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Malaysia wants EVs to be tax-free, duty-free to encourage consumers to buy

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During his address to Parliament earlier this week, Malaysian finance minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz cited the reduction of pollutants and better air quality as the main indicators of why electric cars are a good idea. Electric vehicle initiative programs have been discussed before now.

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How To Successfully Manage Business Vehicle Expenses

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If you want to manage the cost of your business fleet and keep your expenses as low as possible, here’s how. Managing business vehicle expenses starts with fuel Control Fuel Costs Fuel costs are forever increasing, meaning your business is spending more and more money on fueling its fleet.

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The Real Story of Pixar

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But with Moore's Law cranking along at a steady pace, there was every reason to think that the cost of computing power would come down sufficiently within a decade or so. But first, we had to sell the idea of starting a company to the 38 other members of the Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Group. Our first idea was to approach VCs.

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Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?

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Some of these anti-nuclear forces have recently found a sparring ground with France in drafting the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy , which delineates particular energy sources as “green.” This row over green finance obscures an unfortunate reality: it’s uncertain how the power once generated by fission will be made up if plants go offline.

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Opinion: Oil Price War May Benefit both US Shale and Saudi Arabia

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Even as financial commentators on CNBC are starting to come around to the idea of a bottom in oil prices, the key question for US oil producers remains one of timing. Essentially if a firm or country has a cost of extraction that is greater than the price per barrel they receive, then they can only produce until their cash reserves run out.

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A mini industry spawns under the hood of a booming car market – ET Auto

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Startups like CarDekho, SoftBank-backed CARS24 and Tiger Global-financed Spinny have carved a niche of their own with certifications, hassle-free payment system, refurbishing, quality checks and even financing, giving exactly what a young customer wants. Thus, opting for used cars became the immediate option for the buyers.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. That’s about two thirds of the leasing cost of a LEAF nowadays.

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