Véhicules électriquesThailand: New regulations for Electric Vehicles Supply Equipment

Thailand: New regulations for Electric Vehicles Supply Equipment

 

Thailand has published new regulations for Electric Vehicles Supply Equipment.

These are:

• draft Ministerial Regulation that mandates electric vehicle supply equipment for mode 2 charging of electric road vehicles of categories M and N to conform to the Thai Industrial Standard TIS 62752-2567 (2024) In-Cable Control and Protection Device (IC-CPD) for Mode 2 Charging of Electric Road Vehicles.
• draft Ministerial Regulation that mandates electric vehicle supply equipment for mode 3 charging of electric road vehicles of categories M and N to conform to the Thai Industrial Standard TIS 61851 Part 1-2567 (2024) Electric Vehicle Conductive Charging System – Part 1: General Requirements
• draft Ministerial Regulation that mandates electric vehicle supply equipment for mode 4 charging of electric road vehicles of categories M and N to conform to the Thai Industrial Standard TIS 61851 Part 23-2567 (2024) Electric Vehicle Conductive Charging System – Part 23: DC Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment.

The regulations refer to various international standards such as:

• IEC 62752 Edition 2.0 (2024-03) In-cable control and protection device (IC-CPD) for mode 2 charging of electric road vehicles
• IEC 61851-1 Edition 3.0 (2017-02) Electric vehicle conductive charging system – Part 1: General requirements + COR1:2023
• IEC 61851-23 Edition 2.0 (2023-12) Electric vehicle conductive charging system – Part 23: DC electric vehicle supply equipment

Moreover, several Thai standards are prescribed:

• TIS 166-2549 (2006) Plugs and Socket-Outlets for Household and Similar Purposes : Plugs and Socket-Outlets with Rated Voltage Not Exceeding 250 V
• TIS 11  Series  Polyvinyl  Chloride  Insulated  Cables  of  Rated  Voltages  Up  to  and Including 450/750 V
• TIS 955  Series  Rubber  Insulated  Cables  –  Rated  Voltages  Up  to  and  Including 450/750 V

To find out more about regulations for electric vehicle supply equipment, please do not hesitate to contact the Institute for Global Automotive Regulatory Research.