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Calculated Shard: 30 (from laksa060)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa030.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://vulcanpost.com/542341/guy-legal-person-drive-tesla-spore-went-lot/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://vulcanpost.com/542341/guy-legal-person-drive-tesla-spore-went-lot/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/542341\/guy-legal-person-drive-tesla-spore-went-lot\/","crawl_time":1776019605,"first_indexed_time":1456906802,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,vulcanpost!\/542341\/guy-legal-person-drive-tesla-spore-went-lot\/ s443","src_root_hash":"12079230315185764030","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"The Only Legal Person To Drive A Tesla In Singapore. Here's How","meta_descriptions":["The whole process from shipping his car into Singapore, getting the approval, checking the emission requirements, and finally signing a declaration, took seven months."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Tesla\nis probably one of the sexiest automobile brand right now, at least in this part of the world where the brand is not available yet. In his recent tour to San Francisco, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong also spent some time visiting Tesla.\nPM Lee getting a tour of the Tesla Factory, where Tesla cars are built from scratch.\nPM: “It is a huge space — 500,000 sq m, depending more on robots than workers.”\nImage Credit: Facebook\nWith its popularity, one would expect to see Tesla on the roads of Singapore, especially since Tesla is equipped with smart driving system, and is an electric car which produces zero emissions – in line with Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative as well as green city aspiration.\nIn a\nrecent article\npublished on Stuff Singapore, the team spoke to an IT-professional Joe Nguyen, who managed to get a Tesla Model S licensed to be on the roads of Singapore. But that was without all the red tape and long approval process he had to go through first. How long?\nSeven long months.\nHow It All Began\nAccording to the\narticle on Stuff\n, Joe purchased the 2014 model S from Hong Kong more than a year back. Here’s how a Tesla S looks like:\nOnce he managed to buy the car, he shipped it back to Singapore, and paid the necessary customs duties on it.\nHowever, Joe revealed to Stuff Singapore that that was the easy part. The tough part followed where he had to deal with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for the necessary approvals so that he can drive his Tesla S in Singapore. “The first few weeks, the car just sat in a warehouse gathering dust while the LTA asked me for lots of paperwork,” Joe told Stuff Singapore.\nPaperworks from LTA to EMA to VICOM\nWhat started from the paperworks requirement from LTA soon saw Joe providing various paperwork requests such as emissions, certificate of conformity, vehicle specs and more. After the paperworks, LTA then required Joe to check in with the Energy Market Authority (EMA), since Tesla is an electric car and EMA is the agency in charge of the energy sector in Singapore.\n”I was told to call them (EMA) so I called them and they thought that I was an importer. And I said, “No, I’m just a normal individual importing a car,” Joe told Stuff Singapore.\nShortly after that, there were no news from EMA, and Joe was then referred by LTA to VICOM in order to get his Tesla tested for emissions. VICOM is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited, and is in charge of technical testing and inspection services for vehicles in Singapore.\nImage Credit: Street Directory\nHowever, the whole inspection process with VICOM took a few months as the checking was put on hold.\nAccording to its website, VICOM, a publicly listed on Singapore’s stock exchange since 1995, claims to be the first in the world to employ a computerised and integrated vehicle inspection system more than 25 years ago. Over 300,000 vehicle checks are conducted at their centres annually.\n“I figured they had a process for electric cars because there are actual electric cars in Singapore, there’s the Nissan Leaf, RND cars, there’s Mitsubishi electric cars. But since my Tesla was not brand new, it had to go to VICOM and they admitted that they had never tested an electric car before so they did not know how to proceed,” Joe told Stuff Singapore.\nSince a testing on Tesla has never been done before, LTA and VICOM then did a discharge test to see how much electricity the car consumes and needed Joe to sign a declaration that he will only be charging his Tesla at home.\n“They were afraid I would charge the car in a public place,” Joe told Stuff Singapore.\nOnly Legal Tesla Car In Singapore\nThe whole process from shipping his car into Singapore, getting the approval, checking the emission requirements, and finally signing a declaration, took seven months, and Joe is now probably the only person that can drive a Tesla in Singapore legally. It is also bizarre how there are no procedure in place to legalize or test electric cars in Singapore. We thought Singapore should be a lot more progressive than this by now? Aren’t there\nhybrid automobile\nroaming the roads of Singapore now?\nImage Credit: Stuff Singapore\nStuff Singapore also pointed out that back in 2011, Tesla did open an office here in Singapore, however, it\nclosed its operations\n6 months later.\nTesla came to Singapore believing they would be able to secure some kind of ‘green tax incentive’ from the Singapore Government which would make their car considerably cheaper than the petrol powered competition. Without incentives, Tesla was too expensive even for automobile enthusiasts. The official reason from the Economic Development Board of Singapore in 2011 was that the Tesla had ‘not met technical requirements’ for the tax incentive.\nSo will we see other Teslas on the roads of Singapore soon? It will probably take at least a while before that happens. Hopefully after PM’s\nrecent ride\non Tesla’s Model S in San Francisco, things will change for the better soon.\nAlso Read: \nPM Lee Is In SF Now, And He Rode On Tesla’s Model S P90D And Google’s Self-Driving Car!