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Tesla in talks to open Gigafactory Thailand: official

Teslarati

Tesla is talking with the Thailand government about a potential Gigafactory in the country, an official from the country’s Prime Minister’s office said today. Thailand has a robust automotive manufacturing industry currently, and is the largest producer and exporter of vehicles in the region of Southeast Asia.

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

Baua Electric

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. billion in EV investments.

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

Green Car Congress

A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The paper is published in Nature Communications.

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BYD EV plant in Mexico under consideration

Teslarati

The Chinese automaker aims to expand its global presence and sees Mexico as an excellent place to reach its goals. He added that overseas production is essential for an international brand. BYD is steadily strengthening its global presence. BYD is steadily strengthening its global presence.

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Toyota to launch electric Hilux pickup by 2025 as Japanese rival aims to beat it to market

Baua Electric

According to the company’s Thailand president, Toyota will launch an electric Hilux pickup by the end of 2025. An all-electric Toyota Hilux pickup is (finally) coming Toyota’s Hilux is one of the top-selling pickup trucks globally, so it would make sense for an all-electric version.

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Taiwanese smartphone giant Foxconn reveals electric ute, global sales planned

EV Central

A production version of a 2021 concept the Model C crossover was also revealed. Taiwan’s Yulon Motors Co will start volume production of the Model C next year under the Luxgen n7 name. But Hon Hai says there are already plans in place for all three models to be built in Taiwan, Thailand and the USA. long hatch has 2.8m

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

Green Car Congress

In 2022, Mercedes-Benz’ global portfolio will include eight all-electric Mercedes-EQ models. The global Mercedes-Benz production network is ready for the company’s electric product offensive and is integrating its Mercedes-EQ models into series production in its existing plants.

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