The electric vehicle boom in Thailand and Vietnam - The Climate Question podcast, BBC World Service

Electric vehicle sales are soaring in South East Asia – particularly in Thailand and Vietnam. What’s behind the boom? And will it help the climate? Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Thais and Vietnamese are switching to electric cars in huge numbers – attracted by government subsidies and a more exciting range of EVs. Jobs in the car industry are also up in both countries as a new generation of manufacturers compete for domination of the emerging electric market. But can the pace of growth last? Will the boom in electric cars reduce the chronic air pollution in cities like Bangkok? And will it help Thailand and Vietnam reduce their carbon emissions? In this edition of The Climate Question, Host Jordan Dunbar chat to Ember’s Asian Energy Analyst, Lam Pham and Bloomberg’s Thailand Reporter, Patpicha Tanakasempipat. Remember you can ask your Climate Question or add a comment, by posting below. 00:00 Intro: PM's Chinese EV makes headlines 00:54 Southeast Asia's EV boom by the numbers 01:48 Why Thailand went all-in on EVs 03:47 Subsidies, oil prices & charging in Thailand 06:32 China vs Japan: battle for Thailand's car market 08:15 The PM's BYD: symbolism & diplomacy 09:37 Vietnam's EV boom & the VinFast effect 11:44 Inside VinFast: Vietnam's national EV brand 12:48 Free charging until 2029? 13:25 VinFast goes global: risks & expansion 15:12 How clean is the grid powering these EVs? 16:50 Air pollution & EVs in Bangkok 17:43 Why EVs beat petrol cars even on dirty grids 19:43 Leapfrogging: a new generation of EV drivers 21:59 Can governments keep subsidising EVs? 23:39 Can anyone stop China's EV dominance? 25:26 Outro Watch more episodes from The Climate Question here 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dlFahw2svjb6-aW_BVOn4x ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #electriccar #vietnam #thailand