\nStory via\nStuff Singapore\n.","attrs_markdown":"![fbpx](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tr?id=264712170679958&ev=PageView&noscript=1)\n\n[Skip to content](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/542341\/guy-legal-person-drive-tesla-spore-went-lot\/#content)\n\nCountry\n\n[![](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%2030%2030'%3E%3C\/svg%3E) ![](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img-singapore.png) Singapore ![](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20770'%3E%3C\/svg%3E) 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In his recent tour to San Francisco, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong also spent some time visiting Tesla.\n\n[![PM Lee getting a tour of the Tesla Factory, where Tesla cars are built from scratch. PM: \"It is a huge space — 500,000 sq m, depending more on robots than workers.\" Image Credit: Facebook](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20683'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![PM Lee getting a tour of the Tesla Factory, where Tesla cars are built from scratch. PM: \"It is a huge space — 500,000 sq m, depending more on robots than workers.\" Image Credit: Facebook](https:\/\/cdn01.vulcanpost.com\/wp-uploads\/2016\/02\/pm-lee-tesla-1024x683.jpg)](https:\/\/cdn01.vulcanpost.com\/wp-uploads\/2016\/02\/pm-lee-tesla.jpg)\n\nPM Lee getting a tour of the Tesla Factory, where Tesla cars are built from scratch.  \nPM: “It is a huge space — 500,000 sq m, depending more on robots than workers.”  \nImage Credit: Facebook\n\nWith its popularity, one would expect to see Tesla on the roads of Singapore, especially since Tesla is equipped with smart driving system, and is an electric car which produces zero emissions – in line with Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative as well as green city aspiration.\n\nIn a [recent article](http:\/\/www.stuff.tv\/sg\/features\/be-prepared-these-roadblocks-if-you-want-drive-tesla-in-singapore) published on Stuff Singapore, the team spoke to an IT-professional Joe Nguyen, who managed to get a Tesla Model S licensed to be on the roads of Singapore. But that was without all the red tape and long approval process he had to go through first. How long? **Seven long months.**\n\n## How It All Began\nAccording to the [article on Stuff](http:\/\/www.stuff.tv\/sg\/features\/be-prepared-these-roadblocks-if-you-want-drive-tesla-in-singapore\/), Joe purchased the 2014 model S from Hong Kong more than a year back. Here’s how a Tesla S looks like:\n\n[![2015-Tesla-Model-S-White-a](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20683'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![2015-Tesla-Model-S-White-a](http:\/\/cdn01.vulcanpost.com\/wp-uploads\/2016\/03\/2015-Tesla-Model-S-White-a-1024x683.jpg)](http:\/\/cdn01.vulcanpost.com\/wp-uploads\/2016\/03\/2015-Tesla-Model-S-White-a.jpg)\n\nOnce he managed to buy the car, he shipped it back to Singapore, and paid the necessary customs duties on it.\n\nHowever, Joe revealed to Stuff Singapore that that was the easy part. The tough part followed where he had to deal with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for the necessary approvals so that he can drive his Tesla S in Singapore. “The first few weeks, the car just sat in a warehouse gathering dust while the LTA asked me for lots of paperwork,” Joe told Stuff Singapore.\n\n## Paperworks from LTA to EMA to VICOM\nWhat started from the paperworks requirement from LTA soon saw Joe providing various paperwork requests such as emissions, certificate of conformity, vehicle specs and more. After the paperworks, LTA then required Joe to check in with the Energy Market Authority (EMA), since Tesla is an electric car and EMA is the agency in charge of the energy sector in Singapore.\n\n”I was told to call them (EMA) so I called them and they thought that I was an importer. And I said, “No, I’m just a normal individual importing a car,” Joe told Stuff Singapore.\n\nShortly after that, there were no news from EMA, and Joe was then referred by LTA to VICOM in order to get his Tesla tested for emissions. VICOM is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited, and is in charge of technical testing and inspection services for vehicles in Singapore.\n\n[![genimage](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20760%20493'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![genimage](http:\/\/cdn01.vulcanpost.com\/wp-uploads\/2016\/03\/genimage.jpg)](http:\/\/cdn01.vulcanpost.com\/wp-uploads\/2016\/03\/genimage.jpg)\n\nImage Credit: Street Directory\n\nHowever, the whole inspection process with VICOM took a few months as the checking was put on hold.\n\nAccording to its website, VICOM, a publicly listed on Singapore’s stock exchange since 1995, claims to be the first in the world to employ a computerised and integrated vehicle inspection system more than 25 years ago. Over 300,000 vehicle checks are conducted at their centres annually.\n\n“I figured they had a process for electric cars because there are actual electric cars in Singapore, there’s the Nissan Leaf, RND cars, there’s Mitsubishi electric cars. But since my Tesla was not brand new, it had to go to VICOM and they admitted that they had never tested an electric car before so they did not know how to proceed,” Joe told Stuff Singapore.\n\nSince a testing on Tesla has never been done before, LTA and VICOM then did a discharge test to see how much electricity the car consumes and needed Joe to sign a declaration that he will only be charging his Tesla at home.\n\n“They were afraid I would charge the car in a public place,” Joe told Stuff Singapore.\n\n## Only Legal Tesla Car In Singapore\nThe whole process from shipping his car into Singapore, getting the approval, checking the emission requirements, and finally signing a declaration, took seven months, and Joe is now probably the only person that can drive a Tesla in Singapore legally. It is also bizarre how there are no procedure in place to legalize or test electric cars in Singapore. We thought Singapore should be a lot more progressive than this by now? Aren’t there [hybrid automobile](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/16546\/singapore-new-electric-vehicle-network\/) roaming the roads of Singapore now?