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BYD Launches The Atto 3 In Cambodia!

CleanTechnica EVs

BYD recently hit 2 million plug-in vehicle sales. To enable this global push, BYD has been ramping up production of its revolutionary Blade battery as well as the production on several new models based on its new e-platform 3.0. Through smart partnerships with local firms, BYD is […].

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Thailand’s EV industry growing rapidly

Green Car Congress

The ASEAN member states are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The new Mercedes facility is the third of its kind in Mercedes’ global battery production network, designed to produce plug-in hybrid automotive batteries. million units in 2018.

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Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid Goes Rallying In Asia

Green Car Reports

Mitsubishi has chosen to enter its Outlander Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) in this year''s Asia Cross Country Rally--a grueling event that runs from Thailand to Cambodia over mountains, through forests, across rivers and through swamps. Believe it or not, off-roading isn''t the sole preserve of lifted Jeeps or mud-splattered Land Rovers.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

. “Any new technology like the Chevy Volt takes time to become profitable,&# said Jay Friedland, the legislative director for Plug-In America , an electric-car advocacy group. During his campaign, President Obama said he would work to put one million plug-in hybrids on American roads by 2015. and Chrysler. — jake 9.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Now, people are used to cellphone subscription plans and plugging the phone into the wall at night, Mr. Thesen reasoned, so a switch to electric cars would also be manageable. Rather than setting up the public for disappointment (see ethanol), plug-n electric advocates should push the very real, if not sexy, advantages. — DonO 5.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Shameless self plugs here. So why has Oregon become a hotbed of activity for electric vehicles all of a sudden? See the below link for a more in depth discussion of this topic.

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