Mr. Khemmarat Sartpreecha, Deputy Governor, Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) and Mr. Zhang Haibo, President of MG Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the "Charging Network Development for Electric Vehicles Project" at the lobby, 1st floor, LED Building, Provincial Electricity Authority Head Office, on 22 August 2019.
Mr. Khemmarat disclosed that the MOU promotes preparations to install electric charging facilities for electric vehicles (EVs) for MG electric car users and EV charger users. The installations will be at MG car showrooms. PEA is ready to support EV cars and raise the standards of electrical installation of electric vehicle charging systems, both in the form of electric charging stations and in households.
This is to build confidence among MG customers to trust the electrical system inspection and installation, thereby supporting the use of electric car activities such as changing the power metres according to household needs, increasing the size of transformers to support increased usage, and exchanging useful information.
PEA will update MG with information about 11 existing PEA electric charging stations and 62 additional installations. MG's electric car users with i-Smart systems can thereby search for and navigate to the nearest PEA electric charging stations as required. For its part, MG will provide MG charging cabinet information for users of VOLTA, PEA's application, enabling them to search for charging cabinets.
MG is now ready to promote and advise on the electrical system to employees and customers. PEA is positive that cooperation between the energy sector and the automotive sector will raise awareness and foster the electric automotive market to continue growing sustainably.
Mr. Pongsak Lertrudeewattanavong, Vice President of MG Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd., revealed that: "MG officially launched the new MG ZS EV, the first 100% electric model MG in Thailand last June. This model upgrades the Thai automotive industry and promotes Thai people to use automobiles powered by renewable energy in accordance with the Industry Ministry’s “Industry 4.0 Policy”. This vehicle is outstanding in terms of quality, performance, intelligence and environmental friendliness. It presents a superior experience with innovative and cutting-edge technologies that make it "simple" to use. We have already received great feedback from customers across the country. Currently, there are already over 1,000 vehicles on order. "