\n\n[![Image Credit: Stuff Singapore](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20600'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![Image Credit: Stuff Singapore](http:\/\/cdn01.vulcanpost.com\/wp-uploads\/2016\/03\/tesla-model-s-interior.jpg)](http:\/\/cdn01.vulcanpost.com\/wp-uploads\/2016\/03\/tesla-model-s-interior.jpg)\n\nImage Credit: Stuff Singapore\n\nStuff Singapore also pointed out that back in 2011, Tesla did open an office here in Singapore, however, it [closed its operations](http:\/\/news.asiaone.com\/News\/The+Business+Times\/Story\/A1Story20110212-263203.html) 6 months later.\n\nTesla came to Singapore believing they would be able to secure some kind of ‘green tax incentive’ from the Singapore Government which would make their car considerably cheaper than the petrol powered competition. Without incentives, Tesla was too expensive even for automobile enthusiasts. The official reason from the Economic Development Board of Singapore in 2011 was that the Tesla had ‘not met technical requirements’ for the tax incentive.\n\nSo will we see other Teslas on the roads of Singapore soon? It will probably take at least a while before that happens. Hopefully after PM’s [recent ride](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/530401\/pm-lee-sf-now-rode-teslas-model-s-p90d-googles-self-driving-car\/) on Tesla’s Model S in San Francisco, things will change for the better soon.\n\n**Also Read: [PM Lee Is In SF Now, And He Rode On Tesla’s Model S P90D And Google’s Self-Driving Car\\!](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/530401\/pm-lee-sf-now-rode-teslas-model-s-p90d-googles-self-driving-car\/)**\n\n*Story via [Stuff Singapore](http:\/\/www.stuff.tv\/sg\/features\/be-prepared-these-roadblocks-if-you-want-drive-tesla-in-singapore).*\n\n[Editor's Picks](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/category\/editors-picks\/)[Lifestyle](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/category\/lifestyle\/)[Must Read](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/category\/must-read\/)[News Reader](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/category\/news\/)[Singaporean](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/category\/singaporean\/)\n\n#### Table of Contents\n## Popular Posts\n[![digital guestbook cover image](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20419'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![digital guestbook cover image](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/digital-guestbook-cover-image-1024x536.jpg)](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/910541\/digital-guestbooks-wedding-lucrative-business\/)\n\n[Digital guestbooks are becoming a lucrative biz in Singapore’s wedding industry](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/910541\/digital-guestbooks-wedding-lucrative-business\/)\n\n[![singapore job postings](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20419'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![singapore job postings](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/edb-jobs-cover-image-1-1024x536.jpg)](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/910568\/singapore-job-postings-2026\/)\n\n[S’pore saw the biggest drop in job postings in 5 yrs. Here are the industries that are hiring & cutting back.](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/910568\/singapore-job-postings-2026\/)\n\n[![Fresh-grad-highest-paying-jobs-2](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20421'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![Fresh-grad-highest-paying-jobs-2](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fresh-grad-highest-paying-jobs-2-1024x539.jpg)](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/910576\/singapore-private-uni-graduate-employment-2025\/)\n\n[S’pore private grads hold S\\$3,500 median in 2025, but fewer than half got full-time jobs](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/910576\/singapore-private-uni-graduate-employment-2025\/)\n\n[![singapaw air cover](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20419'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![singapaw air cover](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/singapaw-air-cover-1024x536.jpg)](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/910446\/singapaw-air-pet-airline\/)\n\n[S\\$100K+ to fly with your pet? 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Here’s why.](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/910404\/singapore-one-of-biggest-winners-iran-war\/)\n\n- ![Picture of Michael Petraeus](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)\n  \n  ![Picture of Michael Petraeus](https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc15ef59db411aa87b594587c318a374782473990b6c2b7eee02c1fcf7513255?s=96&r=g)\n  Michael Petraeus\n- 01 Apr 2026\n\n[![digital guestbook cover image](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20419'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![digital guestbook cover image](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/digital-guestbook-cover-image-1024x536.jpg)](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/910541\/digital-guestbooks-wedding-lucrative-business\/)\n\n[Digital guestbooks are becoming a lucrative biz in Singapore’s wedding industry](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/910541\/digital-guestbooks-wedding-lucrative-business\/)\n\n- ![Picture of Angelynn T.](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)\n  \n  ![Picture of Angelynn T.](https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1db32956683d1f5e9432bd38475c6c5adfa801fcc8daa7bcae2dfb0a9fb07de3?s=96&r=g)\n  Angelynn T.\n- 09 Apr 2026\n\n[![singapore job postings](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20419'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![singapore job postings](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/edb-jobs-cover-image-1-1024x536.jpg)](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/910568\/singapore-job-postings-2026\/)\n\n[S’pore saw the biggest drop in job postings in 5 yrs. Here are the industries that are hiring & cutting back.](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/910568\/singapore-job-postings-2026\/)\n\n- ![Picture of Yoganeetha Sivakumar](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)\n  \n  ![Picture of Yoganeetha Sivakumar](https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5903adddd599be681b63f8145237d588358cffad5b7be2f81ecaf3ef9264e2e3?s=96&r=g)\n  Yoganeetha Sivakumar\n- 09 Apr 2026\n\n[![Fresh-grad-highest-paying-jobs-2](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20421'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![Fresh-grad-highest-paying-jobs-2](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fresh-grad-highest-paying-jobs-2-1024x539.jpg)](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/910576\/singapore-private-uni-graduate-employment-2025\/)\n\n[S’pore private grads hold S\\$3,500 median in 2025, but fewer than half got full-time jobs](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/910576\/singapore-private-uni-graduate-employment-2025\/)\n\n- ![Picture of Angelynn T.](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)\n  \n  ![Picture of Angelynn T.](https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1db32956683d1f5e9432bd38475c6c5adfa801fcc8daa7bcae2dfb0a9fb07de3?s=96&r=g)\n  Angelynn T.