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Yunnan Investment Group and BYD to open new energy vehicle plants in Southwest China

Green Car Congress

Yunnan Province, located in far southwest China, has a population of about 50 million, concentrated in about eight large cities, and borders with Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. Currently, the province’s main manufacturing industries are iron and steel production, copper-smelting and commercial vehicle production.

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Tesla is opening its first store in the Philippines this week

Teslarati

Along with the upcoming launch in the Philippines, Tesla has also opened sales in Singapore , Thailand , Malaysia , South Korea, and Japan over the past few years, though other surrounding countries such as Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, and Vietnam are still awaiting the company’s products.

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A Skeptic’s Take on Beaming Power to Earth from Space

Cars That Think

So far only the United Kingdom has participated, and just 5 percent of the funds available have been committed to actual research work. Yet over the past 30 years, big gains in the efficiency of research cells have not translated well to the commercial cells available at low cost [see chart, “Not So Fast”]. But nature gets a vote.

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