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Brand Inside (business innovation) reported that a company called Bangkok Sheet Metal Co Ltd has produced electric Tuk-Tuks.

 

Company executive Theerawat Amornthatree said there were many models priced from as little as 60,000 baht up to 300,000 baht.

 

The company were engaged in marketing campaigns at the moment to hotels, resorts, farms and industrial parks.

 

Some of the tuk-tuks - a name based on the sound of the engine - would carry passengers, others would carry up to a ton in weight. 

 

They were low cost and eco-friendly. 

 

Approval for use as public vehicles on the roads was expected to be granted next month ahead of a wider launch in October. 

 

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Okay....

 

How far and how long on one charge?

 

How long to fully charge?

 

How long do the batteries last before replacement?

 

How much does battery replacements cost?

 

35 minutes ago, webfact said:

little as 60,000

A few scams and it's all payed for. 

Dreams, dreams, dreams. They could have had electric Tuktuks for decades using lead acid batteries, but didn't. Easy enough to design them with slide out slide in option for fully charged batteries from a depot.

 

Does Bkk have the electricity infrastructure in place to charge all the envisaged electric vehicles?

 

When they come into use I hope they have a warning sound permanently on or people will get run over, IMO.

40 minutes ago, webfact said:

Some of the tuk-tuks - a name based on the sound of the engine

So do these electric ones have a  sound system to recreate that sound ? 

if not they shouldn't be called Tuk Tuks any more   but what to call the sound of an electric motor ?

also  if no sound  how will pedestrians know to jump out of the way ????

12 minutes ago, johng said:

what to call the sound of an electric motor

hum-hum

Great because the two-stroke tuk-tuks stink up the entire city! 

I wonder how the Chiang Mai mafia will react to thse if hotels etc start operating them. For years they have prevented the development of a decent city bus service but now is the time to break their stranglehold.

11 minutes ago, lom said:

hum-hum

Bsssss bsssss?

2 minutes ago, hkt83100 said:

Bsssss bsssss?

 

15 minutes ago, lom said:

hum-hum

zzzzz zzzzz    ????

 

6 minutes ago, pacovl46 said:

Great because the two-stroke tuk-tuks stink up the entire city! 

Most (all) of them are running on LPG  not very stinky.

36 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

A few scams and it's all payed for. 

Or a few spelling lessons and it's all paid for.

Just curious but anybody know what the price of a current petrol/lpg model is in comparison?

7 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Or a few spelling lessons and it's all paid for.

I'll try to pai better attention the spelling. 

17 minutes ago, pacovl46 said:

Great because the two-stroke tuk-tuks stink up the entire city! 

Not sure if any 2 strokes left, they use Daihatsu 3 cylinder 4 strokes running on LPG

 

 

excellent news. i've been talking about this for years, still can't believe it's actually happening, a really positive move - might need an incentivised push to get the old versions off the road. the current tuk tuks are noisy, polluting and dangerous - though i accept this is often due to the idiot driving.

 

electric vehicles are coming, this is a start, the support infrastructure now needs to be put in place in bangkok and thailand as a whole, ideally with government subsidy/grants. thailand is already behind the curve in this but if they get going now they will not be as far behind as in other transportation initiatives; e.g. a high speed, or even modern, railway system, moving towards trams, which many western cities started a decade or more ago.

1 minute ago, lesmac said:

Not sure if any 2 strokes left, they use Daihatsu 3 cylinder 4 strokes running on LPG

 

That's interesting  last time I was in Bangkok (2017)

I'm sure there where still lots of 2 strokers they have the 2 stroke sound that 4 strokes don't make.....well unless they already had the sound machine fitted ????

1 hour ago, RotBenz8888 said:

1 hour ago, webfact said:

little as 60,000

A few scams and it's all payed for. 

Damn, you beat me to it.. ????

Need to order one..

Wonderful ,no noise no  pollution Government would subsidise those who buy one, 

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Dreams, dreams, dreams. They could have had electric Tuktuks for decades using lead acid batteries, but didn't. Easy enough to design them with slide out slide in option for fully charged batteries from a depot.

 

Does Bkk have the electricity infrastructure in place to charge all the envisaged electric vehicles?

 

When they come into use I hope they have a warning sound permanently on or people will get run over, IMO.

People have eyes

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Dreams, dreams, dreams. They could have had electric Tuktuks for decades using lead acid batteries, but didn't. Easy enough to design them with slide out slide in option for fully charged batteries from a depot.

 

Does Bkk have the electricity infrastructure in place to charge all the envisaged electric vehicles?

 

When they come into use I hope they have a warning sound permanently on or people will get run over, IMO.

Can charge them from home  with a suitable battery charger. 

51 minutes ago, lesmac said:

Not sure if any 2 strokes left, they use Daihatsu 3 cylinder 4 strokes running on LPG

 

In Bkk 2 strokes not allowed

49 minutes ago, it is what it is said:

 

excellent news. i've been talking about this for years, still can't believe it's actually happening, a really positive move - might need an incentivised push to get the old versions off the road. the current tuk tuks are noisy, polluting and dangerous - though i accept this is often due to the idiot driving.

 

electric vehicles are coming, this is a start, the support infrastructure now needs to be put in place in bangkok and thailand as a whole, ideally with government subsidy/grants. thailand is already behind the curve in this but if they get going now they will not be as far behind as in other transportation initiatives; e.g. a high speed, or even modern, railway system, moving towards trams, which many western cities started a decade or more ago.

And where does Thailand's electricity come from?  Trading LPG for coal?  Hmm.

Maybe if they install windmills on the farmland and the beaches all will be good!

1 hour ago, Chris.B said:

Okay....

 

How far and how long on one charge?

 

How long to fully charge?

 

How long do the batteries last before replacement?

 

How much does battery replacements cost?

 

And are those lithium batteries?

And if yes, did anybody check that they have high safety standards?

If they burn they burn and there is little anybody can do about it.

1 hour ago, Chris.B said:

Okay....

 

How far and how long on one charge?

 

How long to fully charge?

 

How long do the batteries last before replacement?

 

How much does battery replacements cost?

 

Never mind the cost think environment.

4 minutes ago, Thai Dan said:

And where does Thailand's electricity come from?  Trading LPG for coal?  Hmm.

Maybe if they install windmills on the farmland and the beaches all will be good!

There's many solar panel generating electricity for the grid 

The lead photo immediately brought back childhood memories from 60 years ago. Gosh, how things have advanced since then.....

According to EIA:

More data from EIA:

1 minute ago, Percy P said:

There's many solar panel generating electricity for the grid 

Electricity use for cooking  is as cheap as LPG has ,and is butter for the environment .