\n- 08 Apr 2026\n\n[![singapaw air cover](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20419'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![singapaw air cover](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/singapaw-air-cover-1024x536.jpg)](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/910446\/singapaw-air-pet-airline\/)\n\n[S\\$100K+ to fly with your pet? 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PM: \"It is a huge space — 500,000 sq m, depending more on robots than workers.\" Image Credit: Facebook](https:\/\/cdn01.vulcanpost.com\/wp-uploads\/2016\/02\/pm-lee-tesla-1024x683.jpg)](https:\/\/cdn01.vulcanpost.com\/wp-uploads\/2016\/02\/pm-lee-tesla.jpg)\n\nPM Lee getting a tour of the Tesla Factory, where Tesla cars are built from scratch.  \nPM: “It is a huge space — 500,000 sq m, depending more on robots than workers.”  \nImage Credit: Facebook\n\nWith its popularity, one would expect to see Tesla on the roads of Singapore, especially since Tesla is equipped with smart driving system, and is an electric car which produces zero emissions – in line with Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative as well as green city aspiration.\n\nIn a [recent article](http:\/\/www.stuff.tv\/sg\/features\/be-prepared-these-roadblocks-if-you-want-drive-tesla-in-singapore) published on Stuff Singapore, the team spoke to an IT-professional Joe Nguyen, who managed to get a Tesla Model S licensed to be on the roads of Singapore. But that was without all the red tape and long approval process he had to go through first. How long? **Seven long months.**\n\n## How It All Began\nAccording to the [article on Stuff](http:\/\/www.stuff.tv\/sg\/features\/be-prepared-these-roadblocks-if-you-want-drive-tesla-in-singapore\/), Joe purchased the 2014 model S from Hong Kong more than a year back. Here’s how a Tesla S looks like:\n\n[![2015-Tesla-Model-S-White-a](http:\/\/cdn01.vulcanpost.com\/wp-uploads\/2016\/03\/2015-Tesla-Model-S-White-a-1024x683.jpg)](http:\/\/cdn01.vulcanpost.com\/wp-uploads\/2016\/03\/2015-Tesla-Model-S-White-a.jpg)\n\nOnce he managed to buy the car, he shipped it back to Singapore, and paid the necessary customs duties on it.\n\nHowever, Joe revealed to Stuff Singapore that that was the easy part. The tough part followed where he had to deal with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for the necessary approvals so that he can drive his Tesla S in Singapore. “The first few weeks, the car just sat in a warehouse gathering dust while the LTA asked me for lots of paperwork,” Joe told Stuff Singapore.\n\n## Paperworks from LTA to EMA to VICOM\nWhat started from the paperworks requirement from LTA soon saw Joe providing various paperwork requests such as emissions, certificate of conformity, vehicle specs and more. After the paperworks, LTA then required Joe to check in with the Energy Market Authority (EMA), since Tesla is an electric car and EMA is the agency in charge of the energy sector in Singapore.\n\n”I was told to call them (EMA) so I called them and they thought that I was an importer. And I said, “No, I’m just a normal individual importing a car,” Joe told Stuff Singapore.\n\nShortly after that, there were no news from EMA, and Joe was then referred by LTA to VICOM in order to get his Tesla tested for emissions. VICOM is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited, and is in charge of technical testing and inspection services for vehicles in Singapore.\n\n[![genimage](http:\/\/cdn01.vulcanpost.com\/wp-uploads\/2016\/03\/genimage.jpg)](http:\/\/cdn01.vulcanpost.com\/wp-uploads\/2016\/03\/genimage.jpg)\n\nImage Credit: Street Directory\n\nHowever, the whole inspection process with VICOM took a few months as the checking was put on hold.\n\nAccording to its website, VICOM, a publicly listed on Singapore’s stock exchange since 1995, claims to be the first in the world to employ a computerised and integrated vehicle inspection system more than 25 years ago. Over 300,000 vehicle checks are conducted at their centres annually.\n\n“I figured they had a process for electric cars because there are actual electric cars in Singapore, there’s the Nissan Leaf, RND cars, there’s Mitsubishi electric cars. But since my Tesla was not brand new, it had to go to VICOM and they admitted that they had never tested an electric car before so they did not know how to proceed,” Joe told Stuff Singapore.\n\nSince a testing on Tesla has never been done before, LTA and VICOM then did a discharge test to see how much electricity the car consumes and needed Joe to sign a declaration that he will only be charging his Tesla at home.\n\n“They were afraid I would charge the car in a public place,” Joe told Stuff Singapore.\n\n## Only Legal Tesla Car In Singapore\nThe whole process from shipping his car into Singapore, getting the approval, checking the emission requirements, and finally signing a declaration, took seven months, and Joe is now probably the only person that can drive a Tesla in Singapore legally. It is also bizarre how there are no procedure in place to legalize or test electric cars in Singapore. We thought Singapore should be a lot more progressive than this by now? Aren’t there [hybrid automobile](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/16546\/singapore-new-electric-vehicle-network\/) roaming the roads of Singapore now?