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Thailand's new e-ferry service a step towards greener transport

Six-boat service in Bangkok is free until Feb 14; govt aims to have transport system of 30% electric vehicles by 2035

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Published Thu, Dec 24, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    Bangkok

    ENERGY Absolute - which is scheduled to open Thailand's first lithium-ion battery factory in the first quarter of 2021 - has launched an electric ferry service on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, in line with the government's goal of reducing air pollution in the capital and carbon emissions nationwide.

    Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha presided over a trial run of the private-sector electric passenger boat service on Tuesday.

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