Electric Cars: Environmental Challenges and Potentiality of Growth in Thailand

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the relationship between the environmental issues of fine particles (PM 2.5) and the potential for market growth of electric vehicles (EV) in Thailand. In this thesis, a notion regarding the possibility of electric vehicles in lowering environmental impacts will be addressed along with the inclusion of opportunities and obstacles to the growth of electric vehicles in Thailand. Whether a successful implementation scheme for electric vehicles will be accomplished or not, it is undeniable that the following key variables are indispensable: an active role of government supporting protocols in promoting and reducing barriers to greater acceptance; for example, an allocation of electric vehicle subsidies; unfavorable government policy in advocating electric vehicle manufactures in Thailand; an insufficiency of electric vehicle charging infrastructure development; and public transportation preference. Once the aforementioned conditions are comprehensively orchestrated, it will result in an increasing public interest in purchasing alternative choices of electric vehicles, which will lead to fewer negative impacts on the environment in the future.