\n\n[![Image Credit: Stuff Singapore](http:\/\/cdn01.vulcanpost.com\/wp-uploads\/2016\/03\/tesla-model-s-interior.jpg)](http:\/\/cdn01.vulcanpost.com\/wp-uploads\/2016\/03\/tesla-model-s-interior.jpg)\n\nImage Credit: Stuff Singapore\n\nStuff Singapore also pointed out that back in 2011, Tesla did open an office here in Singapore, however, it [closed its operations](http:\/\/news.asiaone.com\/News\/The+Business+Times\/Story\/A1Story20110212-263203.html) 6 months later.\n\nTesla came to Singapore believing they would be able to secure some kind of ‘green tax incentive’ from the Singapore Government which would make their car considerably cheaper than the petrol powered competition. Without incentives, Tesla was too expensive even for automobile enthusiasts. The official reason from the Economic Development Board of Singapore in 2011 was that the Tesla had ‘not met technical requirements’ for the tax incentive.\n\nSo will we see other Teslas on the roads of Singapore soon? It will probably take at least a while before that happens. Hopefully after PM’s [recent ride](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/530401\/pm-lee-sf-now-rode-teslas-model-s-p90d-googles-self-driving-car\/) on Tesla’s Model S in San Francisco, things will change for the better soon.\n\n**Also Read: [PM Lee Is In SF Now, And He Rode On Tesla’s Model S P90D And Google’s Self-Driving Car\\!](https:\/\/vulcanpost.com\/530401\/pm-lee-sf-now-rode-teslas-model-s-p90d-googles-self-driving-car\/)**\n\n*Story via [Stuff Singapore](http:\/\/www.stuff.tv\/sg\/features\/be-prepared-these-roadblocks-if-you-want-drive-tesla-in-singapore).*","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	Tesla is probably one of the sexiest automobile brand right now, at least in this part of the world where the brand is not available yet. In his recent tour to San Francisco, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong also spent some time visiting Tesla. PM Lee getting a tour of the Tesla Factory, where Tesla cars are built from scratch. PM: “It is a huge space — 500,000 sq m, depending more on robots than workers.” Image Credit: Facebook With its popularity, one would expect to see Tesla on the roads of Singapore, especially since Tesla is equipped with smart driving system, and is an electric car which produces zero emissions – in line with Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative as well as green city aspiration. In a recent article published on Stuff Singapore, the team spoke to an IT-professional Joe Nguyen, who managed to get a Tesla Model S licensed to be on the roads of Singapore. But that was without all the red tape and long approval process he had to go through first. How long? Seven long months. How It All Began According to the article on Stuff , Joe purchased the 2014 model S from Hong Kong more than a year back. Here’s how a Tesla S looks like: Once he managed to buy the car, he shipped it back to Singapore, and paid the necessary customs duties on it. However, Joe revealed to Stuff Singapore that that was the easy part. The tough part followed where he had to deal with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for the necessary approvals so that he can drive his Tesla S in Singapore. “The first few weeks, the car just sat in a warehouse gathering dust while the LTA asked me for lots of paperwork,” Joe told Stuff Singapore. Paperworks from LTA to EMA to VICOM What started from the paperworks requirement from LTA soon saw Joe providing various paperwork requests such as emissions, certificate of conformity, vehicle specs and more. After the paperworks, LTA then required Joe to check in with the Energy Market Authority (EMA), since Tesla is an electric car and EMA is the agency in charge of the energy sector in Singapore. ”I was told to call them (EMA) so I called them and they thought that I was an importer. And I said, “No, I’m just a normal individual importing a car,” Joe told Stuff Singapore. Shortly after that, there were no news from EMA, and Joe was then referred by LTA to VICOM in order to get his Tesla tested for emissions. VICOM is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited, and is in charge of technical testing and inspection services for vehicles in Singapore. Image Credit: Street Directory However, the whole inspection process with VICOM took a few months as the checking was put on hold. According to its website, VICOM, a publicly listed on Singapore’s stock exchange since 1995, claims to be the first in the world to employ a computerised and integrated vehicle inspection system more than 25 years ago. Over 300,000 vehicle checks are conducted at their centres annually. “I figured they had a process for electric cars because there are actual electric cars in Singapore, there’s the Nissan Leaf, RND cars, there’s Mitsubishi electric cars. But since my Tesla was not brand new, it had to go to VICOM and they admitted that they had never tested an electric car before so they did not know how to proceed,” Joe told Stuff Singapore. Since a testing on Tesla has never been done before, LTA and VICOM then did a discharge test to see how much electricity the car consumes and needed Joe to sign a declaration that he will only be charging his Tesla at home. “They were afraid I would charge the car in a public place,” Joe told Stuff Singapore. Only Legal Tesla Car In Singapore The whole process from shipping his car into Singapore, getting the approval, checking the emission requirements, and finally signing a declaration, took seven months, and Joe is now probably the only person that can drive a Tesla in Singapore legally. It is also bizarre how there are no procedure in place to legalize or test electric cars in Singapore. We thought Singapore should be a lot more progressive than this by now? Aren’t there hybrid automobile roaming the roads of Singapore now? Image Credit: Stuff Singapore Stuff Singapore also pointed out that back in 2011, Tesla did open an office here in Singapore, however, it closed its operations 6 months later. Tesla came to Singapore believing they would be able to secure some kind of ‘green tax incentive’ from the Singapore Government which would make their car considerably cheaper than the petrol powered competition. Without incentives, Tesla was too expensive even for automobile enthusiasts. The official reason from the Economic Development Board of Singapore in 2011 was that the Tesla had ‘not met technical requirements’ for the tax incentive. So will we see other Teslas on the roads of Singapore soon? It will probably take at least a while before that happens. Hopefully after PM’s recent ride on Tesla’s Model S in San Francisco, things will change for the better soon. Also Read: PM Lee Is In SF Now, And He Rode On Tesla’s Model S P90D And Google’s Self-Driving Car! Story via Stuff Singapore .
