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Tesla is opening a flagship store in Thailand: report

Teslarati

MAY 30, 2023

Tesla is set to open a flagship store in Bangkok, Thailand, as early as June. The five-floor facility, which includes a showroom, a service center, a parts warehouse, and fast-charging stations, will be located in a mall in eastern Bangkok. Model Y sales roughly doubled in March from the previous month to 1,034 units.

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Thailand Store Tesla Asia

BloombergNEF shares its 2024 Electric Vehicle Outlook

Teslarati

JUNE 18, 2024

The auto industry continues to shift toward electric vehicles (EVs), and while sales growth has slowed somewhat this year at many companies and in many markets, recent guidance shows that it may only be in the near-term. Last month, Bloomberg data suggested that the ongoing EV sales slowdown in the U.S.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Turkey Thailand

Foxconn partnering with Thailand’s PTT to build EVs; MIH open EV platform

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2021

Foxconn and PTT have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in setting up an open platform for producing electric vehicles (EV) and key components to serve the EV sector in Thailand. PTT is a Thai state-owned oil and gas company and the largest publicly listed conglomerate in Thailand.

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BYD surges past Honda and Nissan’s sales for the first time, targets Ford with low-cost EVs

Baua Electric

AUGUST 23, 2024

Affordable EVs driving demand According to MarkLines (via Nikkei ), BYD’s new vehicle sales climbed 40% between April and June to 980,000. A big part of BYD’s surging sales numbers is its incredibly affordable electric cars. Meanwhile, much of BYD’s success this year is thanks to growing overseas sales.

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Tesla is ramping up hiring efforts in Bangkok with walk-in recruitment event

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Earlier this month, Teslarati was the first to first report that Tesla was hiring for a location in Bangkok Thailand. Tesla has a total of sixteen job openings for its new location in Thailand. Thailand produces around 1.5 million to 2 million vehicles per year and half of these are exported. Credit: Tesla/ LinkedIn.

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Hyundai takes aim at BYD with new EV and battery plant in this surging overseas market

Baua Electric

AUGUST 7, 2024

Hyundai is upping the ante on China’s leading EV maker with plans to dish out $28 million (1 billion baht) on a new EV assembly and battery plant in Thailand. Hyundai to fend off BYD with EV plant in Thailand With EV sales surging in Thailand, Hyundai wants in on the action.

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BYD Hyundai Thailand Market

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

Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

A large market of 10 million vehicles. Figures released by the ASEAN Automotive Federation (AAF) show that total vehicle sales in Southeast Asia will be about 2.79 And new energy vehicles will be one of the new growth points. It is foreseeable that Thailand will soon see an explosion of new energy vehicles.

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

Perhaps nothing illustrates the rise of electric vehicles over the past decade more than this statistic: In 2012, the total number of electric vehicles (EVs) sold in the entire world was 120,000. Finally, in the first quarter of 2022, EV sales were up 75% from that same time period in 2021!

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BYD launches popular Dolphin, Seal, and Atto 3 EVs in Kenya with local Toyota dealer

Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The electric vehicles will be sold by local dealer Loxea, which sells Toyota and other gas-powered models. Loxea, a branch of CFAO Mobility , launched BYD’s electric SUV (Atto 3), sedan (Seal), and hatch (Dolphin). The deal makes Loxea the sole distributor of BYD electric vehicles in Kenya.

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Kenya BYD Dealers Toyota

Polestar plans to launch EVs in seven new markets next year

Teslarati

JUNE 17, 2024

Volvo- and Geely-owned electric vehicle (EV) maker Polestar has announced plans to launch in seven new markets next year, as announced by the company this week. The company France, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Thailand, and Brazil through local distribution partnerships.

