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Thailand EV Charging Price Rise Threatens Cost Advantage

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On 1/31/2026 at 6:26 AM, ozz1 said:

This is going to hurt all the ev people and there goes the benefit of buying these chinese cars plus thais are very impatiant people they dont like waiting around while their cars are charging

Not me, I charge at home from my solar cells.

I even produce too much, and have to turn my home system off for 3 days a month.

EV power totally free for my car any power assisted mountain bike.

(around 1,000Km EVcar and 200Km Emtb a month)

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On 1/31/2026 at 12:21 PM, impulse said:

How do you respond to the issue of fairness that EV users who charge at home aren't paying their share of road taxes? Whether they're charging by solar or by PEA, they're not getting dinged. Do you honestly believe that will last long before they snap to that fact and add yet another fee to EV users?

Road tax on my Nissan BigM pickup was 400bht/year

Road tax on my Neta V EV is 800bht/year.

I'm currently paying 2x the road tax I was previously.

Just now, BritManToo said:

Road tax on my Nissan BigM pickup was 400bht/year

Road tax on my Neta V EV is 800bht/year.

I'm currently paying 2x the road tax I was previously.

But the biggest chunk of "road tax" is paid at the pump. Not on registration. That's just an administrative fee for paperwork. Not for road maintenance.

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