Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2019

The Nissan LEAF is the first electric car to surpass 400,000 sales. Introduced in 2010 as the world’s first mass-market electric vehicle, the Nissan LEAF has led the way in making the excitement and convenience of electric driving accessible to non-luxury buyers.

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Teslarati

MAY 8, 2022

The Tesla India team was reassigned to Asia-Pacific (APAC) and other markets. According to the The Economic Times , India places a 60% import duty tax on electric vehicles priced $40,000 or lower and 100% import duty tax on EVs priced higher than $40,000. Tesla lobbied the Indian government to reduce its import duty rates.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

BYD has announced it will build an electric car factory in Thailand to serve the southeast Asia market as well as Australia.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Before the pandemic, we went for a trip to Bali and were amazed at the frantic buzz of the roads. Going up a hill on the way back from the airport, the shuttle bus was overtaken by one after another little motorbike (sounded like 90 cc) until there were seven of them lined up between […].

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EV Obssesion

JUNE 23, 2021

The post Hyundai Motor Group Deepens Partnership with Grab to Accelerate EV Adoption in Southeast Asia appeared first on EV Obsession.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2016

A little more than a year after the launch of BlueIndy, the all-electric car sharing service in Indianapolis ( earlier post ), the Bolloré is opening BlueLA electric car-sharing in Los Angeles, California. The BlueLA service will initially include the deployment of 200 public charge points and 100 electric vehicles.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

One month ago VinFast executives led by Madame Thuy Le ring the opening bell to celebrate its listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. This month they announced opening shop in Indonesia and several other Southeast Asian countries by early 2024

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 25, 2023

For many months, it has been a big question to automotive experts in the region — why is VinFast, a company located in the Southeast Asian region, which can gain obvious benefits from selling to markets within the ASEAN, chosing to sell to the finicky markets in North America and Europe first before selling to […]

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Green Car Reports

JULY 28, 2014

Right-hand drive Tesla Model S electric cars have already begun to trickle out in the United Kingdom, but now they''re hitting the Asian markets too. The first Asian right-hand drive Model S have now been delivered to the first eight customers in Hong Kong.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

As per recent reports, this pivot would be evident in the United States, which would see domestic production of Toyota electric cars as early as 2025. Nikkei Asia noted on Tuesday that Toyota would start producing electric vehicles in Kentucky as early as 2025. In comparison, electric vehicle leader Tesla sold around 1.31

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Electric Cars Report

MAY 12, 2023

In total, the Swedish truck manufacturer has sold almost 5,000 electric trucks in about 40 countries. Now, its electric product range is being made available in new markets in Asia, Latin America and […] The post Volvo Trucks’ electric truck orders are up 141% in Q1 of 2023 appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

BASF, a globally leading battery materials producer, and SK On, a globally leading electric vehicle battery cell manufacturer, have entered into an agreement to jointly evaluate collaboration opportunities in the global lithium-ion battery market focused on North America and Asia-Pacific.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 8, 2021

News of the Apple Car have been swirling in the rumor mill for years, though more recently, reports have suggested that the tech giant is focusing its efforts on developing a full self-driving solution , similar to industry leaders such as Waymo and Tesla. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Toyota hopes to be the first automaker to launch an electric car with solid-state batteries, aiming to unveil a prototype next year, ahead of a production launch relatively soon after that, Nikkei Asia reported Thursday.

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Electric Cars Report

MAY 4, 2023

StoreDot’s manufacturing strategy is focused on localizing its supply chain in the US, Asia, and Europe, allowing it to serve its OEM customers in their own locations, reducing carbon […] The post StoreDot to make its XFC batteries on three continents appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 20, 2023

BRUSSELS — Submit-Brexit laws forcing Eu automakers to supply extra electrical car elements from Britain or the EU may value them as much as 4.3 For now, automakers depend on battery cells and fabrics imported from Asia. The post EU electrical cars chance $4.7B billion euros ($4.7 billion euros to the U.Ok.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2021

China-based DESTEN, an ultra-fast charging battery pack and solution provider, has developed an ultra-fast charging solution alongside a DESTEN-designed and -engineered electric car which can charge from 0% to 80% state of charge in 4 minutes and 40 seconds.

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Push EVs

JULY 21, 2022

Liu Xueliang, General Manager of BYD Asia-Pacific Auto Sales Division, stated: “Starting from today, BYD, along with Japanese dealers and partners, will gradually establish a complete sales and service system to bring a low-carbon lifestyle and a better customer experience for the local people.” What’s your favorite?

