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Malaysia wants EVs to be tax-free, duty-free to encourage consumers to buy

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During his address to Parliament earlier this week, Malaysian finance minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz cited the reduction of pollutants and better air quality as the main indicators of why electric cars are a good idea. The current market for electric vehicles in Malaysia is small.

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Lifecycle study finds LNG can reduce shipping GHG emissions by up to 21%

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The study also confirms that emissions of other local pollutants, such as sulfur oxides (SO x ), nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and particulate matter (PM), are close to zero when using LNG compared with current conventional oil-based marine fuels. LNG does contribute to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) GHG reduction targets.

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Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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Emissions are increasing in other developing countries: 6% for Indonesia and Malaysia; 9% for Pakistan and 12% for the Philippines. India does not show yet any decoupling of their emissions growth from their economic growth, unlike Brazil, where emissions fell by 6%. Also in Eurasia emissions grew in Turkey (5%) and Ukraine (8%).

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New line of electric scooter to feature KLD Energy motor system

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Eclimo is one of the first vehicle manufacturers to be licensed by the Malaysian government to produce electric vehicles as part of the country’s national strategy to decrease pollution. The new scooters will be available in Malaysia later in the year.

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

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On the infrastructure side, by 2030, Thailand will have 12,000 fast-charging heads available at public fast-charging stations and 1,450 charging stations built. million electric vehicle users by 2025 to stimulate market demand and reduce air pollution. That is an unexplored continent that needs to be tapped.

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Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric: IEA | Autocar Professional

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Increasing model availability is also helping boost sales. In Malaysia , electric car registrations more than tripled to 10,000, supported by tax breaks and import duty exemptions, as well as an acceleration in charging infrastructure roll-out. Chinese companies accounted for 75% of electric car sales in 2022, and 45% in 2023.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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Recent research cited by the EPI suggests that around five million people die prematurely every year due to air pollution, accounting for approximately one in every ten deaths annually. The EPI uses three indicators to measure air quality: household solid fuel use; PM 2.5 average exposure, and PM 2.5 exceedance of WHO thresholds.

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