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Thailand’s EV industry growing rapidly

Green Car Congress

The ASEAN member states are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Electric vehicle battery production is growing in Thailand, with manufacturing plants operated by SAIC, Honda, Toyota and a recently announced Mercedes production facility.

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Hyundai Motor targeting 7% of global EV market by 2030; 1.87M BEVs

Green Car Congress

million BEV units, Honda projects EVs will represent 36% of all its sales. Optimizing EV manufacturing capacity. Hyundai Motor aims to establish a high efficiency manufacturing process for BEV production to accelerate its transition into electrification. Under the new plan, the company aims to boost annual global BEV sales to 1.87

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

In July, a Panamanian-flagged, Japanese-owned ship called the Fremantle Highway , which was ferrying 3,800 new cars across the Atlantic Ocean on its way to Singapore, caught fire. The Hanoi fire took place two months after another fire was wrongly blamed on EVs. 498 of the vehicles in its holds were electric cars.

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Southeast Asia market will become a competitive place for Chinese and Japanese car companies

Setec Powerr

SETEC POWER, China’s leading EV charging infrastructure manufacturer, has also tapped into the Southeast Asian market. It is foreseeable that Thailand will soon see an explosion of new energy vehicles. For Chinese car companies, there is no reason to reject this opportunity. That is an unexplored continent that needs to be tapped.

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Electric Car Watch #5: BYD's Blade Battery & World leader

Plug In India

While some manufacturers like GM and Hyundai struggle with battery recalls and fire issues, BYD electric cars are safe and affordable. And now in 2021, BYD now is the 4th largest battery manufacturer in the world. They control the manufacturing of Lithium Cells and Battery Packs. Here are 3 important points to consider.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

And EV straggler Honda shed a bit more light on its upcoming EVs built on GM’s Ultium battery and powertrain platform. Honda of America sales chief Dave Gardner told reporters one of the electric SUVs will be from the Honda brand, while the other will be an Acura. Honda will offer more details later this year, he said.

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