EV industry gifted investment privileges published : 14 May 2021 at 04:04 2 Visitors browse EVs displayed at the Bangkok International Motor Show 2021 at Impact Muang Thong Thani. Varuth Hirunyatheb The National New Generation Vehicle Committee has approved investment privileges for electric vehicle (EV) charging and battery swapping businesses under its plan to develop more EV infrastructure in Thailand. The move is part of the committee's attempts to accelerate demand for EVs after it set a goal to have 50% of vehicles made locally be EVs by 2030, said Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow, who chaired the committee's meeting on Thursday. With incentive packages, the committee expects at least 12,000 EV chargers and 1,450 battery swapping stations to be set up nationwide, allowing motorcycle riders whose batteries are running low to swap them for fully-charged ones without having to wait for a full recharge.