Study of Electric Vehicle Demand in Bangkok and its Vicinities: A Case of Motorcycle Taxis

The use of stated preference (SP) surveyed data of the motorcycle taxi riders in Bangkok and its vicinities has been investigated in this paper. A research aim is, preliminary, detailed in terms of the affect factors of the motorcycle between the internal combustion engine vehicle and the electric vehicle for public transport. With 1,200 surveyed data, the results show that 91.1% of the taxi riders are men and also the earning cost is obtained of ~500 600 Bath/day. Moreover, 85.1 % of the SP surveyed data shows that the riders do not need to use the electric motorcycle as a taxi. It causes to high price, vehicle speed, lifetime, compatible for electricity charging and also duration to charge. Furthermore, the multiple regression equation has also been employed to verify the reliability of surveyed data. The result shows that 98.94% percent of the data analysis is reliable. Keywords— Electric vehicle, motorcycle taxis riders, multiple linear regression equation, public transportation, internal combustion engine.