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

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Malaysian government officials are petitioning and working toward making electric vehicles exempt from taxes, including import and excise duties, as well as road taxes. According to Paultan , a Malaysian automotive news site, supporting politicians are proposing a 100% exemption from the road tax for EVs.

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Tesla Malaysia to start selling cars by the end of the month

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Tesla recently launched an official Instagram account for its Malaysia branch. Tesla Malaysia announced that car sales would start by the end of the month. Tesla Malaysia released a teaser, stating that car sales for the company would start by Friday, July 7, 2023. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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Thailand’s EV industry growing rapidly

Green Car Congress

According to the Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand, the number of companies that are part of Thailand’s electric vehicle industry has risen significantly since 2015, from 76 to 420 in 2019. The ASEAN member states are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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

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Along with the release of the study, Nissan announced that the new LEAF will go on sale in seven markets in Asia and Oceania during the next fiscal year: Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand. Three in four respondents said they were ready to switch to electric vehicles if taxes were waived.

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Shell will not move forward with $12.5B US Gulf Coast GTL project

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Shell is the industry leader in large-scale GTL technology; the company said it has carefully evaluated a number of development options for GTL on the US Gulf Coast, using natural gas feedstocks. Shell built the first commercial GTL facility in Malaysia in 1993. Earlier post.)

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Shell selects site for proposed $12.5B GTL project in Louisiana

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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will begin moving forward this year with projects that benefit the industry and those who travel throughout St. Shell built the first commercial GTL facility in Malaysia in 1993. James and Ascension parishes.

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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. In addition, the tax rate for pure electric vehicles in Thailand was reduced from 8% to 2% in June this year. What is the mystery behind it?.

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