Thailand, 1986 to 2066
26 dated events in ten lanes, from 2006 to 2027: how road vehicles in Thailand are powered, regulated, certified, traded and used, and what is already dated ahead.
GPS trackers required on foreign commercial vehicles
A Land Transport Department notification requires foreign vehicles carrying goods or passengers into Thailand to have GPS journey recorders from 1 Jan 2027, as Thai transport vehicles must.
Trucks, busesthestar.com.my
Where it stands on 1 November 2026
How vehicles are approved
National rulebook: mandatory Thai Industrial Standards (TIS) set by TISI, based on EU emission rules and some UN Regulations, despite 1958 Agreement membership since March 2006
Emission stages in force
Euro 5 for all new vehicles since 1 Jan 2024 (Euro V for heavy-duty engines); DieselNet lists Euro 6 for new petrol light vehicles from 2025; no motorcycle or tractor stage confirmed
Safety rules and ratings
No general ESC mandate (eco-car incentives require ESC and ABS); seat-belt, anchorage and motorcycle-ABS standards exist (ITF 2021); EV batteries must meet TIS and pass ATTRIC tests
Zero-emission target
30@30: EVs to be 30% of vehicle production by 2030 (set 2021); Climate Action Tracker reports a move to 100% EV sales from 2035
Net zero
Carbon neutrality 2050; net-zero GHG 2065 (long-term strategy, Nov 2022)
Market
Full-year 2025 total not confirmed; Aug 2026: 124,646 vehicles produced and 59,808 domestic car sales (Trading Economics); xEVs 55% of car registrations Jan-Jul 2026 (BOI)
Fuel and charging
E10 gasohol widely sold and E20 since 2008; Euro 5-equivalent petrol announced with the Jan 2024 vehicle step; 23,135 public chargers incl. 10,249 quick chargers built or planned by Sept 2026 (BOI)
End of life
None in force found; the EV Board set up a subcommittee covering battery recycling and vehicle scrapping in Sept 2026
Rulebook: Own national rules
Its own national standards. A party to the UN 1958 Agreement or the 1998 Agreement.
Also on this rulebook: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Morocco, North Korea, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam.
Every event, lane by lane
26 events in time order within each lane. Few dated sources were found for vehicle safety, end of life and recycling.
Powertrain and batteriesTechnology
Battery-swap trial for electric motorcycle taxis
EGAT began a Bangkok trial giving 51 electric scooters to motorcycle-taxi riders, served by three battery-swap stations in Bang Kruai district.
Two- and three-wheelerselectrek.co medium confidence
Electrified cars pass half of new registrations
xEVs (battery, hybrid and plug-in hybrid) made up 55% of car registrations in the first seven months of 2026; battery-EV registrations reached 126,950, up 88% year on year.
Carsboi.go.th
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Software, data and automationTechnology
GPS tracking required in all public passenger vehicles
A Land Transport Department rule in force from 25 Jan 2016 requires GPS tracking in every public passenger vehicle, to be complete in 2017; Bangkok-provincial vans also needed licence-card driver ID by 31 Mar 2017.
Buses, vans and pickupsthairath.co.th
Personal Data Protection Act fully in force
The Personal Data Protection Act, passed in May 2019, came into full force on 1 Jun 2022; by 2025 the regulator had fined five cases, totalling more than THB 21.5 million.
All vehiclesmondaq.com
First Level 4 driverless tests to shape AV test rules
The Department of Science Service ran Thailand's first Level 4 driverless vehicle tests at the T-CAVs centre in Rayong with Zelos Z5 and Z10 vans, to set criteria for testing automated vehicles.
Vans and pickupsbangkokbiznews.com
GPS trackers required on foreign commercial vehiclesDated ahead
A Land Transport Department notification requires foreign vehicles carrying goods or passengers into Thailand to have GPS journey recorders from 1 Jan 2027, as Thai transport vehicles must.
Trucks, busesthestar.com.my
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Energy and infrastructureTechnology
E20 gasohol goes on sale
Thailand began selling E20 petrol in 2008, alongside widely used E10 gasohol; E85 flexible-fuel cars followed in late 2008, when only two stations sold E85.
Carsen.wikipedia.org
Planned quick chargers reach 85% of the 2030 target
BOI-promoted charging projects plan 23,135 charging points, including 10,249 quick chargers, about 85% of the EV Board's target of 12,000 quick chargers by 2030 (EV Board, 10 Sep 2026).
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Emissions and climateRegulation
Euro 4 for light vehicles and Euro IV for heavy engines
New light-vehicle types moved to Euro 4 with EOBD (TIS 2540/2550-2554) in 2012 and heavy-duty diesel engines to Euro IV (TIS 2315-2551) in January 2012; all types one year later.
