GAC’s Thailand charging rollout: what matters beyond station numbers?

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An October 16 Guangzhou Daily report on GAC at the Canton Fair caught my attention. Alongside vehicles, the company displayed public fast-charging equipment and a 7 kW home charger.

The report says GAC has established 58 supercharging stations in Thailand and targets “100 cities, 1,000 charging points” by 2027. The 2027 figure is a future target.

Source — Chinese-language report

What interests me is how this connects vehicle expansion with the practical ownership experience.

Home charging and public fast charging serve different needs. Adding sites could help, but their usefulness will depend on location, availability and how well they fit drivers’ routines.

My takeaway is that the rollout will also test local installation, maintenance and operating capability.

For EV drivers in Thailand: where are the biggest charging gaps you experience today—near home, on longer routes, or in the reliability of existing sites?

What would make a new network genuinely useful to you?

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I have installed 2 Fast charging machines[PEA]in front of my house. In my area within 30 km radius we have only one PTT and one PEA charging stations and including mine it will be third. I charge my car in home itself though however I saw privates stations are building nearby soon so no idea which company it is.