Jan 09 (Japan Times) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to start a subsidy program this year to accelerate the installation of charging stations for electric vehicles at condominiums in the capital, informed sources say.
By combining the subsidies with an extant program run by the central government, Tokyo aims to reduce the residential cost of setting up such facilities to zero as part of its efforts to achieve a low-carbon society, the sources said.
An increasing number of countries are moving to reduce the use of gasoline. Britain and France have announced plans to ban sales of gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040.
In Japan, EVs account for less than 1 percent of overall car sales.
At condominiums, the idea of installing charging stations hasn’t progressed because getting residents to reach a consensus on such an investment is difficult, according to the sources.
