webfact Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 E-vehicles to power Bt14.4bn transport network in EEC By THE NATION Electric vehicles (EVs) will serve the three provinces of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) in a project that will cost around Bt14.4 billion. Public hearings conducted by the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) unveiled a three-tier plan for transport in Chachoengsao, Chonburi and Rayong. The first tier covers transportation between regions, the second transport within cities, and the third transport to link people’s homes with other transport networks. To serve all three transport systems, the OTP plans to develop a total of 18 routes served by EV buses, EV minibuses and EV trams. The EV systems aim to double public transport use among locals from 7 per cent to 14 per cent. They will also help reduce accidents by 30 per cent and save around Bt.2.5 billion in fuel costs per year (125 million litres), said the OTP. The Bt14.4-billion budget will be used to construct the system and purchase the electric vehicles by 2023. The transport routes in each province will be ready for passengers by 2024. The project will be developed under public-private partnerships (PPPs) between local government agencies and private companies. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30391711 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-07-22 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Saving money on a project that only the army wants. It is just a big industrial park owned by the army. Have yet to hear how it will be effective. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 7 hours ago, webfact said: They will also help reduce accidents by 30 per cent and save around Bt.2.5 billion in fuel costs per year (125 million litres), said the OT They make one Laugh. Don't they know that Electric vehicles Use electricity? That Electricity cost Money . Do they think that they can get that for Naught? Do they really think that they are going to save Money? good luck with that . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted July 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2020 4 hours ago, yellowboat said: Saving money on a project that only the army wants. It is just a big industrial park owned by the army. Have yet to hear how it will be effective. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgMech Cowboy Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 1 hour ago, digger70 said: Don't they know that Electric vehicles Use electricity? That Electricity cost Money . We have lots of sun, no? I see a big(ger) investment in batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy John Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 They maybe able to cut a good deal in Melbourne Australia for some excess tram stock Yarra Trams have up at the Northcote depot. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Burma Bill Posted July 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2020 11 hours ago, webfact said: Electric vehicles (EVs) will serve the three provinces of the Eastern Economic Corridor 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Scot123 Posted July 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2020 14 minutes ago, Burma Bill said: Every time I see one of these I immediately think if those buses sitting rotting or have the correct envelops been filled to have them released from Mafia Number 3 "Customs". 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Star Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) If the point of converting to EV's in Thailand is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, they are fooling themselves, and doing so to give the false impression they are doing something. 'Ninety percent of Thai electrical generating capacity is conventional thermal. Oil-fired plants have been replaced by natural gas, which in 2018 generated 65% of Thailand's electricity. Coal-fired plants produce an additional 20%, with the remainder from biomass, hydro, and biogas.' (Wikipedia) In addition, the sorry state of the electrical infrastructure here cannot support the adoption. Just look up at the mass of wiring on any power pole, or behind any electrical switch or outlet in your house to see how wires are kept from shorting out by a fraction of a mm thickness of black tape. I cringe at the thought of how the Thais will run wires across the sidewalks to charge their cars in front of their dwellings. Edited July 22, 2020 by Gold Star spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Billions going into pockets. Swathes of Thailand don’t have reliable electricity, water or internet-more projects to make people rich-as the poor get poorer-also spending more on armaments, when China controls all surrounding countries, including Thailand. I wonder what is going on ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 4 hours ago, AgMech Cowboy said: We have lots of sun, no? I see a big(ger) investment in batteries. Ripoffs you mean for batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancelot01 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 8 hours ago, digger70 said: Ripoffs you mean for batteries. Still no news on how the batteries will eventually be destroyed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy John Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 4 hours ago, Lancelot01 said: Still no news on how the batteries will eventually be destroyed. I think I know the answer. The acid will be drained out and dumped in the nearest klong. The casing will be cut to have an open top, painted black and sold in garden centers as planters. The top bit that is cut off just leave in a heap and the lead melted down for fishing sinkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 4 hours ago, Lancelot01 said: Still no news on how the batteries will eventually be destroyed. First port of call when they are no longer viable as vehicle batteries is to use them in power-wall type energy storage. When they're too degraded for that then re-cycle the valuable/rare materials https://electrek.co/2019/04/16/tesla-battery-recycling-system/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 7 hours ago, Lancelot01 said: Still no news on how the batteries will eventually be destroyed. Same as now ,Smash them up and sell bitts of Value . The rest Anywhere they can dump it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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