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Honda aiming to sell 3.5M electric motorcycles per year by 2030

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Envisioning the future market environment, uses and technological advancements, Honda is exploring a range of future personal-use models including ones equipped with a power source besides swappable batteries. Honda plans to introduce two commuter EV models between 2024 and 2025 across Asia, Europe and Japan. Commuter EMs / EBs.

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Toyota launches Biodiversity & Sustainability Learning Center to complement Biotope project in Thailand

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Toyota has launched the Toyota Biodiversity and Sustainability Learning Center “Cheewa Panavet” at the Toyota Ban Pho Plant in Thailand. The learning center represents Toyota’s commitment to the environment as it adds a greater learning element to the Toyota Biotope, a habitat of living organisms spanning over 96,000 square meters.

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Toyota holds line-off ceremony for Prius in Thailand

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Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Thai consumer interest in the environment and energy-saving technologies has been growing, and the start of production and sales of Prius—the first time the third-generation Prius has been produced outside Japan—follows the start of Thai production and sales of the Camry Hybrid sedan in 2009.

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GM opens new US$200M diesel engine facility in Thailand; first to produce new 4-cylinder Duramax diesels

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General Motors opened a new diesel engine plant in Rayong, Thailand. The plant has the capability to manufacture approximately 120,000 engines per year for use in vehicles built in Thailand and other global markets. The new powertrain facility takes GM’s investment in Thailand to US$1.3 billion since 1998. liter and 2.8-liter

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Reports of an electric vehicle sales slowdown may be exaggerated

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Amidst the country’s EV-friendly environment, electric car powerhouses such as BYD and Li Auto have emerged. In a report, Bloomberg News noted that pure electric car makers like Tesla stand to hold 7% of the global vehicle market this 2023. In Thailand alone, electric vehicles have captured 9% of the cars sold in the country.

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Ford develops and begins manufacturing new powered respirator; expanding other COVID-19 efforts

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Meanwhile, Ford is now manufacturing face masks for internal use globally and pursuing certification for medical use at its Van Dyke Transmission Plant. Ford’s global manufacturing and purchasing teams quickly sourced the necessary materials and equipment from its network of equipment manufacturers around the world.

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UPS to invest more than additional $90M in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; 6 new CNG stations, 440 vehicles

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UPS has deployed more than 4,400 natural gas vehicles and a network of fueling stations, said Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president global engineering and sustainability. in addition to vehicles in Germany, the Netherlands and Thailand. million gallons of renewable natural gas.

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