Buyers have ordered 17,068 electric motorcycles and cars with government tax breaks, the energy minister said.
Energy Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapng Poonmichaow said the orders were confirmed by the National Electric Vehicle Policy Council at a meeting on Friday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The group was also briefed on initiatives to support the production of batteries for electric vehicles and the development of Thailand as a manufacturing base for electric vehicles. These initiatives include a project to introduce electric tricycle Tuk Tuk taxis. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); To encourage local production of EV batteries, the National Electric Vehicle Policy Committee directs the Department of Excise to develop incentives for battery production. Mr Supattanapong said the ministry would offer tax incentives to the committee at its next meeting.