Thailand's auto gas industry shrinks

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Auto gas industry shrinks



BANGKOK: -- Installation of gas tanks on cars has dropped 50 percent for the first half of this year compared to the same period last year with the business for the whole year to be worth between 2,000-3,000 million baht compared to 6,000 million baht annually for the past several years.

Mr Surasak Nitiwat, president of Energy Reform, a major player in gas tanks for cars, disclosed Monday that the company’s income from fitting gas tanks on cars for the first half of the year was less than 150 million baht compared to 600 million baht in previous years.

The company’s shrinking revenue in this business is in line with a substantial drop of the number of autogas cars applying for registration to2,000-3,000 units per month compared to 8,000-10,000 units a month previously (80 percent of them LPG and the rest NGV).

Mr Surasak attributed the sharp decline in the fitting of car gas tanks the drop in the petrol prices and the government’s policy to stop the installation of car gas tanks in the next 1-2 years.

Due to the shrinking autogas business, he said that his company was looking at diversifying into other businesses such as roof-top solar energy. He went on saying that the company would focus more on after-sale service which now amounts to 80 percent of its revenue compared to only 20 percent previously.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/auto-gas-industry-shrinks


-- Thai PBS 2015-06-22

[Srikcir]

So what we have is a 75% drop in a NGV business due to the government’s policy to stop the installation of car gas tanks in the next 1-2 years.

And at the same time the government is buying 489 NGV buses as part of a larger planned fleet for the sake of the environment. The same government that also plans nine new coal-fired electric energy power plants.

Welcome to the Junta's Reform on Energy.

[selftaopath]

So what we have is a 75% drop in a NGV business due to the government’s policy to stop the installation of car gas tanks in the next 1-2 years.

And at the same time the government is buying 489 NGV buses as part of a larger planned fleet for the sake of the environment. The same government that also plans nine new coal-fired electric energy power plants.

Welcome to the Junta's Reform on Energy.

Welcome to Thai leadership aka dumb and dumber. I/we installed LPG in our car years ago. The saving is phenomenal. I believe the Germans are making LPG available in their new " top end " vehicles. But the idiots in Thailand want to stop this? Oh and there's another news article stating the dumb and dumber gang want to tax LPG a/b Bt 2-3 per liter to " will be fairer to users of other fuels." I think that's one of the most idiotic things I've heard lately... but TIT so it'll be topped soon.

Edited June 23, 2015 by Lite Beer
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[bazza40]

So what we have is a 75% drop in a NGV business due to the government’s policy to stop the installation of car gas tanks in the next 1-2 years.

And at the same time the government is buying 489 NGV buses as part of a larger planned fleet for the sake of the environment. The same government that also plans nine new coal-fired electric energy power plants.

Welcome to the Junta's Reform on Energy.

Wondering if the long wait times - up to one hour at some stations - are part of a deliberate policy to discourage new or repeat customers for CNG.

[selftaopath]

So what we have is a 75% drop in a NGV business due to the government’s policy to stop the installation of car gas tanks in the next 1-2 years.

And at the same time the government is buying 489 NGV buses as part of a larger planned fleet for the sake of the environment. The same government that also plans nine new coal-fired electric energy power plants.

Welcome to the Junta's Reform on Energy.

Wondering if the long wait times - up to one hour at some stations - are part of a deliberate policy to discourage new or repeat customers for CNG.

Where did you see these long lines? I live/travel in Isaan and NEVER saw ANYTHING like you described.

[halloween]

So what we have is a 75% drop in a NGV business due to the government’s policy to stop the installation of car gas tanks in the next 1-2 years.

And at the same time the government is buying 489 NGV buses as part of a larger planned fleet for the sake of the environment. The same government that also plans nine new coal-fired electric energy power plants.

Welcome to the Junta's Reform on Energy.

In the political world of anti-junta bias, its all about government policy. Back in the real world, where the engineers live, hybrid technology and all electric vehicles have completely eclipsed gas for fuel efficiency, which has nothing to do with consumer choice, does it?

Brisbane's taxi fleet was nearly ALL gas. At the moment, Toyota Prius and, more lately, Camry hybrids make up the very high majority, with a few Ford Falcon gas vehicles nearing the end of the 5 -year life, and a very few diesels (VW Passat wagons and Hyundai vans mostly).

[selftaopath]

Thinking about this topic and others, I am totally convinced the oligarchy cares NOT for Thailand or the Thai people. I'd venture to say EVERY decision is made for personal/family gain. It's irrelevant to them if the country remains stagnant or digresses far from the tech world. All that seems to matter is how much they can prosper. PITYFUL.