With electric ferry boats now plying the Chao Phraya River, an electric monorail in operation, and electric tuk-tuks accessible by app, Bangkok is well on its way to offering commuters a much-welcomed – and environmental-friendly – interconnected urban transportation system.
In its 20-year plan to develop the nationwide public transport system, the Thai government is promoting the use of electric vehicles to help reduce air pollution in the metropolitan areas and cut down on carbon emissions everywhere. It wants 30 percent of the transport system to be electrified by 2035.
In Bangkok, the efforts towards achieving seamless urban transportation connectivity include the linking of electric trains, buses and boats. Already, passengers can switch between the MRT subway and BTS Skytrain networks and electric river ferries thanks to the close proximity of…
