Fund for EV charging stations

BANGKOK, Feb 1 (TNA) – The government offers funding for agencies, organisation and companies to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in March in an attempt to speed up the adoption of electric vehicles in Thailand. President of Electric Vehicles Association of Thailand (EVAT), Yossapong Laoonual said the Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) assigned the association to boost investment in EV facilities at government offices, state enterprises and the private sector. The project is supported by the Energy Conservation Fund (Encon Fund) to build 150 EV charging stations this year. So far, 21 stations have been installed at shopping malls such as Terminal 21, Crystal Design Centre, Central World as well as CP tower and the Sofitel Hotel. Under the plan, it plans to install additional 31 charging stations this month. Interested agencies, organizations and private companies can find more information at it website www.evat.ot.th or contact the association at 086 390 3339. Moreover, he also proposed that tax incentives should be considered for EV buyers to promote the sales of EVs Director-General of the Energy Policy and Planning Office, Twarath Sutabutr said the energy ministry targets the use of both Plug-in Hybrid and Battery EVs in Thailand to reach 1.2 million EVs by 2036 or in the next 18 years. Currently, there are 103,702 EVs in Thailand. About 98 percent or 102,308 are Plug-In Hybrid EVs. He said the energy ministry has revised regulations, supported researches in EVs and planned to build facilities to meet growing demand in the future. It also promotes public transports to go electric such as a launch of EV Tuk Tuk model. (TNA)