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EGEB: Thailand builds a huge floating hydro-solar farm

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Thailand is building one of the world’s largest floating hydro-solar farms. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Hershey signs two solar PPAs in journey to cutting emissions by 50% by 2030.

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Tesla executives looking for 790-acre land in Thailand: Prime Minister

Teslarati

In an apparent bid to highlight Thailand’s potential position as an electric vehicle manufacturing hub in Southeast Asia, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin personally accompanied Tesla executives on a tour of potential industrial sites last week. Thailand has an annual production of 2.5

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Global EV sales are ‘robust’ – more than 1 in 5 cars sold in 2024 will be electric

Baua Electric

This growth builds on a record-breaking 2023. While demand remained largely concentrated in China, Europe, and the US, growth also picked up in some emerging markets such as Vietnam and Thailand, where electric cars accounted for 15% and 10%, respectively, of all cars sold. Get started here. –ad*

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Daimler & Renault-Nissan Alliance expand cooperation to 1-ton pickup trucks

Green Car Congress

The pickup will feature a double cab and will be targeted both at personal-use and commercial customers. Nissan is the world’s second-biggest 1-ton pickup truck maker and has been building and selling 1-ton pickups for more than 80 years. The vehicle will have all of Mercedes Benz’ distinctive characteristics and features.

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Toyota to explore integration of SmartDeviceLink Technology with Ford subsidiary; open source version of Ford AppLink

Green Car Congress

The announcement builds on that earlier collaboration. Empowers consumers by providing technology that clearly communicates and requests permission for sharing of personal and vehicle data to apps that enhance customer experience. Three new markets are slated to come on board this year: Taiwan, New Zealand and Thailand.

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Ford unveils new 2015 Focus four-door sedan; 1.0L EcoBoost with start/stop comes to US model

Green Car Congress

New functions enabled by the enhanced SYNC AppLink include: Connected apps can access a variety of real-time vehicle data such as speed, acceleration, odometer and location information that can be used by the app to further customize and personalize the owner experience. Ford builds the Focus in eight manufacturing plants on four continents.

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Video Friday: AcroMonk

Cars That Think

Maciej Stępień writes, “Roomac is a mobile manipulation platform that I was able to build for $550. Personally, I think the remake is way better than the original on this one. [ NASA ] This video is about Team ORIon’s participation in the 2022 RoboCup held in Bangkok, Thailand. Robot Brains ]