THEY SHOULD NOT BE THERE!!! THEY SHOULD NOT BE THERE!!!
While it is true that electric vehicles have lower energy costs than internal combustion engine vehicles for driving in a dense city like Bangkok, I believe this test could also be seen as a propaganda for Chinese electric cars.
And the analog gas cars usually last much longer. And I currently still can afford the gas prices, and I can't afford the new battery pack or a new car.
How long should a car last? My answer is: Why is Dom’s 1969 Charger still perfectly drivable in 2020s decade? I’d love to have a car that could last that long.
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Thailand has approved an increase in the excise tax on fully imported electric cars to 35%, taking effect on January 1, 2027.
It is not tariff. The tariff for Chinese electric cars still be zero percent. Fvck ASEAN-Chink FTA!
I don’t think a 35% tax is enough; it doesn’t make made-in-China electric cars expensive enough to deter people from buying them.
Malaysia set the limit of Minimum Import Value (CIF): All fully imported CBU electric vehicles must have a minimum Cost, Insurance, and Freight (CIF) value of RM200,000 (approx. $49,000 USD). I think this method is much better, Thailand should copy that too, because Chinese EVs are destroy the affordable car market not premium and luxury car markets.
There is no evidence to suggest that the decision to exempt electric cars from China from import duties within the ASEAN bloc stemmed from a misunderstanding at the time, whether it was the misunderstood that they are golf carts or a general lack of awareness regarding EVs.
However, I still think it is possible that, at the time, ASEAN officials simply did not foresee that electric cars would become truly practical—capable of serving as viable alternatives to internal combustion engine (ICE) cars in many scenarios (not all yet), nor did they anticipate that EVs would gain such popularity among some people that some wealthy individuals choose to quit ICE cars.
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Candidates of The Car Of The Year (Europe) 2027 has an increase in cars from Chinese manufacturers. However the 7 finalists are EVs but none of Chinese EVs, it may proving that how bad Chinese EVs are.
