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EV Market and Charging Infrastructure Development in Thailand

EV Market and Charging Infrastructure Development in Thailand

February 9, 2026 | ,

Thailand’s transport sector is undergoing a major transformation. Vehicle registrations have maintained a CAGR of 3.7% since 2008, led by passenger cars at 5.2%. As of November 2024, the vehicle stock reached 46.8 million, dominated by motorcycles (52.2%) and passenger cars (42.6%), reflecting the sector’s heavy reliance on road transport, which accounts for 80% of freight and passenger movements. By 2035, total registrations are projected to reach 68.2 million, with a motorization rate expected to reach 886 vehicles per 1,000 population by 2050. The EV market continues to expand rapidly but unevenly across segments.

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California’s Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation

California’s Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation

May 5, 2025 | , ,

On April 28, 2023, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation. The first of its kind globally, the ACF requires medium and heavy-duty vehicle (MHDV) fleets to reduce emissions through requirements to phase-in zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), starting with model year (MY) 2024. It also sets an end date for combustion MHDV sales in California; these will not be allowed starting with MY 2036. The ACF rule is part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce heavy-duty transportation greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and provide cleaner air, especially in the communities most heavily impacted by air pollution.

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Net-Zero Transport in Canada: Report

Net-Zero Transport in Canada: Report

March 20, 2025 | , ,

A clean passenger transport system—based on walking, cycling, public transit, and zero-emission vehicles—can reduce costs for households and empower Canadians to easily get where they need to go, while making cities cleaner, quieter, and safer for everyone. Zero-emission vehicles, coupled with an increasingly robust charging network, can meet much of the remaining passenger transportation needs across Canada’s cities, towns, and rural communities.

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Zero-Emission Bus and Truck Market in US

Zero-Emission Bus and Truck Market in US

December 16, 2024 | , ,

Approximately 120,000 new heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) were registered in the United States in the first half of 2024. Of these, 1,381 (0.56%) were zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). There were more zero-emission HDV registrations in the first quarter of 2024 (800) than in the second quarter (581). Zero-emission vehicles accounted for 0.64% of total HDV registrations in Q1 and 0.48% of HDV registrations in Q2, increases of 113% and 60%, respectively, from the 0.30% share for all of 2023.

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Impacts Of California’s Clean Cars Rule: Report

Impacts Of California’s Clean Cars Rule: Report

April 14, 2023 | ,

The Clean Air Act allows California to adopt stronger pollution standards than the federal government and for other states to follow suit. California recently adopted its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rule, setting a 100 percent zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales standard by 2035. New research uses the Energy Policy Simulator to assess the impact of additional state adoption of California’s Advanced Clean Cars II rule, setting a 100 percent zero-emission vehicles sales standard by 2035.

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Decarbonizing Urban Freight Delivery in US: Paper

Decarbonizing Urban Freight Delivery in US: Paper

November 15, 2022 | ,

This paper describes ZEDZs and their potential to address the negative impacts from increased urban freight and delivery. With insights from over 15 interviews of city policymakers, logistics experts, businesses and community-based organizations, this working paper evaluates real-world ZEDZ examples and offers policymakers preliminary guidelines for the enactment of effective and equitable ZEDZs.

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A 2022 Update on Electric Car Sales: China Taking the Lead, the U.S. Catching Up, and Europe Falling Behind

A 2022 Update on Electric Car Sales: China Taking the Lead, the U.S. Catching Up, and Europe Falling Behind

September 7, 2022 |

Last time we checked on new registrations of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and battery-electric (BEV) passenger cars in early-2022, it was Europe that was in the lead, slightly ahead of China. Back then, the U.S. market was clearly falling behind the two other major regions. Now, six months later, the picture has changed quite a bit, once more illustrating how dynamic electric vehicle (EV) sales still are.

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ZEV Targets in Chile: Briefing

ZEV Targets in Chile: Briefing

August 16, 2022 | ,

In recent years, Chile has created several public policies for clean transportation. Particularly noteworthy are Chile’s energy efficiency law and its zero-emission sales targets. The law not only sets stringent fuel economy standards for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles––a first for Latin America––but also includes tax incentives for zero-emission vehicles, provides for interoperability of recharging systems for EVs, and designates hydrogen as an official fuel.

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Roadmap for ZEV Transition in Canada

Roadmap for ZEV Transition in Canada

June 22, 2022 | , ,

Light-duty vehicles (LDV), including passenger cars and light trucks, are the largest source of transport GHG emissions in Canada, accounting for close to half of total transport emissions. In December 2021, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) launched consultations on how it should achieve Canada’s targets of at least 50% zero-emission LDV sales by 2030 and 100% by 2035. In March 2022, it announced plans to develop a sales mandate to require at least 20% electric vehicle (EV) sales by 2026 and 60% by 2030.

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ZEVs by 2030 in Australia: Report

ZEVs by 2030 in Australia: Report

June 9, 2022 | , , ,

Shifting from private passenger vehicle use to zero emissions public transport will help curb Australia’s rising transport emissions. When considering other factors, such as population growth – particularly in urban areas – and the significant non-CO2 pollutant emissions associated with traditional diesel buses, it is clear that electrification of buses should be a central pillar of any transport decarbonisation strategy.

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ICCT Briefing: ZEV Deployment in Europe, Middle East, and Central & South Asia

ICCT Briefing: ZEV Deployment in Europe, Middle East, and Central & South Asia

May 1, 2022 | , , , , ,

EV adoption is still at a very early stage for most countries in Eurasia, although several countries are scaling up EV sales of passenger vehicles. Ukraine and Jordan have higher EV market shares for passenger cars than other emerging economies, at 1.5% and 1.1%, respectively, as of 2020. Early signs of EV uptake are apparent in Lebanon, Nepal, Turkey, Serbia, and Belarus, with market shares between 0.1% and 0.3%.

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ICCT Briefing: Zero Emission Vehicle Deployment in Latin America

ICCT Briefing: Zero Emission Vehicle Deployment in Latin America

April 22, 2022 | , , ,

EV adoption is underway in some Latin American markets for the passenger vehicle segment. The 2020 EV sales shares for passenger vehicles are scaling up in Costa Rica and Colombia at 0.6% each, and in Chile at 0.5%. Mexico and Brazil have higher EV sales but lower market shares due to their bigger market sizes. Similar to developing countries in other regions, electric passenger car uptake is still at a very early stage in the Latin America.

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NREL Study: Decarbonizing Medium- and Heavy-Duty On-Road Vehicles in US

NREL Study: Decarbonizing Medium- and Heavy-Duty On-Road Vehicles in US

March 24, 2022 | , ,

Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles account for less than 5% of the vehicles on the road but produce over 20% of the emissions from the transportation sector, which currently accounts for more than one-third of U.S. green-house gas emissions. Key findings of the report suggest that cost competitiveness of zero-emissions medium- and heavy-duty vehicles can largely be achieved by 2035.

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