Charge your e-car at 7-Eleven

By THE NATION

 

Amorn Sapthaweekul

 

Energy Mahanakhon, a subsidiary of Energy Absolute Public Company Limited (EA), has partnered with Caltex, CP ALL, Bridgestone and Robinson to roll out e-vehicle charging stations nationwide in the service areas of these partners.

 

Energy Mahanakhon is a market leader in providing electric charging stations, under the trademarked EA Anywhere. It is now on a mission to install 1,000 electrical charging service stations nationwide to support plug-in hybrid and pure EVs by the end of 2019.

 

EA deputy chief executive officer Amorn Sapthaweekul said the company is confident that the partnership can fulfil consumers needs with charging stations available not only in Caltex petrol stations and Bridgestone Automotive Centres but CP All-operated 7-Eleven shops (21 banches with 24-hour charging service), Robinson department stores and even restaurants.

 

Source: http://www.nationthailand.com/business/30372581

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand  2019-07-08

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The way Thai drivers and motorcycle riders ignore parking rules, i will be difficult to get an EV to park at a charging station.  

Would not buy an electric car if they were selling them at 25% of the cost ,

I guess we may be seeing more of this in the future then..........

This just in:

Trapped at 7-Eleven

Shoppers at a 7-Eleven store in downtown were trapped by a e-vehicle charging its batteries.

"We couldn't get out. The auto door wasn't working after the driver plugged in his car. We were stuck for five hours and ate all the potato chips!"

1 hour ago, aussie11950 said:

The way Thai drivers and motorcycle riders ignore parking rules, i will be difficult to get an EV to park at a charging station.  

My first thought.

Short circuit electrocutions could become more prevalent than short changing as the out of control pickups become silent ???? 

The Super-Compact Electric Vehicle COMS   https://www.toyota-body.co.jp/english/products/ev.html   i want one

Great.  Now I can buy that new Tesla coupe i’ve had my eye on...no wait I forgot how high the Baht has gone...

On 7/9/2019 at 8:55 AM, aussie11950 said:

The way Thai drivers and motorcycle riders ignore parking rules, i will be difficult to get an EV to park at a charging station.  

Especially an all night charge...

On 7/9/2019 at 9:11 AM, AhFarangJa said:

I guess we may be seeing more of this in the future then..........

 

Clean up on aisle 3.

 

 

 I have never seen an a announcement about Thailand on TVF where the negativity squad did not come out  with reasons why it will fail. After reading expat attitudes about Thailand on TVF its amazing to me that anything works in Thailand. 

I am sure the company that proposes the endeavour have done their due diligence, are aware of the issues involved and have solutions. Initially  there might be unforeseen problems that will eventually be worked out in the same way they were worked out in other endeavours.

Electric cars are the future, and so is the infrastructure to support them.   

 

 

  

  

I wish the Thai government would treat EVs in the same way it treats Eco cars, reducing tax and making them more affordable, or even initially providing some subsidies so that EVs would reach the necessary critical mass to induce investment in  necessary infrastructure.

. At almost two million baht a Nissan Leaf does not make economic sense. IMO the vehicle is barely a One million baht value, the extra one million you have to pay to get one now eats up any savings one can ever hope to gain from an EV. 

If EVs were more affordable I would certainly purchase one as a second car. 99% of our daily  vehicle usage  in Khon Kaen falls within the  EV range. Second car for longer trips for now,