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After Welcoming China’s Electric Vehicles, This Country Is Paying…

Thailand's EV subsidies and tax cuts, designed to boost adoption, now threaten the country's auto manufacturing industry, prompting officials to reverse course.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN Newsroom
Published 2:43 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

Photo: Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Scalable Grid Engine · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

Photo: Electric car — Photo: Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Scalable Grid Engine · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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First reported by The New York Times: “After Welcoming China’s Electric Vehicles, This Country Is Paying the Price”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 2:43 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
Topics: China.

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The New York TimesAfter Welcoming China’s Electric Vehicles, This Country Is Paying the Price

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe New York Times reports: After Welcoming China’s Electric Vehicles, This Country Is Paying the Price.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThailand introduced subsidies and tax cuts to encourage electric vehicle adoption. Now it is trying to recalibrate, alarmed by the threat to its industrial landscape.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI have so many questions.