Ministry of Public Works and Transport
General Department of Land Transport
Cambodia EV Roadmap
Yutthavonn KAK
Assistant to Director General, General Department of Land Transport
Content
I. Cambodia commitment for EV
II. Government intervention to boost EV adoption
III. Plans for EV
IV. EV: Opportunities and Challenges in Cambodia
V. Conclusion
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I. Cambodia commitment for EV
➢ Updated NDC is the key document
that set the target for Cambodia to
reduce 41.7% of CO2 by 2030.
➢ Long-Term Strategy for Carbon
Neutrality is the guiding document
that aim to introduce 70% of electric
motorcycles, 40% of electric cars and
urban buses in Cambodia vehicle
fleet by 2050.
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II. Government intervention to boost EV adoption
Car Import Duties ➢The introduction of the sub-decree
18 was enacted on 09 Feb 2021:
ICE Car EV Car
aimed to reduce the Special Duty on
Custom Duties: 35% Custom Duties: 35% EVs from 30% to 10%.
Special Duties: 50% Special Duties: 10%
VAT: 10% VAT: 10% ➢Revision of Road Traffic Law which
enable EV to be legally registered.
Total: 122.79% Total: 63.38%
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II. Government intervention to boost EV adoption
➢To create more public
EV charging station at
strategic location all
over Cambodia.
➢To encourage private
sector to invest in EV
charging infrastructure.
➢Adopted UNR100 and
UNR136 as the
national standard
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III. Plans for EV
➢Drafting the National Transport Policy
which also emphasized the importance
of EV and mechanism to boost EV
adoption and EV manufacturing.
➢Currently Drafting the Cambodia
Automotive Roadmap
➢Currently Drafting the EV Roadmap and
EV charging Infrastructure Roadmap.
➢To adopt more EV and EV battery safety
standards
(Draft)
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IV. EV: Opportunities and Challenges in Cambodia
A. Opportunities
➢Young Population
➢Highly Motorized Society
➢High Economic Growth
➢High Fossil Fuel Price
➢Majority of electricity
supply by renewable energy
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IV. EV: Challenges and Opportunities in Cambodia
A. Opportunities
EV registration Data
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➢High interest among new
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vehicle owner
80
➢Need of energy efficient
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vehicle
40
➢Ease of use
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➢Lower operational cost
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➢Trendy
2018 2019 2020 2021 Jun-22
E4W E2W and E3W
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IV. EV: Challenges and Opportunities in Cambodia
B. Challenges
Used ICE Cost New ICE Cost New EV Cost ➢High Vehicle Cost
Approx. 6,500 Approx. 16,000 Approx. 29,000 ➢Driving Range
USD USD USD
➢Safety of the vehicle and the
Gas Station EV Fast Charging Station battery
Approx. 3000 7 Charging Stations
➢Reliability
➢After Sale Service
➢Longer Charging Time
➢Availability of the Charging
Infrastructure
➢Charging Port Standardization
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V. Conclusion
Thank You!
សូមអរគុណ!
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