Myanmar backs EV-for-old-car swaps to cut fuel use and imports

General Min Aung Hlaing chairing the meeting on the availability of sufficient fuel and fertilisers for the agricultural sector, in Naypyidaw on April 1. - Eleven Media

YANGON: Acting President and State Security and Peace Commission Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said the EV import system will be carried out through a system of replacing old fuel-powered vehicles with EVs.

He made the remarks in a speech at a meeting on the availability of sufficient fuel and fertilisers for the agricultural sector, held at the meeting hall of the National Defence and Security Council Chairman’s Office in Naypyidaw on Wednesday (April 1) afternoon.