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Mitsubishi Motors and the Thai Government to start joint study for fleet testing of i-MiEV; MMC adding third plant in Thailand for global small car production

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Meanwhile, the Thai government will move forward with its Electric Vehicle Project, creating an integrated organization with related ministries and government agencies under the direction of the Ministry of Industry (MOI). It will produce the “global small” 1.0-1.2L

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Toyota licenses its GRAS-Di DNA analysis technology to Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Eurofins Genomics, and GeneBay

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Kazusa DNA Research Institute expects that the technology will not only be used by research and development organizations but also widely by private companies. In signing the agreement, the parties described their evaluation and expectations. Background.

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BAIC BJEV opens Silicon Valley EV research center, planning another for Europe

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BAIC said that the Silicon Valley R&D center will also become an important part of BJEV’s eventual globalization plans. BJEV ranks sixth globally in terms of pure EV sales. BJEV plans to bring a complete lineup of alternative energy automobiles to market. BJEV will become Atieva’s biggest share holder.

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Tesla Aiming For New Milestone Of Two Million Cars

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A company whose basic survival was doubted at its initial phase is set to come at par with leading giants in the automobile industry. How Will this Affect the Global Market? Attributing to that, today, Tesla’s Model 3 is the ultimate bestselling model globally. Let’s wait and see! Go to our Tesla Forum.

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Two largest US automotive trade associations merge: Alliance for Automotive Innovation

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Global Automakers and The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers—the two largest automotive industry trade associations in the US—merged to form a new association leveraging the expansive history of both organizations while creating a single, unified industry voice. —John Bozzella.

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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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Economic crisis, energy crisis, climate crisis and recent global developments have affected the automobile industry like few other sectors. GM achieved a sustainable value of -€9.87 billion, in comparison with BMW, which having used all the resources considered necessary to create value doubled its sustainable value to €2.8

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Exploring the adoption of EVs in the US, Europe and China; charging scenarios and infrastructure

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The automobile industry has said that without additional government subsidies they can only sell 600,000 electric cars by 2020 at best. The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) is a global, non-profit team of experts focused on the long-term economic and environmental sustainability of the power and natural gas sectors.

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