Recently, Facebook posts about a BlueSG electric car parked at Woodlands Checkpoint sparked a lot of discussion and wonder on the SG Road Vigilante and BlueSG Users forums.
BlueSG is an electric car sharing service.
Think of the wave of bicycle sharing services that plagued Singapore a few years or so back, but for electric cars. It’s the same system.
That’s why it’s so surprising that one was at the Checkpoint, considering the car would quite literally be in another country if it drove through the Causeway.
Netizens questioned whether BlueSG drivers were actually allowed to drive the car out of the country, and if so, where would they even charge the car if the battery ran out.
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Other netizens suggested that the BlueSG car driver was in fact an immigrant & customs officer, and so the car would not have been driven into Malaysia.
The Answer is No
Either way, according to the BlueSG car website, the car can only be driven within the boundaries of Singapore because it cannot pass through the immigration checkpoints, so that particular car probably did not make its way past the border.
A $500 fine will be imposed (exclusive of any towing fees if the car dies in the middle of Malaysia) should a BlueSG car be driven out of Singapore. So don’t do it, it’s not worth it.
However, other car-sharing services do offer entry into Malaysia; Tribecar and Drive lah, for instance, allow for drivers to do so at their own discretion, though terms and conditions do apply.
This is probably because they’re not specifically electric-car sharing services, and so the probability of the car just spontaneously dying in the middle of the road with no way to regain power nearby is much lower.
So just keep in mind—don’t drive your electric car, especially your BlueSG car past the border.
Even if you don’t feel the humiliation of being stuck in the middle of a foreign country with a dead car, you risk paying through your pocket.
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