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BYD chases Ford and Toyota with its latest EV plant set to open in Cambodia

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As it finalizes plans for yet another EV manufacturing plant, this time in Cambodia, BYD will set up shop next to newly opened Ford and Toyota facilities. With China’s auto market becoming flooded with low-cost competitors, BYD is looking to key overseas markets to drive growth.

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Ford CEO says new mid-size electric pickup will match the cost of Chinese EVs like BYD

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With new low-cost Chinese flooding global markets, Ford CEO Jim Farley vows its new mid-size electric pickup is a “game changer.” Ford’s leader took a jab at BYD, vowing the company’s new electric pickup will match the costs of Chinese automakers building in Mexico.

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Cheap tyre dumping is “pure smuggling”: JK Tyre’s Dr. Raghupati Singhania | Autocar Professional

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expressed concerns that the dumping of low-cost tyres into the country earlier, which came largely from China, has now started coming from other Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Raghupati Singhania, the Chairman and Managing Director of JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.,

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Where to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck

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Getting around Australia by air isn’t cheap either, especially since the recent collapse of the low-cost carrier Bonza. Bali, Indonesia Many destinations in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, offer compelling exchange rates. In Indonesia, the rupiah is at a four-year low against the dollar. “I

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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A very low cost EV is taking a golf cart transaxle or whole GC rear/seat and weld, ect a MC front end, frame, title to it, change the batteries from 6vdc to 12vdc to double the voltage and use larger dia VW Rabbit tires and you can have a nice 1- 3 person MC trike that goes 45-55mph and 50+ mile range.

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