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

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Along with the release of the study, Nissan announced that the new LEAF will go on sale in seven markets in Asia and Oceania during the next fiscal year: Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand. A significant presence of full hybrids in Malaysia and Thailand skews association of EVs with hybrids.

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More than 250,000 electrified BMW Group vehicles on the roads; BMW Group electrified sales up 52% in April

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The result in China is due to the success of the recently launched, locally produced BMW 5 Series plug-in hybrid. In the mature Scandinavian markets, more than a quarter of all BMW Group sales are electrified and in Malaysia, electrified vehicles accounted for more than half of BMW Group sales in April. For example, in the UK, 9.0%

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2011 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas Adds PHEVs

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The 2011 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas—a challenge for high school, university, and college students from across North and South America to design vehicles to go the farthest distance using the least amount of energy—has expanded its categories to include plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs).

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Proton and Mitsubishi Motors to pursue broad ranging strategic collaboration, including electrics and hybrids

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Provision of MMC’s future technologies such as electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid vehicle technology.

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Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says

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The panel, known as a door plug, was opened to repair damaged rivets on the plane’s fuselage, according to Boeing’s records. The report did not say who removed the bolts keeping the door plug in place. provided a photograph of the door plug after it was reinstalled but before the interior was restored. As evidence, the N.T.S.B.

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BMW updates BMW Connected with expanded services, device support and availability

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For instance, searches for charging stations for BMW i models or vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive systems can be refined using criteria such as the charging method involved, membership in the ChargeNow network, and the accepted payment method(s). New filter functions allow BMW Connected to be adapted even more precisely to personal needs.

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