Commercial Vehicle Emissions Scheme and Early Turnover Scheme

On March 4, 2020, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) introduced the Commercial Vehicle Emissions Scheme (CVES) for all new and used imported light goods vehicles (LGVs) under three years old , and goods-cum passenger vehicles (GPVs) and small buses, all with maximum laden weight (MLW) not exceeding 3,500 kg.

In addition, the government also enhanced the Early Turnover Scheme (ETS) for existing category C (Cat C) commercial vehicles. The ETS was first implemented in 2013 to encourage the early transition of pre-Euro and Euro 1 Cat C diesel vehicles to newer and cleaner models. In 2015, the ETS was extended to include Euro 2 and Euro 3 Cat C diesel vehicles with additional incentives for re