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There has been an increase in demand for electrical vehicles (EV) as the price of fossil fuel has been increasing, while the government has been implementing policies support EVs, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) revealed.

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New measures in the pipeline to promote electric vehicles will boost their use in Thailand “exponentially”, the Excise Department announced on Monday.

Registrations of all types of electric vehicle (EV) increased by 75 per cent in April compared with the same period last year, according to the Land Transport Department.

Russia’s trade minister said the crisis brought on by the West’s economic boycott would prompt his country to expand markets in Asia and also give Thailand the opportunity to bag a bigger market share in Russia.

The price of electric vehicles have become a whole lot cheaper after incentive packages were implemented at the beginning of May.

Although hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have been available since 2009, Thailand is still in the early stages of transitioning to electric vehicles.

Four top automakers, namely Toyota, Nissan, Honda and the AutoAlliance, which assembles Ford and Mazda vehicles, have announced that they will start manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) in Thailand.

Thailand will add more incentives for drivers to purchase electric vehicles in a bid to reach its target of 30 per cent EV production by 2030, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith announced on Friday.

Toyota Motor Thailand will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Excise Department on Friday to make its future electric vehicles eligible for the government’s price subsidy, the department chief said on Thursday.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Energy Absolute have signed a 160 million baht loan agreement to finance an electric ferry fleet for Bangkok, the first such transport system in Southeast Asia, the ADB announced in a press release on Wednesday.

CK Power Plc (CKPower) has now executed the Hing Hoi Project for the 6th year running as a part of the company’s CSR strategy to add value to society.

The sale of 3,000 electric vehicles at the recent Bangkok International Motor Show was proof that the EV industry in Thailand was gaining momentum, Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said.

The Metropolitan Electricity Authority has released an app for electric vehicle users, enabling them to recharge their EVs in Bangkok and surrounding provinces. The service will be free until the end of June.

The new MG ZS EV and MG EP have won positive feedback after their price was adjusted as part of the government’s EV incentive campaign, the manufacturer and distributor of MG cars in Thailand said on Thursday.

A businessman in Chiang Mai has been cashing in on the electric vehicle (EV) trend by converting old cars and motorcycles for more than a year now.

BMW Thailand is holding talks with its parent company in Germany to manufacture electric vehicles (EVs) at its Rayong factory so that BMW EVs can tap the subsidy and excise reduction package offered by the government, a source said.

Primer Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has told the government's spokespersons to observe the current motor show and report on the response to measures aimed at promoting the use and manufacture of electrical vehicles.

There will be enough EV charging stations to serve Thailand’s target to have 1.05 million electric vehicles in the next three years and consumers should not worry about running out of power on the road, according to Sharge, a major EV solutions provider.

The new Porsche Taycan GTS has made its first regional appearance at the 43rd Bangkok International Motor Show at Impact, Muang Thong Thani.

Bangkok – 22 March 2022 - SAIC Motor-CP and MG Sales (Thailand), the manufacturer and distributor of MG cars in Thailand, announces the official price of the NEW MG ZS EV, the company's latest 100% electric vehicle model, starting at 949,000 baht while also celebrating the 50,000-unit sales volume of smart SUV MG ZS with the debut of the NEW MG ZS Limited Edition, available for 500 units.

Carmaker MG will unveil two new sports utility vehicle (SUV) models at the Bangkok International Motor Show from March 23 until April 3.

The Excise Department is expecting more automakers to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the production and use of electric vehicles (EV) in Thailand after two EV manufacturers – Great Wall Motor (GWM) Manufacturing Ltd and MG Sales Thailand Ltd – on Monday inked the deal with the department.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), in cooperation with the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), has set up two EV charging units inside Benjakitti park in central Bangkok.