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Tesla is opening a flagship store in Thailand: report

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Tesla is set to open a flagship store in Bangkok, Thailand, as early as June. The five-floor facility, which includes a showroom, a service center, a parts warehouse, and fast-charging stations, will be located in a mall in eastern Bangkok. That represents an impressive 17% share of Thailand’s EV sales, as per Autolife Thailand.

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

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Europe, the birthplace of the automobile industry, to North America across the Pacific Ocean, has always been the top stage that Chinese car companies hope to step on. With the current sales figures and the seductive future expectations, Southeast Asia has successfully attracted the attention of Chinese car companies.

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Global EV sales are ‘robust’ – more than 1 in 5 cars sold in 2024 will be electric

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While demand remained largely concentrated in China, Europe, and the US, growth also picked up in some emerging markets such as Vietnam and Thailand, where electric cars accounted for 15% and 10%, respectively, of all cars sold. Last year, global electric car sales soared by 35% to almost 14 million.

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Charmed by a City Off Thailand’s Beaten Path

Baua Electric

Thailand is renowned among hard-charging tourists for nightlife in Bangkok, full moon parties on Koh Phangan island and hedonistic walking streets in Pattaya. But mostly ignored by foreign tourists is Lampang, in Northern Thailand. Good life in this year’ Almost everywhere you turn, there is a temple.

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BYD launches $233K Yangwang U9 electric supercar that will smoke a Ferrari and can dance

Baua Electric

With an 800V system, the electric supercar can charge from 30% to 80% in 10 minutes. It also supports dual charging. It’s already leading EV imports in key markets like Japan and Thailand. Ford’s CEO Jim Farley said the American automaker is working on affordable EVs to compete with Chinese automakers like BYD.

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Foxconn about to start Electric Vehicles.

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Foxconn, the world’s largest assembler of iPhones, is planning to make a foray into the electric vehicles business, on Monday by revealing three concepts of Electric vehicles, and these include the model C SUV and the Model E sedan which looks like racing-car level acceleration with the range of 750 km per charge.

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BYD to slash EV prices even more with new platform as it looks to crush ICE car sales

Baua Electric

Its next-gen DM-i system will enable PHEVs to drive over 1,200 miles (2,000 km) with a fuel tank and full charge. Although BYD isn’t planning to launch passenger EVs in the US, it is taking market share in key global markets, including Europe, Japan, South America, and Thailand.

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