Thailand has been a leader in Southeast Asia in alternative fuel infrastructure development and has demonstrated the benefit of coordinating activities both across alternative fuel production, transport, and use as well as the activities across various government agencies which can influence the implementation of a new transport fuel. The lessons learned from such coordination can benefit all countries interested in the development of alternative transport fuels as one means of supporting both domestic feedstock utilization and overall transport fuel energy security. This report will provide a summary update of biofuel production and vehicles fueled by biofuel and natural gas in Thailand, followed by a review of the activities Thailand is undertaking to promote the next generation vehicles—electric vehicles—with a goal of leading the development of EVs in Southeast Asia in the same way Thailand has led in the development of ethanol based fuels.
Revised: November 7, 2017 |
Published: September 29, 2017