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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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How Electrifying Transport and Chinese Investment are Playing Out in Indonesia —focuses on nickel as a critical mineral, but has implications for the broader minerals and materials supply chains needed for broad-scale energy transition. This surge occurred mostly in China, driven by steel manufacturing.

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Nissan, Frost & Sullivan study finds 37% of Southeast Asian consumers open to buying EV

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Thirty-seven percent of Southeast Asian consumers planning to buy a car are open to purchasing an electric vehicle, according to a Nissan-commissioned study by Frost & Sullivan. Customers in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia emerged as the most enthusiastic about electric cars.

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Nissan launches all-new Note in Japan, exclusively with second-generation e-POWER electrified powertrain

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Earlier this year, Nissan launched the Kicks e-POWER in Japan, Thailand and Indonesia. So far, customers have purchased about 430,000 vehicles equipped with the innovative powertrain. —Ashwani Gupta, Nissan’s chief operating officer. The company is also planning e-POWER launches in Europe and China.

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

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And there is also a 150,000 baht (equal to more than 27,000 yuan) subsidy for each pure electric vehicle purchase. SETEC POWER, China’s leading EV charging infrastructure manufacturer, has also tapped into the Southeast Asian market. Indonesia plans to subsidize electric vehicles starting next year and hopes to reach 2.5

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Geely exports more than 100,000 vehicles in 2012; 164% year-on-year growth

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According to figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), in the first eleven months of 2012 Chinese self-developed brands exported 470,000 passenger vehicles in total—with automotive manufacturers on average showing a 30% sales increase over 2011 figures.

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Honda President Ito steps down, Takahiro Hachigo to replace him

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After retiring from this position in March 2008, Hachigo became General Manager of Purchasing Division No.2 2 of Purchasing Operations, Honda Motor, in April and became Operating Officer of Honda Motor in June of the same year. He served as Vice President and Director of Honda Motor Europe Ltd. from September 2012 to March 2013.

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

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In fact, China accounted for half of the worldwide growth of EV sales in 2021, and IEA writes that more EVs were purchased there in 2021 than in the entire rest of the world throughout 2020. Manufacturer challenges On the manufacturing side, global demand for EV batteries doubled in 2021, driven largely by China’s EV sales.