Thailand announces reduced EV subsidies to run until 2027

Sales incentives cut as demand rises and foreign investors flow in

20231101 Srettha BOI

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, center, chairs a meeting of the Board of Investment to discuss EV subsidy programs on Nov. 1. (Photo courtesy of Thai government)

APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Thailand is planning a purchase subsidy scheme for electric vehicles made domestically of up to 100,000 baht ($2,760) per car from 2024 to 2027 as it tries to position itself as a Southeast Asian EV manufacturing hub to attract foreign investment.

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