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Charged Hong Kong Members' Stories #003 -- Mr. Ralph Ng

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Submitted by lx3h on 29 March 2016 - 12:01am
Ralph Ng and his Tesla Model S

To qualify as a true EVangelist, not only must one truly understand the science behind electric vehicles, they must also be actively engaged in educating the public. And if I were to name one Charged Hong Kong EVangelist off the top of my head, I will pick Ralph. Charged Hong Kong Members' Stories #003 has Mr. Ralph Ng sharing his story, with emphasis on Drive Electric Week 2015, on 29th March -- his birthday.


Here's our interview below:

Charged Hong Kong Members' Stories #002 -- Mr. Stark Chan & Ms. May Ha

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Submitted by lx3h on 26 March 2016 - 2:13pm
May Ha and Stark Chan at Tesla Hong Kong's special event 

Charged Hong Kong Members' Stories #002. The first even numbered issue brings you one of the most promising pair of Hong Kong. They represent not only Hongkongers' creativity and "can-do" spirit, but also the city's hope for a better present and future. They are Mr. Stark Chan and Ms May Ho, CEO and Marketing Director of a mobile-application-development company, Bull-B.


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Charged Hong Kong Members' Stories #001 -- Mr. Michael Chan

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Submitted by lx3h on 22 March 2016 - 11:56pm
Michael Chan

The first of the Charged Hong Kong Members' Stories has been very popular on the Web and our members have been asking for more. Today, we have another Charged Hong Kong member sharing his story with us. His name is Michael Chan, co-founder of G.Guard (Hong Kong).


Here's our interview below:

Charged Hong Kong Members' Stories #000 -- Mr. Johnny Siu

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Submitted by lx3h on 18 March 2016 - 9:52pm
Johnny Siu
As Charged Hong Kong's Tesla owner group representative, I want to dedicate Charged Hong Kong's 1-year-old birthday to all our members who have contributed to the EV communities and the EV growth in Hong Kong in various ways. Charged Hong Kong Members' Stories is a series which aims to introduce our members and share their valuable experience with the world!
To kick off the series, I am glad to have Mr. Johnny Siu to be #000. He is #000 because he has recently joined the Charged Hong Kong committee and he deserves a number before number 1.

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Auto & Environment: EV Numbers and Growth in Hong Kong as of Dec 2015

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Submitted by lx3h on 26 February 2016 - 10:02am

(Original blog entry on Locky's English Playground)

EV Numbers and Growth in Hong Kong as of Dec 2015
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The Transport Department of Hong Kong (TD) has released the finalised figures yesterday and it shows how precise my estimate is. Comparing with my post 2 days ago, the total number of EVs is off by just 1, that is my estimate of 4068 versus TD's 4067. And because the number is only differed by 1, all calculated  percentages about Tesla Model S stay unchanged and accurate.

(For calculations of those percentages, please read my previous post Auto & Environment: EV Numbers and Growth (Estimates) in Hong Kong as of Dec 2015 (Pre-TD Figures).)

In the final quarter of 2015, Hong Kong enjoyed the best EV number increment since EV FRT waiver has been installed in 1994. With three consecutive record-breaking numbers from Oct 2015 to Dec 2015 (352, 437, 504), Hong Kong has added 1293 EVs in this period, or 31.8% of the total EV population in the city in just 3 months. The total number of EV per new vehicle purchase has raised from 12.87% in Oct to 16.26% in Nov and to 17.66% in Dec, which translates to 1 EV in every 6 new vehicles. Indeed, an incredible achievement and victory for all people of Hong Kong! Then again, because EVs only constitute 0.51% of all vehicles in Hong Kong, this victory is only a 0.51% victory. In order for Hong Kong to reach 25.5% of Norway, there is still a long way to go.

A long way, but the best and only way.

Auto & Environment: EV Numbers and Growth (Estimates) in Hong Kong as of Dec 2015 (Pre-TD Figures)

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Submitted by lx3h on 24 February 2016 - 5:23pm

(Original blog entry on Locky's English Playground)

EV Growth in Hong Kong
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First and foremost, I would like to express my gratitude to Forbes journalist John Kang for using my Jun/Jul 2015 estimates. It was a good article he wrote so please show your support by reading it.

While I anxiously wait for the Transport Department of Hong Kong (TD) to release their December 2015 statistics (which should be within this week), I am interested in knowing how far my estimates are from the actual ones, which is why I am releasing my latest estimates now. I will release another update when the actual figures are out.

Auto & Event: Charged Hong Kong 2015 Wrap Up feat. #ChargedHKRally2015

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Submitted by lx3h on 26 December 2015 - 8:48am

(Original blog entry on Locky's English Playground)

Charged Hong Kong Rally 2015 @HKSTP
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To combat climate change, we rallied through 2015.

One year ago, before Charged Hong Kong was founded, we organised a rally in the name of Tesla Motors Club Hong Kong and donated the proceeds to Hong Kong Shark Foundation. We had about 14 Tesla EVs participating. We made new friends and had tonnes of fun!

Tesla Model S Firmware v7.0 in Hong Kong X SCMP X Charged Hong Kong

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Submitted by lx3h on 1 November 2015 - 11:29am

My hands made the front page on SCMP
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Thanks to Charged Hong Kong chairman Mark Webb-Johnson's referral, I was invited for a video interview and demonstration of the latest autopilot capability in the firmware v7.0 on my Tesla Model S. Never knew this article would make the front page on South China Morning Post (SCMP) the next morning, so it is really a great honour for me.

Auto & Environment: EV Numbers and Growth In Hong Kong As Of June/July 2015

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Submitted by lx3h on 8 September 2015 - 3:56pm

According to data from the Environmental Protection Department of Hong Kong, as of 30th June 2015, the total number of registered EV in Hong Kong is 2279, an increase of 146 since May. This is considered as a high increase month, ranking 6th in overall highest monthly increase. The total number of registered private EV is 2012, an increase of 149 since May.

EV Growth in Hong Kong
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