Teslarati

MARCH 13, 2024

Tesla executive Rohan Patel pointed out Southeast Asia’s potential as a place for growth in battery storage and electric vehicle adoption. He recently congratulated a new Model Y owner in Malaysia on his new Tesla vehicle. Tesla Malaysia recently started delivering Model Y units to reservation holders.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2020

The Thailand Board of Investment announced that Thailand has received more foreign direct investment supporting the country’s growing electric vehicle production ecosystem. The ASEAN member states are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Teslarati

APRIL 22, 2024

Former Tesla Vice President of Public Policy and Business Development, Rohan Patel, noted that Southeast Asia is a ‘major place of growth’ regarding battery storage and electric vehicle adoption. At the time, the Thai government was rolling out programs to make electric vehicles more attractive to local consumers.

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Teslarati

APRIL 17, 2024

The C16 SUV will be a mid-to-large SUV with two powertrain variants: battery electric vehicle (BEV) and extended-range electric vehicle (EREV). Rumors hint that Leapmotor aims to release the C16 in Poland and Malaysia. The upcoming SUV is expected to enter the global market after launching in China.

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Teslarati

APRIL 15, 2024

Stellantis is preparing to make India its main electric vehicle (EV) export hub in Southeast Asia. The CEO of Stellantis India shared that Stellantis has already exported the C3 to Africa and the C3 Aircross to Malaysia and Indonesia. It also exported some Jeep vehicles from India to Japan.

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Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

Perhaps nothing illustrates the rise of electric vehicles over the past decade more than this statistic: In 2012, the total number of electric vehicles (EVs) sold in the entire world was 120,000. However, there are still challenges ahead, most notably with procuring the raw materials needed for battery production.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Although it is the world’s dominant producer of rare earths, China still imports the minerals from abroad—primarily from Myanmar, Malaysia and Vietnam. China wants electric vehicles, hybrids and other eco-friendly vehicles to account for all new cars sold in the country by 2035, and is also looking to boost production of robots.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Thirty-seven percent of Southeast Asian consumers planning to buy a car are open to purchasing an electric vehicle, according to a Nissan-commissioned study by Frost & Sullivan. Customers in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia emerged as the most enthusiastic about electric cars. Source: Nissan. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 18, 2024

An alternative energy startup in Malaysia is ready to help electric-vehicle makers source a key ingredient outside of China — using agriculture waste to create graphite. BNEF estimated at least 156,000 metric tons of annual battery-related graphite demand could need to find a new supplier when the rules came into effect Dec.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2010

The cars were unveiled at IDG’s booth in Geneva by Proton Advisor and former Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. kWh lithium-ion battery pack. Acceleration from 0-100 km/h takes 14 seconds, top speed is 170 km/h (106 mph) and battery range in the hybrid configuration is 50 km (31 miles). Click to enlarge.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 6, 2022

The 4680 batteries have 5 times more energy with 6 times the power and enable a 16% range increase. At the battery-pack level, the form-factor improvements alone result in a 14% reduction in cost per kWh.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2018

Of the total, sales of BMW i, BMW iPerformance and MINI Electric vehicles accounted for 46,849 units—an increase of 41.0% Electrified vehicles accounted for nearly 7% of all BMW and MINI models sold in the US in the first five months of the year (9,762 / +61.0%) and more than 7% of BMW and MINI sales in the UK (6,555 / +34.2%).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2010

The 2011 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas—a challenge for high school, university, and college students from across North and South America to design vehicles to go the farthest distance using the least amount of energy—has expanded its categories to include plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2011

Oxford YASA Motors ( earlier post ), Westfield Sportscars and Potenza Technology have signed a Risk & Revenue Sharing Agreement (RRSA) that creates a business alliance to support the development and launch of a fully race-prepared electric vehicle, the iRACER and the new Electric GTM sportscar.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

Since the founding of AIDA Greater Asia in 1989, the regional network now has seven sales and service support centres located in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Vietnam, Philippines and a manufacturing base located in Johor, Malaysia. Reducing the weight of vehicle bodies is a major priority in the quest to lower CO2 emissions.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In addition, the tax rate for pure electric vehicles in Thailand was reduced from 8% to 2% in June this year. And there is also a 150,000 baht (equal to more than 27,000 yuan) subsidy for each pure electric vehicle purchase. Indonesia plans to subsidize electric vehicles starting next year and hopes to reach 2.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2011

The company will leverage the funding to accelerate the commercialization of its high-performance electric drive system, execute its expansion strategy and introduce its products to new markets. KLD’s initial product is a complete motor system for electric vehicles. kWh battery pack; and KLD motor controller.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2018

Combined sales of BMW i, BMW iPerformance and MINI Electric vehicles were up 52% in April (9,831), bringing the total number of electrified BMW Group cars sold to over 250,000, said Pieter Nota, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Sales and Brand BMW. For example, in the UK, 9.0%

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Suzuki Motor Group’s first battery-electric vehicle will be unveiled at the end of the year and exported to Japan and Europe,” he added Toshihiro Suzuki stated in his address that Suzuki will invest Rs 3,300 crore in Suzuki Motor Gujarat, which will produce 2.5 This will lead to 1.7 times more production and 2.7

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2010

Once this approval has been obtained, the vehicle will benefit from the mutual recognition of this approval in all Contracting Parties applying UNECE Regulation No. 100 will cover a large range of electric vehicles: pure electric, hybrid, plug-in, as well as hydrogen fuel cells vehicles as regards electric safety requirements.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2023

Lynas operates the Mt Weld rare earths mine in Western Australia as well as the world’s largest single rare earths processing plant in Malaysia where it produces high-quality separated rare earth materials for export to manufacturing markets in Asia, Europe and the United States. LRE supplied to Japan by Lynas from Mt.

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

It was one of the earliest names in electric car manufacturing and now it has been reborn - the Detroit Electric vehicle is receiving a new lease of life courtesy of a Dutch company. The company hopes to release a pair of battery powered saloon cars in Europe and Asia next spring with a US launch to follow six-nine months later.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2009

The DE e63 in a media test drive at the Proton Center of Excellence track in Malaysia. Detroit Electric Holdings Ltd, the joint venture between ZAP and China Youngman Group ( earlier post ), and Malaysia-based Proton Holdings Berhad are forming a strategic partnership for the mass production of electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Lotus Engineering has designed and integrated the complete drivetrain, including the electrical drive system with single-speed transmission, which delivers low emissions, optimized performance and acceptable electric-only operating range for city use. For longer journeys, when the battery charge level falls, the 3-cylinder, 1.2

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