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Electric HiLux incoming! New Toyota HiLux REVO heads for production in Thailand as Japanese giant beats Ford Ranger to BEV workhorse

EV Central

Hot on the heels of the Isuzu D-Max EV, Toyota has now announced it too is pushing its Toyota HiLux REVO BEV into production at its factory in Thailand – and the battery-electric ute could be heading to Australia. ” Last year Toyota sold an incredible 265,949 cars in Thailand alone, commanding an impressive 34.3

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ADB Study Finds Annual Economic Losses in Southeast Asia from Climate Change Could be More Than Twice the Global Average

Green Car Congress

The mean cost of cost of climate change for the four countries—Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam—under a “business-as-usual” scenario and if market and non-market impacts and catastrophic risks are all considered could be equivalent to losing 6.7%

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Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

Green Car Congress

The researchers set out a framework for gathering and analyzing local information about how cities contribute to pollution levels, and show how these insights could be used to target climate mitigation initiatives most effectively. Everything practical that you would need to do to reduce emissions happens at a city level.

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GM introduces two new diesels to power midsize pickups

Green Car Congress

The Colorado made its global debut in Thailand today.). Engineered for the wide range of global markets and their respective driving conditions and fuel specifications, the new diesels are designed to deliver economical performance. Engine production started in September in Thailand. displacements.

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HALO research aircraft measuring the emissions of megacities in EmeRGe project

Green Car Congress

The High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft ( HALO ) is equipped with a total of 20 measurement instruments to record the various gas and particle emissions of major cities and the related reaction products. “For Ground measurements are being taken in China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, the Philippines and Thailand, for example.

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IEEE Honors Pioneering Engineers

Cars That Think

Corecipients: SAGAWA MASATO Advanced Magnetic Materials Korat, Thailand JOHN J. For contributions to radar signal processing across a wide range of applications including through-the-wall imaging and health monitoring.” IEEE MEDAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES Sponsor: Toyota Motor Corp. CROAT John Croat Consulting, Inc.

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Gin and Jellyfish? You Might Be at a Bar in Singapore.

Baua Electric

The earth’s ecological future inspired Vijay Mudaliar, a co-owner, to create a menu that tries to answer a question similar to the one posed at Fura: What if overfarming and climate change wiped out certain crops and foods? To that end, most drinks involve an analogue (wink, wink) of a familiar ingredient.