SINGAPORE, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Singapore launched on Monday the first electric vehicle charging station that harnesses energy straight from the sun.

    According to the website of English newspaper Straits Times, the electric vehicle charging station was located at the Singapore Polytechnic, it is an expansion of Greenlots, a network of charging spots for electric vehicles launched in March.

    The stand alone off-grid solar charging station traps sunlight using four roof mounted panels, generating an average of 3.15 kwh a day, or four electric scooters a day.

    Since March, 2007, the Singapore government has pledged over 350 million Singapore dollars (234.8 million U.S. dollars) in research, development and technology of the clean energy sector.