You buy the vehicle. We handle the grant, end to end.
EHVCG pays half your charger bill, up to S$30,000. To get it you need two portals, an engineering survey, a quotation with every cost listed, a Letter of Offer you must not install before, and a claim that has to be in within a year. We do all of it, from checking whether you qualify to the money reaching you.
- 50% co-funding, up to S$30,000 per charger
- We do the application, the survey and the claim
- Charger must be rated 50kW or above
- Tied to registering a new electric heavy vehicle
The grant is worth S$30,000. The paperwork is why most people never claim it.
What the process actually involves
- Check the vehicle first: new, electric, over 3,500kg laden weight, ARF paid, registered inside the dates
- Arrange an engineering survey of your supply, your cable routes and the spare capacity in your switchboard
- Prepare quotations in the form LTA accepts, with every cost listed separately
- File on the Business Grant Portal with the vehicle purchase order or deposit receipt attached
- Wait for the Letter of Offer — and do not let anyone start installing before it lands
- Install within one year, or file a Change Request before the deadline, not after
- Submit receipts and charger photographs with the vehicle registered in your name
- Claim the reimbursement from LTA once the charger is in and the receipts are dated after approval
- Keep the charger working for three years, and show how much it is used if LTA asks
What you do if we handle it
Buy the vehicle
That is the part only you can do. Everything else follows from it.
Give us access to the site
One visit. We survey it, choose the charger, and write the quotations in the format the portal wants.
Sign and let us do the application
We collect the documents, we submit, we install, and we help you get the reimbursement from LTA.
We take it from zero until the money reaches you. If the answer is that you do not qualify, you hear that in the first conversation — not after you have specified a 120kW unit around funding that was never available.
LTA is funding the first 500 chargers
EHVCG is not an open-ended scheme. LTA has stated the grant supports the first 500 chargers nationwide, across a window that runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028.
Check whether you qualify early, before the vehicles arrive.
Do you actually qualify?
Four conditions. Miss any one of them and the application fails, however good the site is.
- You are registering a NEW electric heavy vehicle — the grant follows the vehicle, not the premises
- Additional Registration Fee (ARF) was paid when that vehicle was registered
- The vehicle is registered between 1 January 2026 and 31 December 2028
- The charger you install is rated at least 50kW
A heavy vehicle here means a goods vehicle, a bus, or a goods-cum-passenger vehicle over 3,500kg laden weight. Restricted Use vehicles do not count. If you want charging but are not registering a new electric heavy vehicle, this is not your scheme. We will tell you that in the first conversation, not after you have chosen a 120kW unit around money that was never there.
What LTA actually co-funds
Every figure below is LTA's own, published in the EHVCG guidelines and on its charger grants page.
Co-funding rate
50% of eligible costs, per component (GST is not co-funded)
Cap per charger
S$30,000
Chargers funded nationwide
The first 500
Eligible components
Charging system, Licensed Electrical Worker fees, cabling and installation
Minimum charger rating
50kW, and it must be a smart charger
Chargers per site
Up to 3
Chargers per vehicle
One charger per electric heavy vehicle registered
Where the charger goes
A lorry or coach lot at your place of business: at least 7.5m × 3m angled, or 9.0m × 3.0m parallel
Vehicle registration window
1 January 2026 – 31 December 2028
Where to apply
Business Grant Portal (BGP)
Claim deadline
Within 1 year of the Letter of Offer being issued
Post-install obligation
Charger operational for 3 years from the Letter of Offer
Companies registering more electric heavy vehicles than the number of chargers procured may apply across multiple sites, still capped at 3 chargers per site. Always confirm current terms against LTA's guidelines before committing — schemes change.
The sequence that protects your claim
- 1
Confirm eligibility first
We check the vehicle before we check the site, because the vehicle is what rules most applicants out. There is no point sizing a charger for money you cannot claim.
- 2
Survey and quote
An engineering survey works out how much power your supply can give, where the cables can run, and whether your switchboard has room to spare. It also produces the quotations LTA wants with the application, with every cost listed separately.
- 3
Apply, then buy
Apply through the Business Grant Portal. Send the vehicle purchase order or deposit receipt, and the quotations. You can commit to the vehicle at this stage. What waits for the Letter of Offer is the charger: fitting it, and the receipts for it, which LTA needs dated after approval.
- 4
Install and claim
Install within a year of the Letter of Offer, then submit receipts and charger photographs, with the vehicle registered in your name. Then claim the reimbursement from LTA.
Four mistakes that cost real grant funding
Installing before approval
You can order the vehicle and pay its deposit before your Letter of Offer. The application asks for that purchase order or deposit receipt. What must wait is the charger. Fit it before you are approved and the whole project falls outside the grant. LTA only pays back charger receipts dated after the grant is approved.
Specifying under 50kW
A 30kW DC unit is a perfectly good charger and completely ineligible. If the grant is part of your business case, the specification starts at 50kW.
Missing the claim window
You have one year from the Letter of Offer to finish the job and claim. Supply upgrades and switchroom work can take months, so the plan has to be built backwards from that date.
Forgetting the 3-year obligation
The charger has to keep working for three years from the Letter of Offer, and LTA may ask you how much power it has used and how often. Moving it to another site needs LTA's approval first.
The operators EHVCG was written around
If your vehicles are heavy, electric and new, and they come back to the same yard, this scheme is aimed at you.
