PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited\u00a0and Great Wall Motor\u00a0(Thailand) (GWM)\u00a0participated in the signing ceremony of the MoU\u00a0for the installation of EV Station PluZ I GWM chargers in potential commercial areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the first time that OR, as an EV charging station provider, and the leading automaker have collaborated to expand Quick Charge stations in potential commercial areas outside of service stations to cover\u00a0leading department stores, community malls, and hotels, among others.\u00a0The project will start with pilot installations that\u00a0are expected to be completely rolled out within the fourth quarter of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Suchat Ramarch,\u00a0President,\u00a0PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited<\/strong>\u00a0(OR)<\/strong><\/strong> revealed\u00a0that\u00a0\u201cThis collaboration is to ensure a seamless energy transition as well as to encourage widespread use of electricity for the purpose of travel and transportation within the country, developing the company\u2019s EV business and bringing it to the leading position in the EV Ecosystem.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n With concrete commitments and approaches to expanding the charging station network to potential commercial areas, this cooperation with GWM, one of the most significant EV manufacturers, marks the first time OR joins forces with an automaker.\u00a0The new locations of EV Station PluZ I GWM charging stations at\u00a0leading department stores, community malls, and hotels will facilitate accessibility to electric charging stations even more while also responding to lifestyles of consumers who have adopted electric vehicles and prefer using clean energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The pilot branches of EV Station Pluz I GWM chargers were planned to be completely set up by 2022 and will secure their places in commercially potential areas, be they leading department stores, community malls, hotel chains, or any other areas that can precisely touch the needs of EV users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, in July, OR and GWM also signed an MoU for joint study and development of a platform to integrate the roaming system that helps navigate EV Station PluZ, book services, activate online payments, and check the roaming history, unlocking seamless connectivity within the EV Station PluZ network, both inside and outside PTT Stations, while also raising confidence of both GWM and OR\u2019s customers, guaranteeing excellent services for all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Narong Sritalayon,\u00a0Managing Director,\u00a0Great Wall Motor\u00a0(Thailand) (GWM)<\/strong><\/strong> said that\u00a0\u201cFrom the first step we took through to the second year of our business in Thailand, Great Wall Motor has been committed to providing electric vehicle products and services of high quality, as well as catering new experiences to consumers in parallel with developing and strengthening\u00a0the\u00a0EV Ecosystem in Thailand.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n We aim at\u00a0erecting a total of\u00a055\u00a0charging stations by\u00a02022\u00a0through three operations: 1.\u00a0G-Charge Super Charging Stations;\u00a02.\u00a0Electric charging station at\u00a0GWM partner stores;\u00a03.\u00a0Destination charges\u00a0(collaborating with business partners to set up charging stations at\u00a0different landmarks nationwide).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The collaboration engaged by Great Wall Motor and OR contributes to the expansion of Great Wall Motor’s charging stations,\u00a0building\u00a0new stations in communities and important landmarks.\u00a0Not only will this enhance the experience of EV usage, convenience and peace of mind for travelers, but it also reflects Great Wall Motor’s commitments to steering the growth of the EV industry, as well as propelling Thailand to become a truly EV hub of the ASEAN region.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Great Wall Motor would like to express our appreciation to OR for their trust, active\u00a0cooperation,\u00a0and support to complement the EV ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited and Great Wall Motor (Thailand) (GWM) participated in the signing ceremony of the MoU for the installation of EV Station PluZ I GWM chargers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":80093,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[114,117,114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-business-en"],"yoast_head":"\n