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Tesla Malaysia to start selling cars by the end of the month

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Tesla recently launched an official Instagram account for its Malaysia branch. Tesla Malaysia announced that car sales would start by the end of the month. Tesla Malaysia released a teaser, stating that car sales for the company would start by Friday, July 7, 2023.

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Tesla launches EV sales in Malaysia

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Tesla has launched the sale of its electric vehicles in Malaysia, the automaker confirmed this week. Asia is a specifically strong market for Tesla as it operates Giga Shanghai in China, which produces cars for this region and has what are usually recognized as the company’s best-built vehicles. “We I’d love to chat!

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Tesla Model Y achieves another milestone in Malaysia

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The Tesla Model Y achieved another milestone, this time in Malaysia. Tesla Malaysia secured 10,000 Model Y orders just four days after launch. In February 2023, Malaysia’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry approved Tesla’s application to import battery electric vehicles into the country.

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Following Tesla Deal, Malaysia “Open” To Other EV Investments

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Tesla has been in ongoing discussions with a number of countries as it expands, but the automaker’s recent battery manufacturing deal with Malaysia comes with a major exemption.

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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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Stellantis signs binding agreement with Element 25 for manganese sulphate supply for EV batteries; sourced in Australia, processed in US

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Sarawak Malaysia remains a favorable location for a second E25 HPMSM facility subject to approval of federal government incentives. Process residues will be either re-purposed in nearby industrial applications or disposed of in an appropriate facility. Manganese is a key stabilizing element in the cathode of EV batteries.

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Nikkei: China boosts domestic rare earths quota by nearly 30%

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China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Ministry of Natural Resources jointly announced that the production quota for the first half of this year will be 84,000 tons, a major jump from the 66,000 tons last year and the highest target to date for the first half. The push is driven largely by growing domestic demand.

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