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New Mitsubishi Triton to use newly developed ladder frame, chassis and diesel engine

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Mitsubishi Motors will use a newly developed ladder frame, chassis and clean diesel engine in the all-new Triton one-ton pickup truck. The launch of the all-new Triton (sold as the L200 in some markets) is scheduled for 26 July in Bangkok, Thailand. —Yoshiki Masuda, chief product specialist, Mitsubishi Motors

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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. In Japan, four major Japanese motorcycle manufacturers—Honda, Kawasaki Motors, Ltd., Commuter EVs. Battery sharing.

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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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Considering the trends in the sales of vehicles like the Ford F-150 Lightning and startups like Lucid Motors, skeptics have claimed that electric cars are seeing a demand problem. Amidst the country’s EV-friendly environment, electric car powerhouses such as BYD and Li Auto have emerged. In 2020, this figure was at 1%.

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Video Friday: Humanoid Soccer

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The videos shows scenes from the RoboCup 2022 Humanoid AdultSize competition in Bangkok, Thailand. His four-legged and wheeled robot is able to change shape within seconds, overcome steps and navigate between indoor and outdoor environments. Consequently, NimbRo came in first in the overall Best-Humanoid ranking.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. Environment-Education seminar of Energy in Yokkaichi University.

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