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

Teslarati

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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IHS: continued legislative focus on pollutants to drive sensor market for internal combustion engines

Green Car Congress

As a pollutant, NO x has long been a stronger focus for US legislation, which also dictates that the emission parameters are measured under realistic driving cycle conditions. The high residual oxygen content in the exhaust of these engines makes it impossible for conventional three-way catalysts to reduce NO x pollutants.

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UNECE to align heavy-duty vehicle engine emissions requirements with Euro VI

Green Car Congress

The UNECE Working Party on Pollution and Energy has approved a proposal to align the requirements on emissions from heavy-duty vehicle engines to the Euro VI legislation (EC Regulations 595/2009 and 582/2011), which enter into force in the European Union (EU) in January 2013. 29) in June 2012 for its final adoption. Source: UNECE.

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

Setec Powerr

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. SETEC POWER, China’s leading EV charging infrastructure manufacturer, has also tapped into the Southeast Asian market.

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