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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Ev bus conversions to be subsidised by public loans - You Need To See This

Passengers board an electric shuttle bus at Suvarnabhumi airport, where the free service was converted to electric vehicles (EVs). The government is subsidising the transition of internal combustion engine public service vehicles to EVs. Somchai Poomlard

The Finance Ministry is using funds available under the emergency borrowing decree to subsidise the replacement of internal combustion engine (ICE) public service vehicles with electric vehicles (EVs).

In addition to providing subsidies to encourage public transport operators to adopt clean energy vehicles, Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said the government will also support public service vehicles powered by B20 biodiesel.

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