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Zero Motorcycles To Start Assembly In The Philippines This Year

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The FXE, an electric motorcycle from Zero Motorcycles deemed perfect for the Asian market because of its size and price, may be one of the models to be assembled in the Philippines. California’s Zero Motorcycles will soon be assembled in the Philippines.

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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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Tesla Chief Designer takes Arcimoto’s FUV for a spin

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Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen test drove an Arcimoto, a pure electric “fun utility vehicle” or FUV. The designer of the iconic S3XY line could be heard comparing some aspects of the Arcimoto to a Tesla vehicle in a video shared via Twitter. Arcimoto also designed its FUV to adapt to different jobs.

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Thailand’s EV industry growing rapidly

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The ASEAN member states are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The new Mercedes facility is the third of its kind in Mercedes’ global battery production network, designed to produce plug-in hybrid automotive batteries. million units in 2018.

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Terra Motors crowdsourcing funding for new electric three-wheeler

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Terra is targeting the three-wheeler at markets such as in the Philippines and India. The company has already performed feasibility studies around Asia with its design. Terra Motors proposed design for three-wheeler. Click to enlarge.

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Pilot Project Sends Kelp–and Carbon–to the Seafloor

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Last January, in the waters off Cebu City in the Philippines, researchers first deployed a huge flexible ring seeded with seaweed and spanned by spokelike ropes and tubes. It’s our hope in 2024 to validate our model and then, as [they] say in Silicon Valley, design it once and build it a million times.” in computer science.

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Elon Musk’s Starlink launches global roaming service

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The system is a rebrand of Starlink for RVs , which was specifically designed for traveling. For such a service, customers are still required to purchase the company’s $2,500 Flat High Performance terminal that’s specifically designed for vehicles that are in motion.

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