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In his recent tour to San Francisco, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong also spent some time visiting Tesla. [![PM Lee getting a tour of the Tesla Factory, where Tesla cars are built from scratch. PM: "It is a huge space — 500,000 sq m, depending more on robots than workers." Image Credit: Facebook](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20683'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![PM Lee getting a tour of the Tesla Factory, where Tesla cars are built from scratch. PM: "It is a huge space — 500,000 sq m, depending more on robots than workers." Image Credit: Facebook](https://cdn01.vulcanpost.com/wp-uploads/2016/02/pm-lee-tesla-1024x683.jpg)](https://cdn01.vulcanpost.com/wp-uploads/2016/02/pm-lee-tesla.jpg) PM Lee getting a tour of the Tesla Factory, where Tesla cars are built from scratch. PM: “It is a huge space — 500,000 sq m, depending more on robots than workers.” Image Credit: Facebook With its popularity, one would expect to see Tesla on the roads of Singapore, especially since Tesla is equipped with smart driving system, and is an electric car which produces zero emissions – in line with Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative as well as green city aspiration. In a [recent article](http://www.stuff.tv/sg/features/be-prepared-these-roadblocks-if-you-want-drive-tesla-in-singapore) published on Stuff Singapore, the team spoke to an IT-professional Joe Nguyen, who managed to get a Tesla Model S licensed to be on the roads of Singapore. But that was without all the red tape and long approval process he had to go through first. How long? Seven long months. ## How It All Began According to the [article on Stuff](http://www.stuff.tv/sg/features/be-prepared-these-roadblocks-if-you-want-drive-tesla-in-singapore/), Joe purchased the 2014 model S from Hong Kong more than a year back. Here’s how a Tesla S looks like: [![2015-Tesla-Model-S-White-a](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20683'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![2015-Tesla-Model-S-White-a](http://cdn01.vulcanpost.com/wp-uploads/2016/03/2015-Tesla-Model-S-White-a-1024x683.jpg)](http://cdn01.vulcanpost.com/wp-uploads/2016/03/2015-Tesla-Model-S-White-a.jpg) Once he managed to buy the car, he shipped it back to Singapore, and paid the necessary customs duties on it. However, Joe revealed to Stuff Singapore that that was the easy part. The tough part followed where he had to deal with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for the necessary approvals so that he can drive his Tesla S in Singapore. “The first few weeks, the car just sat in a warehouse gathering dust while the LTA asked me for lots of paperwork,” Joe told Stuff Singapore. ## Paperworks from LTA to EMA to VICOM What started from the paperworks requirement from LTA soon saw Joe providing various paperwork requests such as emissions, certificate of conformity, vehicle specs and more. After the paperworks, LTA then required Joe to check in with the Energy Market Authority (EMA), since Tesla is an electric car and EMA is the agency in charge of the energy sector in Singapore. ”I was told to call them (EMA) so I called them and they thought that I was an importer. And I said, “No, I’m just a normal individual importing a car,” Joe told Stuff Singapore. Shortly after that, there were no news from EMA, and Joe was then referred by LTA to VICOM in order to get his Tesla tested for emissions. VICOM is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited, and is in charge of technical testing and inspection services for vehicles in Singapore. [![genimage](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20760%20493'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![genimage](http://cdn01.vulcanpost.com/wp-uploads/2016/03/genimage.jpg)](http://cdn01.vulcanpost.com/wp-uploads/2016/03/genimage.jpg) Image Credit: Street Directory However, the whole inspection process with VICOM took a few months as the checking was put on hold. According to its website, VICOM, a publicly listed on Singapore’s stock exchange since 1995, claims to be the first in the world to employ a computerised and integrated vehicle inspection system more than 25 years ago. Over 300,000 vehicle checks are conducted at their centres annually. “I figured they had a process for electric cars because there are actual electric cars in Singapore, there’s the Nissan Leaf, RND cars, there’s Mitsubishi electric cars. But since my Tesla was not brand new, it had to go to VICOM and they admitted that they had never tested an electric car before so they did not know how to proceed,” Joe told Stuff Singapore. Since a testing on Tesla has never been done before, LTA and VICOM then did a discharge test to see how much electricity the car consumes and needed Joe to sign a declaration that he will only be charging his Tesla at home. “They were afraid I would charge the car in a public place,” Joe told Stuff Singapore. ## Only Legal Tesla Car In Singapore The whole process from shipping his car into Singapore, getting the approval, checking the emission requirements, and finally signing a declaration, took seven months, and Joe is now probably the only person that can drive a Tesla in Singapore legally. It is also bizarre how there are no procedure in place to legalize or test electric cars in Singapore. We thought Singapore should be a lot more progressive than this by now? Aren’t there [hybrid automobile](https://vulcanpost.com/16546/singapore-new-electric-vehicle-network/) roaming the roads of Singapore now? [![Image Credit: Stuff Singapore](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20600'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![Image Credit: Stuff Singapore](http://cdn01.vulcanpost.com/wp-uploads/2016/03/tesla-model-s-interior.jpg)](http://cdn01.vulcanpost.com/wp-uploads/2016/03/tesla-model-s-interior.jpg) Image Credit: Stuff Singapore Stuff Singapore also pointed out that back in 2011, Tesla did open an office here in Singapore, however, it [closed its