The Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo) has laid out a roadmap to introduce electric vehicles (EVs) and charging stations across government agencies, describing it as a crucial step towards clean energy and the country’s net-zero emissions target.
Under the initiative, Eppo is promoting guidelines for EV adoption and the installation of charging points at public-sector workplaces, designed to lay the foundation for a shift towards cleaner, more efficient transport that fits the way the government operates.
The scale of the challenge is large. Government agencies own or lease more than 180,000 vehicles procured between 2006 and 2026, yet battery electric vehicles (BEVs) make up only about 1% of that fleet.
An energy official who requested anonymity said Eppo believes the switch would bring benefits that go beyond environmental protection.
He said it would lower energy costs and long-term operating expenses, raise operational and safety standards and position the government as a role model for clean-energy use.
It would also reduce air and noise pollution and improve the overall energy efficiency of public agencies.
To translate the plan into concrete action, Eppo is pushing key measures.
Officials are required to revise procurement and vehicle-leasing rules to accommodate EVs, including establishing clear guidelines on usage and safety standards for EVs.
The government should designate a specific agency to supervise, monitor and evaluate progress across the civil service.
The goal is to make the government’s transition to EVs tangible rather than aspirational.
“The government is encouraging the state sector to adopt EVs today to support a sustainable energy and transport system in the long run,” the official said.
Eppo said its proposal is based on a consultancy firm’s study. The findings are being prepared for further implementation, meaning they do not yet constitute a final policy.
The initiative comes as demand for EVs in Thailand is growing rapidly.
Thailand registered 22,587 new EVs and electric motorcycles in September 2026, up 89.7% from a year earlier, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), citing statistics from the Department of Land Transport.
Passenger EVs alone reached 19,425 units, a 98.6% year-on-year jump.
During the first nine months of this year, total EV registrations hit 191,273 units, an 83% increase over the same period in 2025, with electric passenger cars accounting for 167,789 of the total.
The FTI expects full-year 2026 registrations to reach between 200,000 and 220,000, compared with roughly 120,000 in 2025.
For charging infrastructure, Thailand had 5,021 charging locations with 15,290 connectors nationwide as of the end of September.
Eppo is also leading a separate effort to unify the country’s fragmented charging networks under an “EV Roaming Hub” scheme, with a single payment standard.
Analysts say converting the government fleet to EVs would create steady, large-scale demand that could attract more EV manufacturing in Thailand and help bring down prices for consumers.