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Automobile tax adjustments to turn Thailand into a manufacturing base for electric vehicles (EVs) should not affect the production of other vehicles like pick-up trucks, a source from the Excise Department said this week.

Amid the accelerating global trend toward decarbonization, competition is heating up in many fields, including automobile manufacturing and resource development, and even in the process of crafting rules to fight global warming. This is the first installment of a series that takes a close look at some of those situations.

The National Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy Committee under the Energy Ministry on Wednesday set a target of at least 1,055,000 electric vehicles on the roads by 2025, Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow said.

Bangchak Corporation Plc has diverted 18.5 per cent of its investment budget to foreign lithium mines with the aim to make battery for electric vehicles (EVs) and mobile telephones, the company’s president and chief executive officer, Chaiwat Kovavisarach, said.

The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry, aiming to expand the use of electric vehicles (EV) that do not emit carbon dioxide (CO2), plans to place priority on facilitating the development of the high-performance batteries that are the key component of the vehicles.

Nissan Motor Co. will increase its production capacity in China by about 30% by the end of 2021, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The capacity will be raised to 1.8 million cars per year from the current 1.4 million.

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has joined hands with Spain's Wallbox Chargers SL to enter the smart electric vehicle charging service business.

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has organised the Asean Sustainable Energy Week 2020 expo at Bitec Bangna in a bid to encourage wider use of electric vehicles.

Registration of new electric vehicles is rising despite a 59 per cent fall in June’s auto manufacturing output, the Thailand Automotive Institute reports.

The Board of Investment (BoI) is looking into granting investment privileges for electric motorcycle and tricycle sectors to increasingly promote the manufacturing and use of electric vehicles in the country.

The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) has joined hands with Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand (EVAT) to promote the use of electric tuk-tuks in tourism businesses.

The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) announced on Friday (June 19) that it is seeking applications from government/state enterprise agencies and private companies who are interested in joining the MEA EV Smart Charging System project.