Thailand's Deputy PM Ekniti is pushing a government transition plan to replace old public transport vehicles (vans, buses, taxis) with electric and clean-energy alternatives, prioritizing public transport before private vehicles. The initiative involves inter-ministry coordination (Finance, Industry, Transport) to handle vehicle deregistration and scrapping, with plans to engage private sector dismantling services. This targets high-impact emission sources affecting broad populations and complements existing EV subsidies for private cars (50,000 baht per unit).