The Government today announced the "Updated Version of the Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles".

The updated roadmap reviews the development of electric vehicle (EV) technology over the past decade, summarises the progress that has been made to promote EV popularisation in Hong Kong since the Government formulated the Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles in 2021, and updates the strategies and measures adopted by the Government to promote EV popularisation.

The Environment & Ecology Bureau said that the roadmap in 2021 set a target of ceasing new registration of fuel-propelled private cars, including hybrid vehicles, in 2035 or earlier, with a view to achieving zero vehicular emissions before 2050 and supporting Hong Kong's goal of carbon neutrality before 2050. The Government also announced the Green Transformation Roadmap of Public Buses & Taxis in 2024.

The bureau highlighted that the updated roadmap summarises the Government's aims of pragmatically and continuously promoting the development of the EV market in Hong Kong in order to achieve zero vehicular emissions before 2050.

Building on the original roadmap, the updated version covers five areas and includes a total of 28 measures.

Policy promotion

The bureau will co-ordinate relevant policy bureaus and departments in establishing an EV charging network, underpinned by fast chargers, to fully support EV applications in Hong Kong, and establish a working group to identify suitable electric commercial vehicles for local use and support their popularisation.

To address the inconsistency in EV charging standards between the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong, and to promote the internationalisation of charging standards, the National Energy Administration and the bureau will collaborate to launch a pilot scheme for the next-generation EV charging technology ChaoJ.

Electric private cars
The gradual popularisation of electric private cars is driven by market forces. Going forward, the Government will support the green transition of private cars by improving supporting facilities and user convenience, primarily through charging network expansion, maintenance training, and battery recycling.

Electric commercial vehicles
At present, the overall electrification of commercial vehicles is still in its early stages of technological and market development. The Government will adopt a pragmatic approach to progressively promote the large-scale application of these vehicle types.

Charging network
The Government will leverage market forces in the future through policy guidance to build a public charging network with fast chargers as the backbone. The target is to increase the number of fast chargers to no less than 4,000 by 2030, supporting approximately 200,000 EVs.

Supporting measures 
Hong Kong's first large-scale EV battery recycling facility is under construction at the EcoPark and is expected to commence operation in the first half of 2026.

To keep pace with the latest developments of EVs, the Government recently commenced work to update the Technical Guidelines on Charging Facilities for EVs and aims for completion by the end of 2026.

Click here for the updated roadmap.