Piyasvasti Amranand, chairman of PTT, said the benefits from EVs would be reduced significantly if the electricity powering such cars still had to be principally generated by fossil fuels.
Therefore, any EV-promotion policy should be implemented in alignment with the development of renewable energy.
“If all passenger cars, vans and pickups were shifted to electric, the country’s power demand would rise by 50 per cent.
“If EVs are promoted too quickly while electricity still comes from power plants fuelled by coal and natural gas, it might not be appropriate,” he said.