Ethanol Use and Gasoline Consumption in Thailand

Jiranyakul, Komain (2023): Ethanol Use and Gasoline Consumption in Thailand.

Abstract

This paper preliminarily evaluates the potential of Thailand to substitute ethanol as an alternative to gasoline consumption. Even though the government has given necessary measures to stimulate the expansion of ethanol blend fuel consumption, the level of high ethanol blend (E85) use is still low. This implies that most local vehicle owners in the country might not have perceptions about ethanol attributes of enhancing better environmental quality. Therefore, it might be unlikely to employ ethanol (a renewable energy) use as a crucial measure to reduce crude oil imports, to improve environmental quality and to maintain energy security.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Gasoline, ethanol, flexible fuel vehicles, energy security, environmental quality improvement.
• Subjects: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q2 - Renewable Resources and Conservation > Q20 - General; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q4 - Energy > Q40 - General

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