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The Ice Cream, A Small $5000 EV, May Spark More EV Interest In The Philippines

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The Ice Cream, a popular small footprint electric vehicle in China, will be launched in Philippines very soon. The vehicle is available in three variants in China — hilariously called Pudding, Cone, and Sundae (you can guess which is the top variant) — for as little as $5,000.

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Philippines Gets its First Electric Light Truck From Chinese Truckmaker Foton

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The first light electric truck in the Philippines formally went on sale last week after being introduced at a truck show last month. The Foton Tornado EV 4×2, designed specifically for the hot and humid conditions in Asia, as well as the flooded streets during the rainy months, is priced at P3.6M (~$66,200). The price […]

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Tax Exemptions & Free Parking May Drive More EVs in the Philippines

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Tax exemptions and free parking may drive more EVs in the Philippines after new electric car bill turns into a law. Just a month after the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act (EVIDA) in the Philippines lapsed into law last April 15, several importers have ordered and a few have brought in small Chinese electric cars […].

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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

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Sanctioning Russian nickel will slow the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and hinder the decarbonization of Western economies, according to GlobalData. Secondly, this would lead to an increase on the reliance on China for companies downstream, as Chinese companies play a key role in the main nickel mines in these countries.

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Tesla analyst states Giga Shanghai production cut is “NOT” about Chinese competition

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However, he also stated that if Tesla does cut Giga Shanghai production, it would “NOT” be due to competition from other Chinese EV automakers. There are still plenty of countries in Asia that would be interested in selling Tesla vehicles. The Philippines, for one, has already started selling the Porsche Taycan and BMW iX.

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Southeast Asia market will become a competitive place for Chinese and Japanese car companies

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Europe, the birthplace of the automobile industry, to North America across the Pacific Ocean, has always been the top stage that Chinese car companies hope to step on. A large market of 10 million vehicles. Figures released by the ASEAN Automotive Federation (AAF) show that total vehicle sales in Southeast Asia will be about 2.79

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Thousands of Tesla Model 3 and Model Y spotted ready for export in Shanghai

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The video also featured Teslas being loaded onto the SLF Composer, a vehicle carrier ship that departed Luchao Port over the weekend. . The number of Teslas exported from Giga Shanghai is very impressive, hinting at the healthy demand for the two premium all-electric vehicles in other countries.

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