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Tesla Cybertruck lands in Tokyo, continuing tour across Asia

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The Tesla Cybertruck landed in Tokyo today, making its most recent stop in the tour across Asia. The Cybertruck arrived in Japan for the first time, and it drew plenty of crowds at the display event where Tesla fans from all across the country gathered to get a peek at the pickup that could quite possibly never be for sale in the region.

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Southeast Asia market will become a competitive place for Chinese and Japanese car companies

Setec Powerr

However, the Southeast Asian market at home has recently become a new target for many car companies. A large market of 10 million vehicles. Figures released by the ASEAN Automotive Federation (AAF) show that total vehicle sales in Southeast Asia will be about 2.79 What is the mystery behind it?.

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Audi axes PHEV sales in top market

Teslarati

Audi has announced it will no longer sell Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) in one of the world’s top markets, China. Premium German luxury brands face more competition in top markets than ever. Now, to refocus, Audi has announced that it will no longer be selling PHEVs in the giant Asian market.

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BYD and UzAuto to form NEV production JV in Uzbekistan

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Established in 1994, UzAuto is the largest automotive holding company in Central Asia with more than 70 subsidiaries in its structure and more than 27,000 employees. Central Asia map by Cacahuate - Own work based on the blank world map, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars tripled global sales of xEVs in 2020; 7.4% of sales

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We more than tripled sales of our plug-in hybrids and all-electric cars. Sales of plug-in hybrids almost quadrupled to more than 115,000 units. kWh/100 km) achieved sales of about 1,700 vehicles. With sales of 2,164,187 units (-7.5%), Mercedes-Benz maintained a leading global position compared with its core competitors.

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Adamas Intelligence: high nickel battery chemistries captured 54% of the market in 2021 by GWh Deployed

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Regionally, deployment of high nickel chemistries was most prevalent in the Americas on the back of Tesla, VW, Ford, Hyundai and others, while deployment of no nickel cells was most prevalent in Asia Pacific, and particularly China, on the back of Tesla, BYD, SGMW, Great Wall and a long list of others.

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Utility solar dethrones coal as the cheapest power source in Asia

Baua Electric

Photo: China News Service Renewable energy costs in Asia last year were 13% cheaper than coal and are expected to be 32% cheaper by 2030, according to a new study. China leads the pack with a 40-70% cost reduction in utility-scale solar, onshore wind, and offshore wind compared to other Asia Pacific markets.

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