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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha instructed the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) to first consult with a government economic advisory panel before going ahead with its plan to hire private firms to operate 224 electric buses, a source said.

PTT Group board of directors and Foxconn Technology Group executives recently met the Prime Minister to discuss the future of EV industry and investment opportunities.

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.

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese automaker VinFast is continuing its planned expansion into the US with a $2-billion plant in North Carolina and shifting its legal and financial headquarters to Singapore ahead of a potential public listing.

All new buildings with carparks in Singapore will have to install electric vehicle (EV) charging points in at least 1 per cent of their total car and motorcycle parking lots in future, under proposed laws to regulate EV charging.

Thousands of motorists are flocking to automotive service shops to fit their cars with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems or electricity in a bid to escape the impact of rising oil prices.

South Korean lithium-ion battery cell maker LG Energy Solution on Monday unveiled a 730 billion won (US$567 million) plan to expand the production of batteries for electric vehicles, including the next-generation 4680-type cylindrical batteries, which are bigger than the conventional ones.

Excise tax on electric vehicles (EVs) has been reduced from 8 per cent to 2 per cent until December 31, 2025, according to an announcement published on the Royal Gazette website on Wednesday.

The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) is seeking partners outside metropolitan areas to build its Volta charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs).

The Board of Investment (BOI) approved privileges for 31 electric-vehicle (EV) projects with total investment value of 57.87 billion baht and production capacity of 666,855 vehicles in the first four months of 2022.

The first lot of four vehicles under City Transit E-Buses project have been delivered to Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) on Tuesday (May 31) at BMTA head office in Bangkok’s Huay Kwang district.

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.