BYD Dolphin, Electric
★5.0· 20Automatic—95 hpFront-wheel5 seats
฿1,050per day
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Electric car rental in Bangkok
Kenan AlkanCity and intercity driver
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Our fleet of electric cars in Bangkok counts 32 vehicles, from the BYD Dolphin at ฿1,050 per day to the Porsche Taycan, Audi e-tron GT, BMW i7 and BMW iX at ฿7,900 per day. We deliver the car to any address in Bangkok and to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and Don Mueang Airport (DMK), with the delivery address, date and time agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.
What electric car rental in Bangkok includes
Electric car rental with Rent-Trip is a delivered service: you choose one of 32 EVs, we bring it to the address you name, and the hand-over details are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.
The car comes to you, not the other way round
We deliver the car to any address in Bangkok, and to Suvarnabhumi (BKK) and Don Mueang (DMK). You give us the building, the street and the time window; a manager confirms it back before the booking is fixed, so the car arrives at an address that has already been checked rather than one typed into a form at midnight. Suvarnabhumi sits about 25 km from downtown, and the drive from the airport into the centre runs 40.6 km by road and takes around 52 minutes without traffic — worth knowing when you pick the hand-over window. Delivery elsewhere is arranged case by case.
What every hire includes as standard
- Automatic transmission, right-hand drive: traffic in Thailand keeps to the left, and every car on this page is right-hand drive.
- VAT 7%: already inside the ฿1,050–฿7,900 daily prices shown, so the figure you see is the figure you pay.
- Por Ror Bor: compulsory motor insurance covering injury to third parties, attached to every registered car.
- Class 1 cover: damage to the car itself; its terms and the excess are set out in the rental agreement.
What is agreed rather than published
Two things on this page are deliberately left open. The security hold is taken on a bank card in the main driver's name, and the amount is set out in the rental agreement rather than quoted here. The same applies to the Class 1 excess. Since 30 December 2025 a car rental agreement in Thailand is a contract controlled by the OCPB: it is written in Thai, and every fee and penalty is disclosed inside it. Read that document at hand-over.
Choosing an Electric car rental in Bangkok fleet with seats and range
Our Bangkok fleet holds 32 electric cars across seven body types, from a two-seat convertible to a seven-seat MPV, so the real question is rarely “which EV” but “which shape and how many seats”.
Hatchbacks, sedans, crossovers and one convertible
Our cheapest car is the BYD Dolphin hatchback at ฿1,050 a day, and the top of the page is the Porsche Taycan, BMW i7 and BMW iX at ฿7,900. Between those two ends sit five-seat sedans — BYD Seal, Changan Deepal L07, GAC Aion ES, GWM ORA 07, Tesla Model 3 — crossovers such as the GAC Aion Y Plus, Xpeng G6, MG ZS EV, BYD Atto 3 and Volvo EX30, and wagons like the MG EP Plus. The MG Cyberster is the only two-seat EV on this page, and the Audi e-tron GT, Porsche Taycan and Mini Cooper SE are the four-seaters. The MG Maxus 9 is the single seven-seat EV on this page, which matters if you are travelling as a group with luggage. Seat count and luggage decide the booking before the price does.
Matching the car to the trip
| Trip | Body type | Seats | Drivetrain | From ฿/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couple, city and short runs | Hatchback | 5 | Front-wheel | ฿1,050 |
| Two people, weekend away | Convertible | 2 | All-wheel | ฿5,000 |
| Family of four or five | Crossover | 5 | Front- or rear-wheel | ฿1,250 |
| Long expressway days | Sedan | 5 | Rear-wheel | ฿1,250 |
| Group with luggage | MPV | 7 | Front-wheel | ฿3,200 |
| Premium arrival | Sedan or SUV | 4–5 | All-wheel | ฿7,900 |
Reading the spec sheet before you choose
Every car on this page is automatic and right-hand drive, and every one is electric, so the fuel column never changes — only the body, the seats and the motor output do. If you are unsure between two models, tell the manager the number of passengers and the route when you book, and we will suggest the class that fits rather than the one that photographs best.
