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

Setec Powerr

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. Figures released by the ASEAN Automotive Federation (AAF) show that total vehicle sales in Southeast Asia will be about 2.79 What is the mystery behind it?.

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China realizes charging piles, complete vehicles and accessories to go overseas

Setec Powerr

Demand for charging piles soars. Judging from the customs data for the first eight months of this year, the contribution rate of my country’s new energy vehicle exports to the growth of automobile exports reached 26.7%, becoming a new bright spot in the foreign trade of the automobile industry.

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Deloitte global survey gauges consumer prospects for EVs in China, Europe and Americas; China leads

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Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited’s (DTTL) Global Manufacturing Industry group conducted a global survey to explore consumer adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). The online survey captures the views of more than 12,000 consumers across the Americas, Asia and Europe in 17 countries. of GDP, and the reduction of carbon emissions by 17%.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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By 2030 all developing regions including Asia and Africa are expected to have the majority of their inhabitants living in urban areas; virtually all Population Growth over the next 30 years will be in cities. Yet the OECD projects that forest areas will decline globally by 13% from 2005 to 2030, mostly in South Asia and Africa.

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Top 5 Truck Companies in the World With the Potential to Revolutionise the Logistics Sector

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We don’t have to stress the point that, the automobile industry is going all-electric. Their current models, Nikola One and Nikola Two are designed for North American roads, while the Nikola Tre is designed for Asia, Australia, and Europe. Hydrogen cell’s weight will be reduced as it is being consumed thus gives more range. #5.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. The GWKulla, a short, curvy compact, runs on lithium-ion batteries and can go 160 kilometers (99 miles) when fully charged, the company says. and Korean golf cart maker CT&T Co.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Were charging full-speed ahead before we know exactly what the investment is going to be, before we know whether we can make any money off it or not, before we know how many were going to sell," Lutz said. This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ).

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