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CA DMV issues autonomous vehicle testing permit to Vietnam’s VinFast

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In Vietnam, Vietnamese automakers have started to install electric vehicle charging stations at commercial centers at Vinhomes Ocean Park, Vincom Long Bien (Hanoi) to serve the first electric cars produced, expected to be sold in 2021 in the Vietnam market.

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Ho Chi Minh City Testing Congestion Charge System

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Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) will test an electronic congestion charge system in the heavy traffic areas of the town center for six months. Sustainable-mobility.org.

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VinFast to build EV and battery factory in North Carolina

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Vietnam-based VinFast and the government of North Carolina signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the establishment of VinFast’s first North American manufacturing plant. Recently, Vingroup started construction of a battery plant in Ha Tinh, Vietnam on a 8 hectare plot for phase 1, with a capacity of 5 gigawatt hours (GWh) per year.

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EGEB: This ultrawhite paint could cancel the need for air conditioning

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Vietnam’s largest wind farm comes online. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Researchers produce ultrawhite paint that can cool buildings and reduce the need for air conditioning.

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

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Other incentives that would sway consumers include the installation of charging stations in apartment buildings (70%), priority lanes for electric vehicles (56%) and free parking (53%). Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam are most evolved in their understanding with BEVs. Motivating factors for buying an electric vehicle. Source: Nissan.

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VinFast fast-tracks second EV plant in Vietnam

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VinFast VF 3 (Source: VinFast) Vietnamese EV maker VinFast has announced plans to build a second plant in Vietnam at a breakneck pace its fifth globally to double the production capacity of its VF 3 and VF 5 models. VinFast says it is ramping up construction due to the increase in demand for small and medium-size EVs in Vietnam and beyond.

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BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

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Most notably, Vietnam, South Africa, Mexico and Morocco led the rankings with a combined investment of $16 billion in 2018. Excluding China alone, new clean energy installations in emerging markets grew 21% to achieve a new record, with 36GW commissioned in 2018, up from 30GW in 2017.

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