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EXPLAINED: Government fine tuning ev promotion plan - The Real Truth

A MuvMi electric tuk-tuk is charged for use by the on-demand ride-sharing service in Bangkok. (Photo: MuvMi)

The Thai government is reviewing a 24-billion-baht plan to replace ​up to 80,000 ageing commercial vehicles with EVs and evaluating whether it should ‌be extended to cover passenger electric vehicle purchases as part of the country’s energy-transition efforts.

The replacement of tens of thousands of standard vehicles with EVs would help boost the country’s struggling auto industry, supporters have said.

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