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Kia mulls EV plant in Thailand to take on Toyota and BYD with affordable electric cars

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Can Kia challenge Toyota, which has dominated the market in Thailand, with affordable EVs? Chinese automakers like BYD are already stealing market share, but Kia is in talks over a new EV plant in Thailand that could help position itself as an early leader. Two new concepts were unveiled at the event: the Kia EV3 and EV4.

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Toyota launches Biodiversity & Sustainability Learning Center to complement Biotope project in Thailand

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Toyota has launched the Toyota Biodiversity and Sustainability Learning Center “Cheewa Panavet” at the Toyota Ban Pho Plant in Thailand. The following year, Toyota embarked on the Toyota Biotope Project—the first of its kind in Thailand—to create a habitat of living organisms, born out of manmade efforts, around the plant.

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Airless tires look like the future for robotaxis, EVs, and more

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Hankook and Bridgestone are among the several others that have presented airless tire concepts, and Goodyear has a prototype. Then it showed what appeared to be an evolution of the tires in its 2023 Lunar Cruiser EV concept. Michelin tweel Building on Tweel Uptis isn’t Michelin’s first or only airless technology.

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Mitsubishi to debut eight xEVs in next five years: hybrids, plug-in hybrids, EVs

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Concurrently, the company will focus on producing new compact vehicles and SUVs in emerging markets, and will strengthen manufacturing capabilities in China, Russia, and Thailand. In Japan, MMC will collaborate with Nissan on a joint venture to build a new minicar for domestic release.

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BMW targeting doubling energy density of battery cells by 2030, with current i3 as basis

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In an effort to further increase recycling rates, the company is constantly trialing recycling concepts for new vehicle components in its recycling and dismantling centre. Today, the BMW Group already builds electrified vehicles at eleven plants around the world, and integrates them into the existing production system.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Earlier post.). GM has a goal of 125 MW renewable energy.

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Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

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Local production of highly efficient battery systems plays a central role in the Mercedes-Benz strategy - coupled with a comprehensive sustainability concept that spans the entire life cycle of the battery all the way to recycling. More than 20 plug-in hybrid model variants are already an integral part of the Mercedes-Benz product portfolio.

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