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VinFast to unveil two new EVs at LA Auto Show next month

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VinFast, the Vietnam-based automotive manufacturer established in 2017, announced the global premiere of the company’s new EVs—VF e35 and VF e36—at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show 19-28 November 2021. The 2021 LA Auto Show marks the return of VinFast to the global stage since its first introduction at the 2018 Paris Motor Show.

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Thailand’s EV industry growing rapidly

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million units in 2018. The ASEAN member states are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. With a population of more than 645 million consumers in ASEAN alone, the EV industry is projected to grow more as demand across the rest of Asia increases.

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Porsche launches carbon offsetting program for US drivers

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Impact has been available to customers in Germany, the UK, and Poland since late 2018. The available programs are focused on forest protection in the US, hydropower in Vietnam, solar energy in Mexico, and habitat preservation in Zimbabwe. Users can choose from four different internationally certified projects to support.

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BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

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New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. thousand terawatt-hours in 2018, up from 6.4 Investment in new wind, solar, and other non-large hydro renewables projects in the country fell to $86 billion in 2018 from $122 billion in 2017.

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Porsche launches carbon offset program in US

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The available programs are focused on forest protection in the US, hydropower in Vietnam, solar energy in Mexico, and species diversity in Zimbabwe. Porsche Impact has been available as a pilot program to customers in Germany, the UK, and Poland since late 2018. How much does it cost?

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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Some production activities are relocating from China and India to other developing countries, such as Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand, particularly for raw materials and intermediate goods production in energy-intensive sectors. 2018) “China’s “exported carbon” peak: Patterns, drivers, and implications.” Coffman, D.’. M., & Guan, D.

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Mazda more than tripling gasoline and diesel SKYACTIV engine production capacity at powertrain plant in Thailand

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MPMT) in Chomburi, Thailand, to 100,000 units in the first half of 2018. will be added to the engines produced, and the export of engines to vehicle production sites in the ASEAN countries of Malaysia and Vietnam will begin. The SKYACTIV-G 2.0

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