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Summary/Reader Response Draft #3: Electric vehicles in Singapore (a)

The article "Electric vehicles will take over Singapore. But here's what must happen first" by Kuttan (2020) mentions about Singapore’s ambitions for a greener country, issues that may be faced and possible solutions to these problems. He mentioned that Singapore has set a goal to retire internal combustion engine vehicles for 2040 and to make way for electric vehicles(EVs). The article mentioned that rewards have been put out to attract more people to switch to electric vehicles. However, he pointed out that there are challenges like meeting the demand for EVs in Singapore. Besides this, he mentioned that ensuring sufficient charging points would also be an issue in the future. The article stated that persons of authorities have planned to work with private organisations to tackle this problem. High numbers of vehicles in Singapore leave behind a large carbon footprint. Hence, he pointed out that this plan to electrify the public transport system is to reduce the carbo

Summary/Reader Response Draft #2: Electric vehicles in Singapore (a)

The article by Kuttan (2020) talks about Singapore’s ambitions for a greener country, issues that may be faced and possible solutions to these problems. He mentioned that Singapore has set a goal to retire internal combustion engine vehicles for 2040 and to make way for electric vehicles(EVs). The article mentioned that rewards have been put out to attract more people to switch to electric vehicles. However, he pointed out that there are challenges like meeting the demand for EVs in Singapore. Besides this, he mentioned that ensuring sufficient charging points would also be an issue in the future. The article stated that persons of authorities have planned to work with private organisations to tackle this problem. Surplus of vehicles in Singapore leaves behind a large carbon footprint. Hence, he pointed out that this plan to electrify the public transport system is to reduce our carbon output. All in all, Singapore has set up multiple policies and incentives to achieve this goal of a g

Summary/Reader Response Draft #1: Electric vehicles in Singapore (a)

The article by Kuttan (2020) talks about Singapore’s ambitions for a greener country, issues that may be faced and possible solutions to these problems. He mentioned that Singapore has set a goal to retire internal combustion engine vehicles for 2040 and to make way for electric vehicles(EVs). The article mentioned that rewards have been put out to attract more people to switch to electric vehicles. However, he pointed out that there are challenges like meeting the demand for EVs in Singapore. Besides this, he mentioned that ensuring sufficient charging points would also be an issue in the future. The article stated that persons of authorities have planned to work with private organisations to tackle this problem. Surplus of vehicles in Singapore leaves behind a large carbon footprint. Hence, he pointed out that this plan to electrify the public transport system is to reduce our carbon output. All in all, Singapore has set up multiple policies and incentives to achieve this goal of a g

Summary Draft 2: Electric Vehicles in Singapore (a)

The article by Sanjay (2020) talks about Singapore’s ambitions for a greener country, issues that may be faced and possible solutions to these problems. He mentioned that Singapore has set a goal to retire internal combustion engine vehicles for 2040 and to make way for electric vehicles(EVs). Rewards have been put out to attract more people to switch to electric vehicles. However, he pointed out that there are challenges like meeting the demand for EVs in Singapore. Besides this, ensuring sufficient charging points would also be an issue in the future. Persons of authorities have planned to work with private organisations to tackle this problem. Surplus of vehicles in Singapore leaves behind a large carbon footprint. Hence, he pointed out that this plan to electrify the public transport system is to reduce our carbon output. All in all, Singapore has set up multiple policies and incentives to achieve this goal of a greener country. Singapore has also invested a large sum of money for

Unit 1, Task 5.2: Soul of Communication

 I see having good communication and critical thinking skills as tools to guide me in becoming a good leader in my workplace in the future. Companies tend to lose out a lot monetary wise due to the ineffective communication and lack of critical thinking skills among their employees. In my future workplace, I hope that the upper management would implement workshops which focuses on the core of communication. I believe that critical thinking influences the way we communicate information from one person to another. By thinking critically, I would be able to figure out the ideal medium to pass down information to those who work under me without any lapses. I would also be able to justify my decisions in the future with the aid of good communication skills. When I am able to get my point across to others without causing any confusion or having any discrepancy, that is when I would consider myself a good critical thinker and a good communicator.