Global warming is a serious concern for people around the world. The solution that all parties agree on is the use of electric vehicles to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and air pollution from the old internal combustion engine vehicles. Thailand also has been influenced by global warming concern. The government has supported the use of electric vehicles both directly and indirectly. The use of electric cars in Thailand is still in the initial stage, so the future directions may not be predicted. However, for Thailand, it is believed that the future will be the era of using electric cars as the main vehicle instead of the current engine. The purpose of this study is to explore the current situations and the future of electronic cars industry, to see how the energy companies like gasoline ones, would adjust to the shifting in vehicles consumption. The author has an interest in PTT, a national energy company. A study of the company readiness was conducted by studying the company's data and the company's response to the role of electric vehicles. Then analyzed the company's competitive position and finally offered some recommendations that would be beneficial to the company and the readers.

ABSTRACT I
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II
TABLE OF CONTENTS III
LIST OF FIGURES V
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Research Background 1
1.2 Research Motivation 2
CHAPTER 2 - LITERATURE REVIEW 3
2.1 Electric Vehicles Overview 3
2.1.1 Greenhouse Effect: Energy-Transportation 3
2.1.2 Global Electric Vehicles (EV) 4
2.1.3 Global EV charging infrastructure 7
2.2 EV Adaptation in Thailand 12
2.2.1 Role of EV in Thailand 12
2.2.2 Thailand Energy Situation 13
2.2.3 Response of Thai Consumers 16
2.2.4 Government Policies and Initiatives 17
CHAPTER 3 – RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 20
3.1 Research Objectives 20
3.2 Research Methodology: Case Study Analysis 20
3.3 Data Collection: Qualitative Research Base on Secondary Data Sources 21
3.4 Research Scope 21
CHAPTER 4 – CASE STUDY : PTT Company 22
4.1 PTT Company Profile 22
4.1.1 Company Background 22
4.1.2 Affiliated Company 22
4.1.3 PTT Performance Summary 24
4.2 PTT EV Adaptation 25
4.2.1 Overlook 25
4.2.2 Corporate Response to EV Adoption 26
4.3 PTT SWOT Analysis 29
4.4 Recommendations to PTT 33
4.4.1 Revenue Enhancement 33
4.4.2 Recommended Strategies 34
CHAPTER 5 - CONCLUSION 36
5.1 Major Research Findings 36
5.2 Main Contributions and Achievements 37
5.3 Limitations and Future Research 37
REFERENCES 38
APPENDIX 43

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