Fleet and logistics operators
Goods vehicles above 3,500kg MLW returning to a depot each day. The classic EHVCG case: predictable duty cycles, a yard you control, and a charger that has somewhere obvious to go.
Bus and coach operators
Buses and goods-cum-passenger vehicles qualify on the same weight basis. Coach lots are named in LTA's own placement condition, so the parking you already hold is usually the right site.
Industrial and commercial sites
Manufacturers, contractors and distributors running their own heavy vehicles rather than outsourcing. The grant follows the vehicle you register, not the sector you operate in.
The two fleets this grant was written around
Bus and transport operators, and the lorry fleets that run their own vehicles. Same grant, same 50% co-funding, same cap — the difference is the duty cycle your chargers have to keep up with.
Bus and transport operators — depot charging on a schedule.
Lorry fleets — fast top-ups between runs.
What a grant-eligible charger looks like
The grant sets a 50kW minimum, which rules out every AC wallbox. This is the range that clears it — sized to your vehicles and duty cycle, not to the cap.
The DC brands we supply for grant work
What decides the grant is the power rating of the unit you install, not the brand name on it. LTA's minimum is 50kW. A 30kW unit from any of these brands falls outside the grant, however well it suits your site. When the grant matters to you, we choose from the 50kW-and-above end of these ranges. When a smaller unit is the better buy, we say so, even though it costs us the co-funding.
We have datasheets from the makers for two of these four. Hici is Hiconics' HK series at 60, 120 and 180kW, with CCS2, CHAdeMO and Type 2 in one cabinet. NEG Power's DC cabinets run 60, 120, 180 and 240kW, with a liquid-cooled range above that. Its 30 and 40kW wall-mounted units are below the minimum. Both brand pages list the models.
LTA also requires a smart charger. Every unit we install is LTA type-approved and fitted by a Licensed Electrical Worker — compare the brands we carry.
Four DC chargers, one installer
Whichever of these suits your site, the survey, the wiring, the Licensed Electrical Worker and the grant paperwork are the same team.
Frequently asked questions
What is the EHVCG?
The Electric Heavy Vehicle Charger Grant is an LTA scheme. It pays half the cost of charging equipment for companies putting new electric heavy vehicles on the road. It covers the charger itself, the Licensed Electrical Worker's fees, and the cabling and installation. The most it pays is S$30,000 for each charger, for up to three chargers at one site.
Can I claim EHVCG if I am not buying an electric heavy vehicle?
No. This is the mistake people make most often. The grant is tied to a new electric heavy vehicle. You have to register it between 1 January 2026 and 31 December 2028, and pay the Additional Registration Fee on it. Putting a DC charger at a commercial site is not enough on its own. If you are not registering one of these vehicles, we will tell you which scheme does fit, instead of building a plan around money you cannot get.
Does a 30kW DC charger qualify?
No. LTA sets the minimum at 50kW. That rules out 30kW DC units and every AC wallbox. If you want the grant, start at 50kW. In practice that means our 60 to 240kW range. If the grant does not matter to you, a 30kW unit may still be the better buy for your site, and we will say so.
Can I buy the charger first and apply afterwards?
You can order the charger and pay a deposit before you are approved. The application asks for a purchase order or a deposit receipt, so paying early is normal. What must wait is the installation. Nobody should fit the charger until your Letter of Offer arrives. LTA also says the receipts you claim on should be dated after the grant is approved. We plan the invoices around that, and tell you which document has to come before that date and which has to come after.
Is there a limit on how many chargers are funded overall?
Yes, and it is the condition most operators miss. LTA has said the scheme covers the first 500 chargers in Singapore. So check early and apply early, rather than waiting until the vehicles arrive. One conversation is usually enough for us to tell you whether you are likely to qualify.
Where does the charger have to be installed?
The charger has to serve heavy vehicles at a lorry or coach lot. In practice that means your own business premises, or an approved heavy vehicle lot. The site does not have to belong to you. If it does not, LTA needs signed approval from whoever owns it, usually your landlord. The grant is not for public charging, and not for a car park used by cars. We check how the bay is marked during the survey, because a charger in the wrong bay is a paperwork problem, not a technical one.
How many chargers can I get co-funded?
Up to three at one site, and one charger for each electric heavy vehicle you register. Both limits apply at the same time. If you register as many vehicles as chargers, or more, you can apply for more than one site. The limit of three per site and S$30,000 per charger still applies. We match this to your depot when we plan the job, so the application fits the way your fleet actually runs.
How long do I have to install?
One year from the date on your Letter of Offer. You can ask for more time with a Change Request, but you have to send it before the deadline, not after. A year sounds like plenty until the site turns out to need a supply upgrade. So we work the schedule backwards from the claim deadline, and point out the slow items at the survey.
Do you handle the application?
We do most of it. We check whether you qualify, prepare the quotations LTA asks for with every cost listed separately, choose a charger that meets the rules, and get your documents ready for the Business Grant Portal. You have to be the one who applies, because LTA pays the grant only to the registered owner of the vehicle. You will not be doing the paperwork on your own.
What standards must the charger meet?
LTA's conditions refer to Technical Reference 25 (TR 25) and Singapore Standard 638 (SS 638). Every charger we install is LTA type-approved and fitted by a Licensed Electrical Worker to TR 25, and you get the paperwork at handover. Singapore Standard 722 was published in 2026 and becomes compulsory on 1 October 2028, so anything you choose now should take that change into account.