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Toyota & Chery Choose To Sell Hybrids Over BEVs In Philippines Due To Limited Charging Infrastructure — For Now

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Two major car launches in Manila seem to affirm that carmakers are looking more at hybrids than full battery electric vehicles due, in part at least, to the lack of charging stations across the country. Towards the end of this week, Toyota Motor Philippines’ Inc.

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Thailand’s EV industry growing rapidly

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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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Nissan, Frost & Sullivan study finds 37% of Southeast Asian consumers open to buying EV

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Customers in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia emerged as the most enthusiastic about electric cars. Nissan is also exploring launch in Indonesia and Philippines. A significant presence of full hybrids in Malaysia and Thailand skews association of EVs with hybrids.

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TM4 China JV receives order for 200 SUMO HD electric powertrains from Foton

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The TM4 SUMO systems are optimized for medium-and heavy-duty electric and hybrid vehicles such as 6-18 meter buses, delivery trucks, shuttles, tow tractors and more. Some of TM4 SUMO systems are offered with a double-ended shaft option, allowing for easy integration in many hybrid-electric powertrain architectures.

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Sumitomo Metal Mining to boost production of NCA for Li-ion batteries by 38%; targeting Tesla Model 3

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SMM’s other main battery material products is nickel hydroxide, which is also used in cathodes in nickel metal hydride batteries, which are still used in some of Toyota Motor Corporation’s hybrid vehicles. SMM also intends to increase its production of nickel by 20% at its Taganito nickel refinery in the Philippines.

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TM4 and Prestolite Electric Beijing forming JV for heavy-duty electric traction systems

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The new joint venture will target clients in the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and the rest of ASEAN countries. TIVE Series, electric powertrains for electric and hybrid vehicles of all ranges; ISAM, Starter/Alternator/Motor Units for heavy-duty buses and trucks; M?

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UPS Adopts Plan to Cut Its Airline Carbon Emissions An Additional 20% by 2020; Biofuels Part of the Plan

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The company’s air system includes international air hubs in Cologne, Germany; Taipei, Taiwan; Shanghai; Miami (to serve Latin America), an intra-Asia hub in the Philippines; and UPS Worldport, the Louisville, Ky., UPS also purchased and deployed a hydraulic hybrid vehicle (HHV). UPS Sustainability Report.

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