Electric Vehicles: Implications for Developing Countries
Archanun Kohpaiboon, author
Date of publication:
2026
Publisher:
ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Number of pages:
273
Code:
BM650
Soft Cover
ISBN: 9789815361100
About the publication
EVs are playing a significant role in the major global energy transition currently underway. The dynamic Southeast Asian region is a major participant in this transition. Professor Archanun has assembled a group of leading regional scholars to assess progress, highlight the policy challenges and chart the way forward. This highly informative volume will be of great interest to anyone interested in this fascinating region and the global processes of industrialization and energy transition.
—Hal Hill
H.W. Arndt Professor Emeritus of Southeast Asian Economies
Arndt-Corden Department of Economics
Australian National University
Electric Vehicles: Implications for Developing Countries offers a seminal and timely analysis of the EV transition in the global automobile industry. It examines policies to promote EV uptake and their implications for industrial development through finely crafted case studies of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam, well informed by the emerging global policy discourse. An essential resource for policymakers and development scholars.
—Prema-chandra Athukorala
Professor Emeritus of Economics
Arndt-Corden Department of Economics
Australian National University
In ASEAN, EV promotion has been advanced not only for addressing environmental concerns but also for contributing to development strategies. Can the EV industry meet people’s expectations as a new growth engine with technological leapfrogging, inflows of foreign direct investment and the formation of EV global value chains? Professor Archanun and other leading economists in ASEAN examine the developmental impact of EV industry promotion and critically assess the related government policies, considering opportunity costs. The book demystifies a naive belief in EVs and encourages policymakers to stand with a balanced, holistic view on EV promotion for economic development.
—Fukunari Kimura
Professor Emeritus and Senior Professor, Keio University
President, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)
This edited volume is a must-read for those interested in the potential developmental impact of the shift from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) to electric vehicles (EVs), especially battery electric vehicles (BEVs). In addition to exploring the emergence of EVs in historical perspective, the volume has the great virtue of comparative analyses: besides reviewing the challenges and potential benefits of ICEV vs. EV localization, the volume’s Southeast Asia case studies allow for cross-national comparisons, all within the promises and pitfalls of industrial policy navigating multinational strategies and value chains.
—Richard Doner
Goodrich C. White Professor Emeritus
Department of Political Science
Adjunct Professor, Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
Contents
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Electric Vehicles: Implications for Developing Countries
[Whole Publication, ISBN: 9789815361117], by Archanun Kohpaiboon, author -
preliminary pages
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1. Electric Vehicles: Implications for Developing Countries, by Archanun Kohpaiboon, author
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2. Analytical Framework of EVs in the Context of Developing Countries, by Archanun Kohpaiboon, author
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3. Policies to Promote Electric Vehicles and EV Uptake, by Archanun Kohpaiboon, Petchtharin Wongcharoen, authors
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4. Trade and Investment Patterns of EVs, by Archanun Kohpaiboon, Wannaphong Durongkaveroj, authors
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5. Policies to Promote EV Uptake in Thailand, by Archanun Kohpaiboon, author
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6. Assessing Malaysia’s Transition to Electric Vehicles, by Tham Siew Yean, author
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7. The Electric Vehicle Industry in Indonesia, by Siwage Dharma Negara, author
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8. The Transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles in Vietnam, by Pham Van Dai, author
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9. Conclusions and Policy Implications, by Archanun Kohpaiboon, author
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Index