operations](http://news.asiaone.com/News/The+Business+Times/Story/A1Story20110212-263203.html) 6 months later. Tesla came to Singapore believing they would be able to secure some kind of ‘green tax incentive’ from the Singapore Government which would make their car considerably cheaper than the petrol powered competition. Without incentives, Tesla was too expensive even for automobile enthusiasts. The official reason from the Economic Development Board of Singapore in 2011 was that the Tesla had ‘not met technical requirements’ for the tax incentive. So will we see other Teslas on the roads of Singapore soon? It will probably take at least a while before that happens. Hopefully after PM’s [recent ride](https://vulcanpost.com/530401/pm-lee-sf-now-rode-teslas-model-s-p90d-googles-self-driving-car/) on Tesla’s Model S in San Francisco, things will change for the better soon. Also Read: [PM Lee Is In SF Now, And He Rode On Tesla’s Model S P90D And Google’s Self-Driving Car\!](https://vulcanpost.com/530401/pm-lee-sf-now-rode-teslas-model-s-p90d-googles-self-driving-car/) Story via [Stuff Singapore](http://www.stuff.tv/sg/features/be-prepared-these-roadblocks-if-you-want-drive-tesla-in-singapore). 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S’pore’s 1st pet airline is booked out a year ahead.](https://vulcanpost.com/910446/singapaw-air-pet-airline/) - ![Picture of Yoganeetha Sivakumar](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E) ![Picture of Yoganeetha Sivakumar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5903adddd599be681b63f8145237d588358cffad5b7be2f81ecaf3ef9264e2e3?s=96&r=g) Yoganeetha Sivakumar - 07 Apr 2026 [![arte cover image](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20419'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![arte cover image](https://vulcanpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/arte-cover-image-1024x536.jpg)](https://vulcanpost.com/910476/dr-michelle-ng-arte-aesthetic-clinic/) [Her boss tried to cut her pay days before she gave birth, so she left & built her own clinic](https://vulcanpost.com/910476/dr-michelle-ng-arte-aesthetic-clinic/) - ![Picture of Angelynn T.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E) ![Picture of Angelynn T.](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1db32956683d1f5e9432bd38475c6c5adfa801fcc8daa7bcae2dfb0a9fb07de3?s=96&r=g) Angelynn T. - 06 Apr 2026 [![singapore business closures](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20420'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![singapore business closures](https://vulcanpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/singapore-jobs-salaries-pmet-2048x1075-1-1024x538.jpg)](https://vulcanpost.com/910484/singapore-business-closures-2025/) [Singapore saw 60K business closures in 2025—that’s the highest in 8 years](https://vulcanpost.com/910484/singapore-business-closures-2025/) - ![Picture of Yoganeetha Sivakumar](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E) ![Picture of Yoganeetha Sivakumar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5903adddd599be681b63f8145237d588358cffad5b7be2f81ecaf3ef9264e2e3?s=96&r=g) Yoganeetha Sivakumar - 02 Apr 2026 [![singapore-salaries-1-1536x806](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20420'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![singapore-salaries-1-1536x806](https://vulcanpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/singapore-salaries-1-1536x806-1-1024x537.jpg)](https://vulcanpost.com/910464/singapore-degrees-dont-matter-jobs/) [80% of jobs in S’pore don’t look at your degree anymore, especially the ones that actually pay well](https://vulcanpost.com/910464/singapore-degrees-dont-matter-jobs/) - ![Picture of Angelynn T.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E) ![Picture of Angelynn T.](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1db32956683d1f5e9432bd38475c6c5adfa801fcc8daa7bcae2dfb0a9fb07de3?s=96&r=g) Angelynn T. - 01 Apr 2026 [![](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20420'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![](https://vulcanpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/singapore-port-city-1024x538.jpg)](https://vulcanpost.com/910404/singapore-one-of-biggest-winners-iran-war/) [Despite some pain, Singapore is one of the biggest winners of the war in Iran. 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Here are the industries that are hiring & cutting back.](https://vulcanpost.com/910568/singapore-job-postings-2026/) - ![Picture of Yoganeetha Sivakumar](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E) ![Picture of Yoganeetha Sivakumar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5903adddd599be681b63f8145237d588358cffad5b7be2f81ecaf3ef9264e2e3?s=96&r=g) Yoganeetha Sivakumar - 09 Apr 2026 [![Fresh-grad-highest-paying-jobs-2](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20421'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![Fresh-grad-highest-paying-jobs-2](https://vulcanpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fresh-grad-highest-paying-jobs-2-1024x539.jpg)](https://vulcanpost.com/910576/singapore-private-uni-graduate-employment-2025/) [S’pore private grads hold S\$3,500 median in 2025, but fewer than half got full-time jobs](https://vulcanpost.com/910576/singapore-private-uni-graduate-employment-2025/) - ![Picture of Angelynn T.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E) ![Picture of Angelynn T.](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1db32956683d1f5e9432bd38475c6c5adfa801fcc8daa7bcae2dfb0a9fb07de3?s=96&r=g) Angelynn T. - 08 Apr 2026 [![singapaw air cover](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20419'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![singapaw air cover](https://vulcanpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/singapaw-air-cover-1024x536.jpg)](https://vulcanpost.com/910446/singapaw-air-pet-airline/) [S\$100K+ to fly with your pet? 