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Tesla Cybertruck lands in Tokyo, continuing tour across Asia

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The Tesla Cybertruck landed in Tokyo today, making its most recent stop in the tour across Asia. Cybertruck… pic.twitter.com/vIkfPr97lK — Tesla Asia (@Tesla_Asia) February 16, 2024 The Cybertruck was set to make its way to China for a tour, Tesla announced in mid-January , and it is expected to go on until March 31.

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BMW Group Thailand begins local assembly of high-voltage batteries for BMW plug-in hybrid vehicles

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BMW Group Thailand has inaugurated local high-voltage battery production plant in partnership with the DRÄXLMAIER Group, one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers and a partner of BMW Group since 1966. BMW Group Thailand launched the local assembly lines in July 2019 at the DRÄXLMAIER Group plant.

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BMW Group and NTU Singapore launch US$965K electromobility research program; Electromobility in Asia and Smart Materials

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BMW Group and Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) launched a new electromobility research program, involving the all-electric BMW i3 and plug-in hybrid sports car BMW i8. The new research program will focus on two new areas, Electromobility in Asia and also Smart Materials. million (US$4.1

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Pike Research updates xEV forecasts; projects Ford to lead US PEV market, followed by GM

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Pike Research has published an update to its earlier forecasts on xEVs: hybrid (HEVs); plug-in hybrid (PHEVs); and battery electric vehicles (BEVs). German PEV market with market share of 25% by 2020, followed by BMW with 15%. Asia Pacific Economic Growth. Asia Pacific is anticipated to see stable and steady growth.

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Navigant Research forecasts plug-ins will be 2.4% of global new vehicle sales by 2023; luxury brands to represent about 50% of that

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Navigant Research forecasts that plug-in EVs (which include plug-in hybrids and battery EVs), will represent 2.4% Navigant expects sales of plug-in EVs from luxury manufacturers, such as Tesla, Mercedes, Audi, and BMW to grow strongly through 2018 before leveling off at around 50% of the plug-in EV market. million units.

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Tesla-battery maker Panasonic may add 4680 battery capacity to Kansas plant

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Sources with “direct knowledge of the matter” told Nikkei Asia that the Japanese EV battery maker is considering adding production capacity beyond what is already planned for its new plant. BMW is also using cylindrical cells with a diameter of more than 80mm in its upcoming Neue Klasse vehicles.

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IHS Automotive forecasts global production of plug-in vehicles to rise by 67% this year

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Driven by tighter emission standards in Europe, worldwide production of plug-in electric vehicles(PEVs)—including both battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models—will increase by 67% this year, according to IHS Automotive, driven by Polk. Click to enlarge. share for PEVs in the global market this year.

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