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AirAsia and Skyports partner to explore air taxi vertiport development in Malaysia

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Skyports Infrastructure, an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) infrastructure developer, and AirAsia’s Advanced Air Mobility, a dedicated unit of AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (the aviation arm of Capital A), have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to explore the development of air taxi infrastructure in Malaysia.

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Malaysia to build massive chip design park: PM – ET Auto

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The project would mark a significant step for Malaysia, which has long been a chip manufacturing hub, with its northern island of Penang home to a number of facilities and is often dubbed the country’s Silicon Valley. The park will be located in Selangor state, he said, without offering any details on costs and timelines.

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Malaysia Prime Minister praises Tesla for speed in local negotiations

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The electric vehicle maker made a name for itself as a company that moves fast and accomplishes its goals just as quickly. “Tesla Speed” caught the attention of Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim recently. The post Malaysia Prime Minister praises Tesla for speed in local negotiations appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Cool Planet and Acritaz Greentech to build $60M commercial biorefinery in Malaysia

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Acritaz and Cool Planet will then work to build multiple facilities across Malaysia, with Acritaz purchasing proprietary equipment and consumables from Cool Planet in the construction and operation of the facilities. The plan is to begin construction on the first plant in 2014.

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Hanwha and LG Energy to build battery production in US, targeting ESS and UAM

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Hanwha Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES) will invest in building battery production facilities in the United States. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding in Seoul for comprehensive battery business cooperation for ESS (energy storage systems) and other clean-tech energy solutions.

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Lotte Chemical to invest $2.3B through 2028 to boost production of copper foil for EV batteries

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billion) through 2028 to boost production of copper foil for EV batteries, the company said. Lotte Energy Materials is a major copper foil producer and has long-term supply contracts with global battery companies both in Korea and abroad. Lotte Chemical plans to invest up to 3 trillion KRW ($2.3 In March, Lotte completed the 2.7-trillion

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Tesla executive sees potential growth in Southeast Asia

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He recently congratulated a new Model Y owner in Malaysia on his new Tesla vehicle. Tesla Malaysia recently started delivering Model Y units to reservation holders. For instance, President Jokowi talked with Elon Musk about building a Tesla gigafactory in Indonesia.

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