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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 ASEAN member states are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. 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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Nonetheless, the survey shows that consumers are aware of differences among technologies such as battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrids and Nissan’s e-POWER series-hybrid vehicles. Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam are most evolved in their understanding with BEVs. Source: Nissan. Click to enlarge.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8 The First Car Vietnamese Car Comes To North America When Vietnam’s largest company, the VinGroup, announced in 2017 they were entering the automobile manufacturing business, it probably didn’t get too much notice. For when not at home, VinFast has developed a Plug & Charge feature.

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

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For instance, a deadly building fire in Hanoi, Vietnam, in September reportedly became the subject of unsubstantiated rumors. Cars catch fire. Electric vehicles are no exception. In the U.S., On the other hand, pure electric vehicles (meaning those powered only by batteries) were involved in just 25 fires per 100,000 sold. Yet, says, Paul A.

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2022 Los Angeles Auto Show Review

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Not all were, of course, as there is still plenty of interest around gasoline-propelled cars, SUVs and trucks. Here, in alphabetical order, are the World or North American debuts. 2024 Fiat 500e EV. Back and better in the USA. Fiat stopped selling the Cinquecento, or 500e, in the United States (in reality California and Oregon only) in 2019.

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Skoda’s global sales rise 18.5% in 2023 to 866,800 cars | Autocar Professional

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Klaus Zellmer, Skoda Auto CEO, said: “Growing demand across our model lines confirms our strategy of offering customers their choice of combustion, purely electric and hybrid powertrains during the transition to ever more e-mobility, with an upcoming portfolio of six new all-electric models starting with the Elroq later this year.

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