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Southeast Asia lags in EVs. Can it catch up?
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: For self-confessed tech geek and adrenaline junkie Farhan Abdul Rahim, becoming one of the first Malaysians to own an electric car in 2020 was a no-brainer - but he did not simply stop there.
FTI sees car exports reaching 1.05m goal
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 22/02/2023
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) expects the semiconductor shortage to ease and for pickup sales to help Thailand's automotive production for export to reach a target of 1.05 million units this year.
Ford returns to F1
Life, Published on 20/02/2023
» Ford has announced that after more than two decades it's returning to Formula 1, entering into a strategic technical partnership with Red Bull Powertrains.
Global EV sales jump 53% in 2022
Published on 14/02/2023
» Global spending on passenger electric vehicles jumped 53% last year to $388 billion, according a new report published by BloombergNEF on investment in the energy transition.
Ford and Chinese giant team up on EV batteries
Published on 11/02/2023
» Ford Motor Co and China-based CATL — the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery maker — are reportedly planning to build an EV battery plant in Michigan, capping a months-long search that became mired in tensions between the US and China.
EV battery excise tax to be reduced to 1%
News, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 03/02/2023
» A national committee on electronic vehicle policy, also known as the EV board, on Thursday agreed in principle on a proposal to lower the excise tax on EV batteries from the current 8% to just 1% while offering a 24-billion-baht subsidy to the EV battery-producing industry.
Volvo anticipates selling only battery EVs by 2025
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 31/01/2023
» Volvo Cars (Thailand) Co expects to sell only battery electric vehicles, or BEVs, in Thailand within 2025, thanks to a growing domestic EV market and prospective buyers with strong purchasing power.
Spat obstructs EV battery production
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/01/2023
» The development of measures to promote the domestic production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries remains deadlocked because of differing opinions between the Finance Ministry and the Industry Ministry, says a National EV Policy Committee source who requested anonymity.
CP Foton Sales to spend B1bn on factory
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 20/01/2023
» CP Foton Sales Co, a Thai-Chinese automaker in the commercial vehicle segment, plans to spend 1 billion baht building a factory to assemble electric vehicles (EVs) and oil-powered vehicles in Thailand by 2026.
EV maker BYD expanding in Vietnam
Published on 13/01/2023
» HANOI: The Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD Auto Co is reportedly planning to build a plant in Vietnam to produce car parts, which would complement an EV production plant scheduled to open next year in Thailand.