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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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Audi going to the moon; Audi lunar e-quattro rover

Green Car Congress

The concept of a privately financed mission to the moon is fascinating. And innovative ideas need supporters that promote them. Participants in the competition, in addition to Part‑Time Scientists, include 15 teams from around the world including Brazil, Canada, Chile, Hungary, Japan, Israel, Italy, Malaysia and the United States.

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