Prices for electric car rental in Bangkok
Electric car rental in Bangkok runs from ฿1,050 to ฿7,900 per day, and the longer you book, the lower the daily figure gets. Below is how daily, weekly and monthly rates work, and what the price already covers.
Daily, weekly and monthly rates
Hire starts at ฿1,050 a day; weekly is from ฿6,300 and monthly from ฿22,050. Weekly is daily × 6 and monthly is daily × 21, so the longer the hire, the lower the per-day cost. Weekly and monthly rates are lower per day than the daily rate, and the car is available from 1 day.
What the price does and does not cover
- VAT 7%: already included in the prices shown, so ฿1,050 means ฿1,050.
- Compulsory insurance (Por Ror Bor): attached to every registered car and covers injury to third parties.
- First-class (Class 1) cover: covers damage to the car; its terms and the excess are set out in the rental agreement.
- Security hold: taken on a bank card in the main driver's name; the amount is set out in the agreement.
- Delivery fee: if any applies, it is agreed when booking — the delivery address, date and time are settled with a manager before the booking is fixed.
Minimum driver age is 21; conditions for drivers under 25 and for premium classes are set out in the agreement. Since 30 December 2025 a car rental agreement is a contract controlled by the OCPB, written in Thai, with all fees and penalties disclosed in it — worth reading the fee lines before you sign, because that is where the deposit, the excess and any delivery charge actually live. Traffic-camera fines are issued to the car owner and re-invoiced to the renter, so a run down Motorway 7 stays on your bill, not ours.
Booking electric car rental in Bangkok step by step
Every hire follows the same three steps: pick the car and dates, agree the delivery address, date and time with a manager, and confirm the booking.
Agreeing the address, date and time
The delivery address, the date and the time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed. You tell us where the car should be — a hotel on Sukhumvit, a condo in Sathorn, a house in Chatuchak — and when you want it there; we confirm both back to you. Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and Don Mueang Airport (DMK) are both on our delivery list for this city.
What we need from you at booking
- Home driving licence: your national licence from your country of residence.
- International Driving Permit: issued under the 1949 Geneva Convention, required alongside the national licence for non-ASEAN visitors.
- Bank card: in the main driver's name; it is used for the security hold, and the amount is set out in the rental agreement.
- Minimum age: 21. Conditions for drivers under 25 and for premium classes are set out in the agreement.
- ASEAN nationals: may drive on a national licence without an International Driving Permit.
Confirming and changing the booking
Once the address, date and time are agreed, the booking is fixed and the car is assigned to you. Hire is available from 1 day, so a single overnight run out to Ayutthaya or a two-week stay in the city are both ordinary bookings for us — daily rates apply from ฿1,050, and longer hires follow the weekly and monthly terms.
Electric car rental in Bangkok rules and charging
An electric car changes the driving routine here more than the paperwork does: traffic keeps to the left, and every car is right-hand drive.
Left-hand traffic, right-hand drive, and the 80 km/h city limit
Thailand drives on the left, and every car in our fleet is right-hand drive, so the driver sits nearest the centre of the road. Built-up areas carry an 80 km/h limit, motorways M7 and M9 allow 120 km/h, expressways 110 km/h and elevated sections 100 km/h. Speed cameras on Motorway 7 enforce the 120 km/h limit, and a camera fine is issued to the car owner and re-invoiced to the renter, so a fast run to Pattaya is best kept within the posted limit. The Low Emission Zone covering all 50 districts applies to vehicles with six or more wheels during PM2.5 episodes, and cars with an electric drivetrain sit on the exemption list.
Planning the charge
Electricity replaces the pump, so the charging stop is the one part of an EV day that needs planning. If you are unsure which connector your car uses and whether a cable is in the car, ask the manager when the delivery address is agreed.
