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Asian Development Bank providing $300M towards replacing 100K gasoline trikes with E-Trikes in the Philippines; $300M for major road upgrades in Chhattisgarh, India

Green Car Congress

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $300 million towards a project that will replace 100,000 gasoline-burning tricycles in the Philippines with electric tricycles, or E-Trikes. Without intervention, the Philippines is on a course to almost quadruple CO 2 emissions in less than 25 years, the ADB said.

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Tesla Autopilot tries valiantly before asking for help in Vietnam’s crowded streets

Teslarati

The same is true for other countries like India or the Philippines, where road rules are loosely followed. The short clip showed roads that were filled with a vast number of cars, as well as motorcycles that were constantly weaving in and out of the stopped vehicles. mph) to get closer to the vehicle in front.

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[PRESS RELEASE] Chairman retires from Drive Electric

Drive Electric

Press release 25th September 2023 After 11 years as Chair, Mark Gilbert steps down from the Drive Electric Board. The board of Drive Electric, a not-for-profit with a mission to accelerate the uptake of e-mobility in New Zealand, has today announced that Chairman Mark Gilbert will retire from the organisation effective 31 December 2023.

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Gogoro expands its battery-swapping electric scooters to the Americas

Baua Electric

Gogoro GoStation Source: Gogoro Those who have been hoping to see battery-swapping leader Gogoro bring its electric scooters to the Western world can finally rejoice. Starting in Taiwan, Gogoro has since expanded to China, India, Indonesia, Israel, Singapore, South Korea, and The Philippines.

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