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Hyundai to invest $28m in Thailand for EV assembly, batteries
Reuters, Published on 07/08/2024
» South Korean auto maker Hyundai Motor Company will invest 1 billion baht (US$28 million) to set up a facility to assemble electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries in Thailand, the country's Board of Investment (BOI) said on Wednesday.
Chinese automakers retain grip over Southeast Asia's EV market
Reuters, Published on 21/06/2024
» Electric vehicle (EV) sales are surging in Southeast Asia, led by China's BYD (Build Your Dreams) and Vietnam's VinFast, eating into the internal combustion engine car market dominated by Japanese and Korean firms, Counterpoint Research said on Friday.
Electric car sales to rise but affordability in focus, IEA says
Reuters, Published on 23/04/2024
» LONDON - Electric car sales will rise strongly in 2024 despite economic headwinds in some markets, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast on Tuesday, but affordability and charging infrastructure will be key to future growth.
EVs will be cheaper to produce by 2027
Reuters, Published on 07/03/2024
» BENGALURU - Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will be, on average, cheaper to produce than a comparable internal combustion engine by 2027 thanks to new manufacturing methods that are lowering production costs, market research firm Gartner said on Thursday.
Singapore wooing drivers to buy EVs with splashy campaign
Reuters, Published on 05/03/2024
» SINGAPORE - A young couple leans in for a kiss as the sun casts shades of purple, pastel pink and orange across a city skyline. In the background, a line of sleek electric vehicles (EVs) charge their batteries.
In EV catch-up race, legacy automakers hitch a lift with Formula E
Reuters, Published on 23/01/2024
» LONDON - Legacy automakers playing catch-up with electric vehicle (EV) leaders like Tesla are leaning on their Formula E electric racing teams for innovations to build better mass-production EVs with greater range and efficiency, or a lower price tag.
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.
Indonesia aims to sell only electric cars, motorbikes by 2050
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia aims to sell only electric cars and motorcycles by 2050 to replace vehicles powered by combustion engines, the country's energy minister said on Monday, as the Southeast Asian country seeks to reduce its carbon emissions.
Britain brings forward ban on petrol, diesel cars
Business, Reuters, Published on 05/02/2020
» LONDON: Britain will ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035, five years earlier than planned, in an attempt to reduce air pollution that could herald the end of over a century of reliance on the internal combustion engine.
Thai lifters banned from Olympics over doping
Reuters, Published on 24/01/2019
» LONDON: Thailand's weightlifters face a ban from the Tokyo 2020 Games after six positive tests, two of them from reigning Olympic champions, at last year's World Championships.