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Here’s how China’s BYD is working on its image problem

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

While European automakers have been shifting over to direct sales à la Tesla, China’s BYD, for Build Your Dreams, along with Chinese peers Xpend and Great Wall Motor are looking to dealers to build sales and provide networks to help their brands build solid reputations and trust among Europeans. Last year, the company sold 1.6

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BYD Chinese Germany Dealers

BMW boosts CATL battery order to €7.3B, signs €2.9B battery order with Samsung SDI

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

We strongly supported and played an active part in establishing CATL in Germany. The BMW Group has also signed a long-term supply contract for its fifth-generation electric drive trains with its second battery cell supplier, Samsung SDI. More than half of the 25 models will be fully electric. (BBA) joint venture in Shenyang.

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BMW Battery Batteries Fully Electric

Peugeot sees robust orders, rolls out EV subscriptions in Europe

Baua Electric

JULY 3, 2023

Peugeot lately has a “healthy” form store and is taking a look to make bigger electric-vehicle choices at the same time as indicators mount that auto call for is softening international, Linda Jackson, the emblem’s CEO, stated. The emblem has refuse plans to go into the U.S.

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Valeo To Put 2/3 of its Advanced Research Investment Toward Solutions for Reducing CO2 Emissions; Lower CO2 Technologies to Represent More Than 1/3 of Sales by 2020

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2010

As part of the new plan, Valeo will devote two-thirds of its advanced research investment to developing technology solutions for downsized internal combustion engines and for hybrid and electric vehicles. Valeo expects to double its sales for technologies linked to CO 2 emissions reduction to €1 billion (US$1.4

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2020 CO2 Emissions Sale

AIDA servicing evolving needs of the auto industry | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

Since the founding of AIDA Greater Asia in 1989, the regional network now has seven sales and service support centres located in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Vietnam, Philippines and a manufacturing base located in Johor, Malaysia. AIDA has been operating a comprehensive sales and service network in India since 2007.

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Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In 2020 production of the EQV premium electric MPV (combined power consumption: 26.4 In May 2019, the EQC 400 4MATIC as a purely electric vehicle, was integrated into the ongoing series production of the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen. smart rounds off the electric Mercedes-Benz Cars portfolio with three additional models.

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Mercedes All-Electric Plug-in Electrical

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

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Taking the technology currently in the BMW i3 as a basis, by 2030 we will be able to double the energy density of our battery cells—and therefore also the operating range of the vehicles for our customers. The BMW Group has also located production of batteries in Thailand as part of a link-up with the Dräxlmaier Group.

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BMW Battery Batteries Energy

Nissan introducing new Micra with supercharged 3-cylinder gasoline direct injection engine; 95 gCO2/km

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Nissan is just as committed to reducing emissions from cars powered by the internal combustion engine as it is to developing new zero emission electric vehicles. The three-cylinder configuration gives many benefits including less weight and further reductions in friction loss, thanks to having fewer moving parts.

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Gasoline Nissan Engine Gasoline-Electric

Mitsubishi Motors premiering new fuel-efficient Mirage and Concept PX-MiEV II plug-in hybrid; smart house

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will be showing a total of 15 vehicles at the upcoming 42 nd Tokyo Motor Show, 30 November through 11 December. Two MMC cars will make their world premiere at the show: the fuel-efficient Mirage and the Concept PX-MiEV II plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. mpg US, 3.33

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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Plug-in Concept

JATO: 2018 record year for EVs; sales up 74% to 1.26M units; overall market stable, as SUVs rule

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

2018 marked a record year for the sale of battery-powered electric vehicles, according to data from JATO Dynamics. Passenger electric cars recorded 1.26 million sales throughout the year, up by 74% (about 1.5% of total global sales). million sales, followed by Europe with 17.7 million sales.

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2018 SUV Sale Market

ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2014

This geographically diverse group comprises Brazil and Mexico in the Americas; South Africa and Nigeria in Africa; Egypt and Turkey in North Africa/Mediterranean; Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Middle East; as well as Thailand and Indonesia in Asia. Projected sales of light-duty vehicles by type. Source: ExxonMobil Outlook.