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

A Danish bicycle and e-bike company, Biomega, has shown an open-wheel concept car that takes the sculpted, less-is-more ideas of Scandinavian design to new extremes—to what may be a regulatory impossibility in the U.S.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 7, 2023

Lohum is Mercedes-Benz Energy’s first partner in Asia as both companies continue to push sustainability across of the battery supply chain. Mercedes-Benz Energy and Lohum announced a strategic partnership through a multi-year supply contract agreement for second-life batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2022

Volvo Cars will build a third manufacturing plant in Europe, positioning the company well to meet the continued demand from its customers for electric cars and capture future growth potential. Volvo Cars has an ambition to move towards annual sales of 1.2

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2019

Thus far, the vast majority of the electric cars sold in the U.S. Now that the market is expanding, with new competitors arriving from both Europe and Asia this year, that may no longer be true. Hyundai and Kia, plan to import new electric models, the HyundaI Kona Electric, and the Kia Niro EV and Soul EV, from Korea.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2023

Insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) are core devices that act as switches in inverters to convert DC current from batteries to AC current to drive and control electric vehicle motors. Battery and plug-in electric cars require significantly more IGBT units than conventional ICE cars.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 27, 2024

BANGKOK, THAILAND — At the Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) 2024, VinFast Auto (Nasdaq: VFS) introduces a diverse range of green mobility solutions to Southeast Asia’s leading auto market, including electric scooters, cars and the electric pickup truck concept — VF Wild.

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Plug In India

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ In this episode of Electric Car watch, we will talk about the American car giant, FORD, and their plans for EVs. In this presentation, FORD announced it’s electrification plan with a goal of 40% of its sales being all-electric by 2030. Video: Electric Car Watch ?

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 4, 2020

Mercedes-Benz has ambitious plans to produce 50,000 electric cars this year, and now the German automaker has offered more detail on how it plans to supply those cars with batteries.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 19, 2022

And in a recent set of comments, Zipse revealed that he believes hydrogen cars will be the “hippest thing to drive” after the electric vehicle age. “After the electric car, which has been going on for about ten years and scaling up rapidly, the next trend will be hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Customers in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia emerged as the most enthusiastic about electric cars. The study— Future of Electric Vehicles in Southeast Asia —was released in Singapore at Nissan Futures, a gathering of industry leaders, government officials and media. Source: Nissan. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 13, 2018

Just months after debuting its first concept vehicle, Chinese electric-car startup Byton on Tuesday took the wraps off a second model that it says previews a production-intent self-driving electric sedan with a lightweight, aerodynamic body.

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Teslarati

MAY 30, 2023

Kenichi Shimomura, principal at Roland Berger, noted that Thailand could be a test of sorts for Tesla as the company attempts to break into the Southeast Asian automotive market. “Tesla sees Thailand as a test market for accelerating its expansion in Southeast Asia,” Shimomura said, as noted in a report from Nikkei Asia.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The new charger has a maximum output of 360 kW and is capable of fully charging any electric car in 15 minutes or less, meeting the needs of a variety of EV users, whether they need a fast charge or to top their battery up while grocery shopping.

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2010

Electric carmaker Think and Itochu Corporation have announced they are to expand their partnership to market and produce the Think city car in Asia. NK agreement Asia electric car Itochu japan market stake Think Think City.

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The Swiss engineering firm ABB announced the debut of the world’s fastest electric car charger last week, as it moves forward with plans to spin off the business, which may be worth $3 billion. ABB has unveiled an all-in-one electric vehicle (EV) charger that offers the world’s quickest charging speeds.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 30, 2023

The establishment of a regional headquarters in the country is set to help bolster the electric vehicle battery industry in Southeast Asia, and officials say they’re open […]

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Green Car Reports

JULY 25, 2018

Add one more to the ranks of boutique luxury electric carmakers. The latest, Gyon, comes from Asia as an offshoot of from the Sitech luxury division of one of FAW Group, one China's largest automakers. The brand said Wednesday that it will debut its latest model in Los Angeles on August 8.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2010

CODA, a California-based designer and manufacturer of battery systems and electric cars, has closed a $58-million Series C investment round, increasing total invested capital to more than $125 million. The round, initially capped at $50 million, was increased to accommodate strong investor demand.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2022

The new synthesis plant will contribute to lowering supply chain costs, and will make it possible to deliver European-produced nanotubes and nanotube industrial solutions to customers in Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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