setting out the long-term policy objectives and plans to promote the adoption of EVs and their associated supporting facilities in Hong Kong. The Roadmap will guide Hong Kong's future direction to attain zero vehicular emissions before 2050. This acts in concert with our other targets to strive for carbon neutrality in the same time frame, and forges ahead with the vision of 'Zero Carbon Emissions ‧ Clean Air ‧ Smart City'.

Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles	Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles (pamphlet)

Government also announced the Green Transformation Roadmap of Public Buses and Taxis on 10 December 2024, setting out the future direction and policy objectives of the green transformation of buses and taxis, which adopted three guiding principles, namely (i) primarily by "carrots but not sticks"; (ii) a gradual and orderly approach; and (iii) no additional costs to passengers. Major measures include subsidising franchised bus operators to purchase about 600 e-buses and the taxi trades to purchase 3 000 e-taxis. The Government will continue to adopt a multi-pronged approach in promoting the expansion of charging facilities, so as to gradually develop a territory-wide network for ensuring sufficient and convenient charging support for suiting the needs of various EVs.

Green Transformation Roadmap of Public Buses and Taxis	Green Transformation Roadmap of Public Buses and Taxis (pamphlet)

The Government announced the Updated Version of the Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles on 12 February 2026, updating the strategies and measures adopted by the Government to promote EV popularisation in light of the development of EV technology and the progress of EV popularisation in Hong Kong in recent years.

Updated Version of the Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles	Updated Version of the Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles (pamphlet)

II. Government's Measures to Promote the Use of
Electric Vehicles

The Government has been promoting the use of EVs by the following measures:

1. First registration tax (FRT) on electric commercial vehicles (including goods vehicles, buses, light buses, taxis, and special purpose vehicles), electric motor cycles and electric motor tricycles will be fully waived and the relevant arrangement has been extended to March 31, 2028. For details, please refer to the webpage of Transport Department (click here). You may also contact Hong Kong Licensing Office of the Transport Department at 2804 2270 or the 1823 Call Centre.
2. Enterprises which procure EVs are allowed 100% profits tax deduction for the capital expenditure on EVs in the first year of procurement.
3. A New Energy Transport Fund (previously named Pilot Green Transport Fund) has been put in place since March 2011 to encourage the transport sectors and charitable / non-profit-making organizations to try out and widely use green innovative and low carbon transport technologies. The Fund has launched subsidy schemes under the Applications for Use to subsidise franchised bus operators to purchase about 600 e-buses and the taxi trades to purchase 3 000 e-taxis.
4. The Government allocated $180 million for franchised bus companies to purchase 36 single-deck electric buses, including 28 battery-electric buses and 8 supercapacitor buses, for trial runs to assess their operational efficiency and performance under the local conditions.
5. The Government has earmarked $80 million for the implementation of the Pilot Scheme for Electric Public Light Buses to test the operation and performance of different models of electric public light buses and the associated quick charging facilities, as well as conducting operational trials on various minibus service routes. Please click here for details.
6. The Chief Executive announced in the 2019 Policy Address that the Government would prepare for a $2 billion pilot subsidy scheme to promote installation of electric vehicle charging-enabling infrastructure ("EVCEI") in car parks of existing private residential buildings. The pilot subsidy scheme, namely the "EV-charging at Home Subsidy Scheme" ("EHSS"), is to help car parks of existing private residential buildings with multiple ownership resolve technical and financial difficulties that are encountered frequently when retrofitting EVCEI, and further facilitate car park owners to install EV chargers of their choice for charging EVs at home in the future in a simple and easy manner. The EHSS is well received after its launch on 21 October 2020. In order to meet the public demand, the Government has further injected an additional funding of $1.5 billion to the EHSS in the 2022-23 Budget, to extend the EHSS for four more years to the 2027-28 financial year. It is anticipated that the entire $3.5 billion EHSS will be able to support installation of EVCEI for some 140,000 parking spaces in about 700 car parks of the existing private residential buildings and estates, which is about half of the eligible parking spaces in Hong Kong. The application period for the EHSS closed on 31 December 2023. Please click here for details.

III. EV Models in Hong Kong

As at end of May 2026, the total number of EVs is about 178 000, representing about 19.4% of the total number of vehicles. At present, 612 EV models from 20 economies have been type-approved by the Transport Department. These include 450 models for private cars and motorcycles, 162 models for public transport and commercial vehicles. Please click here to obtain the details of the type-approved EV models. For EV models that are available for sale in Hong Kong, please check with vehicle retailers or manufacturers. Regarding the statistics of Vehicle Registration and Licensing, please refer to the webpage of Transport Department (Section 4: Vehicle Registration, Licensing and Inspection Statistics) and click here for details.

IV. Installation of EV Chargers

In general, EV owners should charge their EVs by using charging facilities at their workplace, home or other suitable places. The public charging network mainly serves as supplementary charging facilities, enabling EVs to top up their batteries to complete their journeys when necessary. Therefore, potential buyers should consider charging arrangements before buying EVs.

To improve the charging efficiency, EPD has progressively upgraded standard chargers to medium chargers in the past few years (as compared with standard chargers, medium chargers can reduce the charging time by up to 60%). The two power companies and the commercial sector will also progressively upgrade their existing public standard chargers to medium chargers and install multi-standard quick chargers. EV suppliers have also been proactive in adding their EV charging facilities for their EV models at public venues.

With the steady growth in the number of EVs, there are private companies in the market that provide one-stop EV charging service, including installation of charging facilities and provision of charging service, at the EV owners' car parks. To facilitate EV owners, some EV charging service providers also provide real-time information on the availability of their public EV chargers and reservation of their EV chargers through mobile Apps.

To assist individual EV owners to install charging facilities at their private parking spaces, the EPD has set up a dedicated team and service hotline (3757 6222) to provide them with relevant information and technical support. The two power companies also provides EV owners with one-stop services for the installation of charging facilities at their parking spaces, including on-site inspection, provision of technical advice, inspection of completed charging installation and connection of the power supply.

Please see below the following information related to charging facilities: