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New eco-friendly fuel shows promise
News, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 27/10/2025
» Shuttle buses carrying people to Yumeshima Island in Japan to join the Expo 2025 provided their last services on Oct 13, but their potential as new energy-powered vehicles is just beginning to gain momentum.
Ratch eyes new 'inertia' power sales opportunity in Australia
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 14/10/2025
» An obstacle for renewable power and ageing fossil fuel-fired power plants is presenting a new revenue channel for power companies, with SET-listed power producer Ratch Group driving growth by selling "inertia" to a customer in Australia.
IVL eyes use of recycled plastic in clothes
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 25/11/2023
» Chemical manufacturer Indorama Ventures Plc (IVL) is working with circular fashion experts to help designers commercialise clothes made of recycled PET bottles that would otherwise only end up being shown on catwalks.
GSB shuns fossil fuel power businesses
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 06/09/2023
» Government Savings Bank (GSB) plans to phase out lending money to fossil fuel power generation businesses, with no new loans to be granted to coal-fired power plants from this year.
Battery EVs take off in Thailand
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 06/12/2022
» Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are becoming more popular with Thai motorists, beating other types of EVs that were previously thought to be better suited to the Thai market as concerns over charging facilities ease, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Rabbit provider pushes for card proliferation in 2021
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 19/12/2020
» The provider of Rabbit multi-purpose cards wants to make its services "sexier" as it expects new card numbers to rebound to 15-20% growth next year, following a drop during the pandemic.
Study looks at using EVs to power homes
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 26/10/2020
» A public-private study on a new business model allowing electric vehicles to power houses to cut electricity bills can help promote EVs, says a Chulalongkorn University researcher, though some car owners are not confident the move will be powerful enough to steer them away from oil-fuelled engines.
Using AI to transform logistics
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 08/09/2020
» Artificial intelligence (AI) is not the future of goods transport, according to Udom Srisongkram, managing director of logistics service provider V Cargo, because AI-driven logistics is happening now.