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

Setec Powerr

In addition, the tax rate for pure electric vehicles in Thailand was reduced from 8% to 2% in June this year. According to Thailand’s electric vehicle plan, zero-emission vehicles will account for 30% of new vehicle production by 2030; by 2035, all cars produced in Thailand will be zero-emission.

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Tesla Model 3 fleet cost efficiency to be tested by City of Venice

Teslarati

The Model 3s will be utilized in three Venice government branches: one in the Utilities division, one in the Building division, and another has already been outfitted as a Police Cruiser and will be used for patrol in the Venice Police Department. The other two units appear to be Tesla’s Rear-Wheel-Drive Model 3.

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Will Robots Triumph over World Cup Winners by 2050?

Cars That Think

RoboCup is an annual international competitive event that merges visionary thinking about how AI and robotics will change the world with practical robot design. www.youtube.com The first RoboCup, which I attended as a student, was held in 1997 in a small exhibit room at the International Joint Conference on AI (IJCAI) in Nagoya, Japan.

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BMW targeting doubling energy density of battery cells by 2030, with current i3 as basis

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group is developing future generations of battery cells at the new Competence Center, focusing on customer-relevant aspects, such as improving energy density, available peak output, service life, safety, charging characteristics and performance at varying temperatures, and reducing battery costs.

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Global EV sales are ‘robust’ – more than 1 in 5 cars sold in 2024 will be electric

Baua Electric

More than 1 in 5 cars sold globally this year is expected to be electric, with surging demand projected over the next decade, says a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. This growth builds on a record-breaking 2023. Last year, global electric car sales soared by 35% to almost 14 million.

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Ford unveils new 2015 Focus four-door sedan; 1.0L EcoBoost with start/stop comes to US model

Green Car Congress

Ford unveiled the new Ford Focus four-door sedan prior to its debut at the 2014 New York International Auto Show next week. US EPA fuel economy ratings are not yet available. A package of sensors adds driver-assist technologies, including a rear view camera, available Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) and a lane-keeping system.

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Airless tires look like the future for robotaxis, EVs, and more

Baua Electric

The company also says the tires are “currently fitted on a fleet of vehicles in Las Vegas and Thailand” with clients the company isn’t disclosing. The tech has been tested internally at Michelin and has covered more than two million miles, according to the company—and, as an executive said last year, at up to 130 mph with police use in mind.

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