In response to the government policy, the EV committee last year formulated a bold roadmap for EV adoption with a target for ZEV production of 725,000 EV cars and pick-ups plus 675,000 EV motorcycles, and 34,000 buses and trucks. Moreover, Thailand is competing with Indonesia to become an EV production and export hub. EV use is targeted to be 1.50 million in 2025, 5.41 million in 2030 and15.58 million in 2035. Factors driving EV growthThailand’s EV demand started to gain momentum when Chinese car makers entered the Thai market with low prices. BMW Group (Thailand) could be the pioneer in developing a public EV charging station.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 13, 2022 07:20 UTC