Cars, vans and pickups, trucks, busesdieselnet.com medium confidence
Target: EVs to be 30% of vehicle production by 2030
The government set a goal for electric vehicles, including cars, motorbikes and buses, to make up 30% of vehicle production by 2030 (the 30@30 policy).
Cars, two- and three-wheelers, busesbangkokpost.com medium confidence
Euro 5 for all new vehicles
Cabinet postponed Euro 5 for newly made vehicles from 2021 to 1 January 2024 because of COVID-19; heavy-duty engines follow Euro V (TIS 3043/3046-2563).
Cars, vans and pickups, trucks, busespattayamail.com
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Vehicle safetyRegulation
EV batteries must meet Thai standards and ATTRIC tests
Under EV 3.5 (2024-2027), batteries in imported and locally built EVs must meet Thai Industrial Standards and pass international tests at the ATTRIC test centre.
Cars, vans and pickups, two- and three-wheelersboi.go.th medium confidence
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End of life and recyclingRegulation
Subcommittee on battery recycling and vehicle scrapping
On 10 September 2026 the EV Board set up a subcommittee on modern vehicle and parts manufacturing, chaired by the industry minister, covering battery recycling and vehicle scrapping.
Carsboi.go.th
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Approval, testing and qualityCertification
Accession to the UN 1958 Agreement
Thailand acceded to the 1958 Agreement on UN vehicle regulations and reciprocal recognition of approvals on 2 March 2006.
Cars, vans and pickups, two- and three-wheelers, trucks, busestreaties.un.org
ASEAN type-approval MRA notified
Thailand notified the ASEAN MRA on type approval for automotive products on 19 July 2021; the arrangement entered into force on 15 January 2022.
Cars, vans and pickups, two- and three-wheelers, trucks, busescil.nus.edu.sg
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Trade and marketCommercial
Eco-car programme phase 1
BOI incentives for small cars meeting Euro 4, under 120 g CO2/km and 5 l/100 km, with petrol engines under 1,300 cc and UN R94/R95 crash standards; output began in 2010.
Carsen.wikipedia.org
Eco-car programme phase 2
Phase 2 required Euro 5, under 100 g CO2/km, 4.3 l/100 km, ESC, ABS and UN R13H braking; qualifying cars paid 14% excise (12% diesel). Projects were due by end-2019.
Carsen.wikipedia.org
Excise tax on cars switched to a CO2 basis
Excise on new cars moved from engine size to CO2: 30% at 100-150 g/km and 40% above 200 g/km, with lower rates for E85 and hybrids; single-cab pickups pay 3-5%.
Cars, vans and pickupsen.wikipedia.org medium confidence
EV 3.0 subsidy and tax package
Released in February 2022 for 2022-2023: up to 150,000 baht per battery-EV car, excise cut from 8% to 2% and import-duty cuts of up to 40% for imported EVs.
EV 3.5 package for 2024-2027 with local-build quotas
EV Board approval (1 Nov 2023): proposed aid up to 100,000 baht per EV car or pickup and 5,000-10,000 per e-motorcycle, 2% excise; importers must build 2 EVs per import by 2026, 3 by 2027.
Cars, vans and pickups, two- and three-wheelersboi.go.th
EV excise to be tiered by local production and content
On 10 September 2026 the EV Board approved principles for a new EV excise: highest rates for importers without Thai plants, lowest for locally built EVs with high local content.
Carsboi.go.th
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Supply chain and materialsCommercial
Energy Absolute opens battery plant in Chachoengsao
Energy Absolute's Amita Technology opened a battery and energy-storage factory in Chachoengsao on 12 December 2021, with a stated capacity of up to 50 GWh a year.
All vehiclesbangkokpost.com medium confidence
BYD opens its Rayong EV plant
BYD's plant in Rayong, its first wholly owned factory outside China with capacity of 150,000 vehicles a year, officially opened on 4 July 2024.
Carsen.wikipedia.org medium confidence
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Mobility and customersCommercial
GrabTaxi launches in Bangkok
Grab, founded in Kuala Lumpur in 2012 as MyTeksi, launched GrabTaxi in Thailand and Singapore in October 2013.
Carsen.wikipedia.org
Imports of used cars banned
A Thai law prohibits the import of used cars from 10 December 2019; grey imports had mostly been costly right-hand-drive cars from the UK, Japan, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
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Rule to let private cars work as ride-hailing taxis
The government approved a draft ministerial rule letting private cars of up to seven seats and nine years old serve as app taxis, with licensed drivers and certified apps.
Carsbangkokpost.com medium confidence
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