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

Setec Powerr

In addition, the tax rate for pure electric vehicles in Thailand was reduced from 8% to 2% in June this year. With regular government subsidy practices, solid tax adjustments, and transparent plans, this series of actions gives Chinese car companies a familiar smell.

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Report Finds That Urgent Changes in Transport Financing Required to Enable More Sustainable Transportation Globally

Green Car Congress

trillion is spent annually on transport globally, mostly in ways that exacerbate rather than solve the problems associated with traffic growth, including congestion, health-harming air pollution, accidents, energy insecurity, and climate change. The report, A Paradigm Shift Towards Sustainable Low Carbon Transport , finds that more than $1.5

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Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric: IEA | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Tax exemption for EV purchases and non-financial support remain in place, after an extension, as the automotive industry is seen as one of the key drivers of economic growth. VinFast is looking to enter regional markets, such as India, where it broke ground on an integrated EV manufacturing plant in February 2024 , and the Philippines.