Parking, tolls and the small print of an EV day
- Toll payment: expressways accept cash or an Easy Pass tag, and the M-PASS tag works on the same gantries — one tag per car, not two.
- M-Flow: on barrier-free sections the camera reads the plate and the bill follows; without a registered tag it must be settled within two days, after which the tariff doubles.
- Mall parking: CentralWorld gives two hours free, then ฿20 per hour, rising to ฿50 after six; ICONSIAM gives two hours free and charges ฿30 for the third.
- Kerbside parking: red-and-white and yellow-and-white kerbs are no-parking zones.
- Congestion charge: a ฿40–50 charge for Sukhumvit, Silom and Ratchadaphisek has been discussed but is not in force.
- Child seats: children under six need a TISI-standard seat, and anyone under 135 cm needs a belt or a special seat.
Documents for electric car rental in Bangkok
The paperwork for electric car rental in Bangkok is short but strict on one point: your home licence alone is not enough. A foreign visitor needs a home driving licence plus an International Driving Permit, issued under the 1949 Geneva Convention and recognised here under section 42 bis of the Motor Vehicle Act. Citizens of ASEAN countries are the exception — they drive on their national licence, with no permit attached. Passport, home licence, permit and a bank card in the main driver's name are the four items to have ready.
- International Driving Permit: the 1949 Geneva Convention document; ASEAN nationals do not need one.
- Bank card in the main driver's name: used for the security hold; the amount is set out in the rental agreement.
- Minimum age: 21; conditions for drivers under 25 and for premium classes are set out in the rental agreement.
Since 30 December 2025 a car rental agreement in Thailand is a contract controlled by the OCPB: it is written in Thai, and every fee and penalty is disclosed inside it. That is why the security hold, the Class 1 insurance excess and any delivery fee are not figures quoted on this page — each one is set out in the rental agreement, and the delivery fee, if any, is agreed when booking.
Order the permit before your trip.
Day trips and longer hires by electric car
Bangkok is a launch pad, not a destination. The question is which car, and how long you keep it.
Matching the car to the route
- Hua Hin and Kanchanaburi: longer highway runs, 191.2 km and 125.5 km by road from the centre.
- Groups: the MG Maxus 9 is the only 7-seat EV on the page.
Longer hires: how the rates fall
Weekly is daily × 6 and monthly is daily × 21, so the per-day cost drops the longer you keep the car. On the BYD Dolphin that is from ฿6,300 a week or ฿22,050 a month, against ฿1,050 for a single day. Rent-Trip prices every class the same way, so the same multiplier applies whether you take a Nissan Leaf or a BMW i7.
If you are staying a fortnight or more, take the car for the whole period rather than booking two shorter hires — one delivery, one agreement, one hand-over at the end. We deliver to any address in Bangkok, and the date, time and address are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.
Charging away from the city
Plan the charging stop before you leave the city rather than counting on finding one on the way. On the expressways inside the city, Easy Pass and M-PASS both work, but one tag per car.
What to decide first for Electric car rental in Bangkok
Three things decide everything else: how many seats you need, how long you are keeping the car, and where it has to be delivered. Settle those before you look at models, and the choice narrows fast. Here is the order we suggest to travellers who call us without a shortlist.
Hire length. Daily rates run from ฿1,050 to ฿7,900; weekly is from ฿6,300 and monthly from ฿22,050, so a longer booking lowers the cost per day.
Delivery point. We bring the car to any address in the city, and to Suvarnabhumi (BKK) and Don Mueang (DMK). The address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.
One more thing worth deciding early: whether you want the car handed over at your hotel or at the airport on arrival — tell the manager your flight time and we will plan the hand-over around it.
What we cannot put a number on is the deposit, the insurance excess or any delivery fee — each is set out in the rental agreement or agreed when booking. Ask about them when you reserve, not on the day.
When you are ready, have four details to hand: seat count, dates, delivery address and your licence. That is enough for a manager to confirm availability from the 32 electric cars on this page and to fix the booking.