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Toyota’s new senior management remains committed to multi-pathway future; becoming a mobility company

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2023

Sato opened by saying that for the car to continue being a necessary part of society, the future of the car needs to be changed. Toyota is fully committed to achieving carbon neutrality in 2050 over the entire life cycle of its vehicles. million vehicles of annual sales.

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Future Companies Toyota Hydrogen

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) CTO Efficient Drivetrains Inc.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

Toyota electric ute could be less than 12 months away from Australia, but will fast-tracked HiLux and Ranger-sized dual-cab finally silence diesel-loving doubters?

EV Central

JUNE 24, 2023

Toyota’s accelerated global roll-out of battery electric vehicles seems certain to benefit Australia where the Toyota electric ute could be on-sale as soon as 2024. At the moment we have locked down those three vehicles … but we will certainly look at the opportunity to do more and accelerate along with the global effort.”

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Australia Toyota Diesel Electrical

Mitsubishi begins delivery of the largest order of i-MiEVs to date; 50 of 507 to Estonian government

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has delivered the first 50 i-MiEV new-generation electric vehicles (EV) out of 507 units scheduled to be provided to the Estonian government. These first fifty i-MiEVs mark the beginning of delivery of the largest single order ever taken to date for the i-MiEV.

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i-MiEV Mitsubishi Estonia Monaco

Too little, too late? Why the Toyota HiLux EV concept only shows how far the brand is behind Tesla and BYD

EV Central

OCTOBER 19, 2023

You’ve probably noticed Toyota has copped a bit of stick of late from the likes of Greenpeace for being an electric-vehicle recalcitrant. Globally, chairman Akio Toyoda has been consistent in questioning a sole focus on battery electric vehicles when it comes to lowering vehicle emissions. Five years ago maybe.

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Toyota Concept BYD Thailand

MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

PlymouthHorizon : RLewits Home Page, car was for sale but he sold it. Brockmans electric Porsche Porsche914 : Bill and Sharon Hoopes EVs Porsche 944 :JBs cool project and pusher trailer Renault12 : Darryl McMahons Electric Vehicles, nice EV history page. FordExpress : Svein Medhus has the first EV conversion in Norway.

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Tesla is opening a flagship store in Thailand: report

BloombergNEF shares its 2024 Electric Vehicle Outlook

Foxconn partnering with Thailand’s PTT to build EVs; MIH open EV platform

BYD surges past Honda and Nissan’s sales for the first time, targets Ford with low-cost EVs

Tesla is ramping up hiring efforts in Bangkok with walk-in recruitment event

Hyundai takes aim at BYD with new EV and battery plant in this surging overseas market

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

The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

BYD launches popular Dolphin, Seal, and Atto 3 EVs in Kenya with local Toyota dealer

Polestar plans to launch EVs in seven new markets next year

Here’s how China’s BYD is working on its image problem

BMW boosts CATL battery order to €7.3B, signs €2.9B battery order with Samsung SDI

Peugeot sees robust orders, rolls out EV subscriptions in Europe

Valeo To Put 2/3 of its Advanced Research Investment Toward Solutions for Reducing CO2 Emissions; Lower CO2 Technologies to Represent More Than 1/3 of Sales by 2020

AIDA servicing evolving needs of the auto industry | Autocar Professional

Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

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

Nissan introducing new Micra with supercharged 3-cylinder gasoline direct injection engine; 95 gCO2/km

Mitsubishi Motors premiering new fuel-efficient Mirage and Concept PX-MiEV II plug-in hybrid; smart house

JATO: 2018 record year for EVs; sales up 74% to 1.26M units; overall market stable, as SUVs rule

ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

Toyota’s new senior management remains committed to multi-pathway future; becoming a mobility company

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Toyota electric ute could be less than 12 months away from Australia, but will fast-tracked HiLux and Ranger-sized dual-cab finally silence diesel-loving doubters?

Mitsubishi begins delivery of the largest order of i-MiEVs to date; 50 of 507 to Estonian government

Too little, too late? Why the Toyota HiLux EV concept only shows how far the brand is behind Tesla and BYD

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