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What does Bangkok’s EV garbage trucks aspiration reveal about Thailand’s governance? It’s complicated.

Maybe the best way to understand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s confounding decision to reinforce the Thai government stance on foreigners as hostile — ordering “errant” visitors be summarily deported — is by understanding how some conclusions in this country are so foregone they appear unshakeable, while others are treated as inconceivable regardless of their grounding.

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A case in point: Seeing the headline “Bangkok governor defends switch to electric rubbish trucks” was a little surprising at first glance.

Considering Thailand’s fervently proclaimed green-mindedness and its enthusiastic appetite for electric vehicles, it seems obvious that if any aspect of the capital could benefit from the introduction of a modern, low-carbon innovation, it would be waste collection.

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