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Readable Markdown	[Tesla](https://vulcanpost.com/tag/tesla) is probably one of the sexiest automobile brand right now, at least in this part of the world where the brand is not available yet. In his recent tour to San Francisco, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong also spent some time visiting Tesla. [![PM Lee getting a tour of the Tesla Factory, where Tesla cars are built from scratch. PM: "It is a huge space — 500,000 sq m, depending more on robots than workers." Image Credit: Facebook](https://cdn01.vulcanpost.com/wp-uploads/2016/02/pm-lee-tesla-1024x683.jpg)](https://cdn01.vulcanpost.com/wp-uploads/2016/02/pm-lee-tesla.jpg) PM Lee getting a tour of the Tesla Factory, where Tesla cars are built from scratch. PM: “It is a huge space — 500,000 sq m, depending more on robots than workers.” Image Credit: Facebook With its popularity, one would expect to see Tesla on the roads of Singapore, especially since Tesla is equipped with smart driving system, and is an electric car which produces zero emissions – in line with Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative as well as green city aspiration. In a [recent article](http://www.stuff.tv/sg/features/be-prepared-these-roadblocks-if-you-want-drive-tesla-in-singapore) published on Stuff Singapore, the team spoke to an IT-professional Joe Nguyen, who managed to get a Tesla Model S licensed to be on the roads of Singapore. But that was without all the red tape and long approval process he had to go through first. How long? Seven long months. ## How It All Began According to the [article on Stuff](http://www.stuff.tv/sg/features/be-prepared-these-roadblocks-if-you-want-drive-tesla-in-singapore/), Joe purchased the 2014 model S from Hong Kong more than a year back. Here’s how a Tesla S looks like: [![2015-Tesla-Model-S-White-a](http://cdn01.vulcanpost.com/wp-uploads/2016/03/2015-Tesla-Model-S-White-a-1024x683.jpg)](http://cdn01.vulcanpost.com/wp-uploads/2016/03/2015-Tesla-Model-S-White-a.jpg) Once he managed to buy the car, he shipped it back to Singapore, and paid the necessary customs duties on it. However, Joe revealed to Stuff Singapore that that was the easy part. The tough part followed where he had to deal with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for the necessary approvals so that he can drive his Tesla S in Singapore. “The first few weeks, the car just sat in a warehouse gathering dust while the LTA asked me for lots of paperwork,” Joe told Stuff Singapore. ## Paperworks from LTA to EMA to VICOM What started from the paperworks requirement from LTA soon saw Joe providing various paperwork requests such as emissions, certificate of conformity, vehicle specs and more. After the paperworks, LTA then required Joe to check in with the Energy Market Authority (EMA), since Tesla is an electric car and EMA is the agency in charge of the energy sector in Singapore. ”I was told to call them (EMA) so I called them and they thought that I was an importer. And I said, “No, I’m just a normal individual importing a car,” Joe told Stuff Singapore. Shortly after that, there were no news from EMA, and Joe was then referred by LTA to VICOM in order to get his Tesla tested for emissions. VICOM is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited, and is in charge of technical testing and inspection services for vehicles in Singapore. [![genimage](http://cdn01.vulcanpost.com/wp-uploads/2016/03/genimage.jpg)](http://cdn01.vulcanpost.com/wp-uploads/2016/03/genimage.jpg) Image Credit: Street Directory However, the whole inspection process with VICOM took a few months as the checking was put on hold. According to its website, VICOM, a publicly listed on Singapore’s stock exchange since 1995, claims to be the first in the world to employ a computerised and integrated vehicle inspection system more than 25 years ago. Over 300,000 vehicle checks are conducted at their centres annually. “I figured they had a process for electric cars because there are actual electric cars in Singapore, there’s the Nissan Leaf, RND cars, there’s Mitsubishi electric cars. But since my Tesla was not brand new, it had to go to VICOM and they admitted that they had never tested an electric car before so they did not know how to proceed,” Joe told Stuff Singapore. Since a testing on Tesla has never been done before, LTA and VICOM then did a discharge test to see how much electricity the car consumes and needed Joe to sign a declaration that he will only be charging his Tesla at home. “They were afraid I would charge the car in a public place,” Joe told Stuff Singapore. ## Only Legal Tesla Car In Singapore The whole process from shipping his car into Singapore, getting the approval, checking the emission requirements, and finally signing a declaration, took seven months, and Joe is now probably the only person that can drive a Tesla in Singapore legally. It is also bizarre how there are no procedure in place to legalize or test electric cars in Singapore. We thought Singapore should be a lot more progressive than this by now? Aren’t there [hybrid automobile](https://vulcanpost.com/16546/singapore-new-electric-vehicle-network/) roaming the roads of Singapore now? [![Image Credit: Stuff Singapore](http://cdn01.vulcanpost.com/wp-uploads/2016/03/tesla-model-s-interior.jpg)](http://cdn01.vulcanpost.com/wp-uploads/2016/03/tesla-model-s-interior.jpg) Image Credit: Stuff Singapore Stuff Singapore also pointed out that back in 2011, Tesla did open an office here in Singapore, however, it [closed its operations](http://news.asiaone.com/News/The+Business+Times/Story/A1Story20110212-263203.html) 6 months later. Tesla came to Singapore believing they would be able to secure some kind of ‘green tax incentive’ from the Singapore Government which would make their car considerably cheaper than the petrol powered competition. Without incentives, Tesla was too expensive even for automobile enthusiasts. The official reason from the Economic Development Board of Singapore in 2011 was that the Tesla had ‘not met technical requirements’ for the tax incentive. So will we see other Teslas on the roads of Singapore soon? It will probably take at least a while before that happens. Hopefully after PM’s [recent ride](https://vulcanpost.com/530401/pm-lee-sf-now-rode-teslas-model-s-p90d-googles-self-driving-car/) on Tesla’s Model S in San Francisco, things will change for the better soon. Also Read: [PM Lee Is In SF Now, And He Rode On Tesla’s Model S P90D And Google’s Self-Driving Car\!](https://vulcanpost.com/530401/pm-lee-sf-now-rode-teslas-model-s-p90d-googles-self-driving-car/) Story via [Stuff Singapore](http://www.stuff.tv/sg/features/be-prepared-these-roadblocks-if-you-want-drive-tesla-in-singapore).
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