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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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Great Wall Motor To Manufacture EV Batteries In Thailand

CleanTechnica EVs

Great Wall Motor, an automobile manufacturer based in the province of Hebei, China, intends to construct electric vehicle batteries in Thailand and may conduct research and development for battery electric pickup trucks.

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Splendid Wall readies EV battery meeting, analysis in Thailand

Baua Electric

is finalizing plans to take a position as much as $30 million to arrange a untouched battery bind meeting plant in Thailand, the place it is going to get started creating a compact electrical automotive upcoming occasion, consistent with an organization reputable. BANGKOK — China’s Splendid Wall Motor Co.

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BioAmber partners with PTTMCC Biochem for PBS production in Thailand

Green Car Congress

earlier post ) as its partner for a polybutylene succinate (PBS) plant that will begin construction in Thailand in 2012. BioAmber will build a bio-based succinic acid plant in Thailand and supply PTTMCC with bio-based succinic acid on an exclusive basis.

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BYD EV plant in Mexico under consideration

Teslarati

It opened facilities in Thailand this year and announced plans to build a production site in Hungary in the next three years. The Chinese automaker announced plans to convert a former Ford plant into an electric vehicle facility in Brazil. He added that overseas production is essential for an international brand.

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Aussie electric truck maker SEA joins the race to build a Toyota Hilux EV

EV Central

SEA Electric Asia-Pacific chief Bill Gillespie flew back into Australia last weekend fresh from discussions with Toyota in Thailand that included a proposal to build a battery electric version of Australia’s top-selling vehicle. There is significant interest in an EV Hilux and we have the technology to create one of those,” said Gillespie.

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GM expands landfill-free efforts in Asia

Green Car Congress

General Motors’ Rayong engine plant in Thailand and Cheongna proving ground in Korea are now landfill-free , bringing the company’s total to 33 sites throughout Asia that recycle, reuse or convert to energy all of their daily waste. GM’s landfill-free facility count in Asia compares to 45 in North America and 22 in Europe.

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