The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) announced on Apr 20 that it will replace its natural gas-powered (NGV) buses with electric-powered (EV) air-conditioned buses, with the first batch of 500 EV buses set for delivery this year.

This is in line with the government's environmental measures and decarbonization plans. BMTA plans to continue to gradually replace NGV buses with EV buses.

　
BMTA currently operates 2,884 route buses (1,364 of which are air-conditioned) and uses a variety of bus types, including diesel-fueled, natural gas-fueled vehicles and electric buses. BMTA plans to reduce the number of diesel-fueled and natural gas-fueled vehicles to 920 by 2029, which is 40% of the current number in operation.