Thailand’s Largest Energy Company Inks Electric Car Deal With 6 Automakers
Over in Thailand, there’s a deal being inked out between the nation’s largest energy provider, PTT Pcl, and at least six major automakers. As Reuters reports: “PTT Pcl…signed contracts with six major...
View ArticleBMW Considers Building Electric Car Factory In Thailand
A battery factory, to be precise. Automotive News Europe reports the following: “BMW Group is considering building a factory to produce batteries for plug-in hybrid vehicles in Thailand, the country’s...
View ArticleThailand Announces Grand Plans To Get Electric Cars On Its Roads
Bangkok Post reports that Thailand had only 52 battery electric vehicles registered nationwide as of September 30, 2016. That’s a tiny figure, that hopefully will rise soon as the government begins to...
View ArticleEnergy Absolute To Construct 50 GWh Battery Factory In Asia
Bloomberg New Energy Finance has came across an interesting emerging battery manufacturer – Energy Absolute, which hints at manufacturing plans comparable to that of Tesla’s Gigafactory. The...
View ArticleSurvey Says: 40 Percent Of Global Respondents Likely To Buy An EV In Next...
Some 43,000 people in 52 different countries responded to a Dalia research survey regarding their likelihood to purchase an EV. This is one of the more substantial surveys we have seen in awhile, and...
View ArticleToyota Wants To Build Electrified Vehicles In Thailand
Thailand’s car industry has been moving towards greener pastures for years now, but the speed of that change looks to be accelerating. After BMW started talking about building electric vehicles in the...
View ArticleNissan To Bring The New LEAF To Thailand
With the introduction of its next generation LEAF (details here), Nissan will also expand the availability of its electric cars around the world. One of the new countries that will get the LEAF is...
View ArticleNew 2018 Nissan LEAF To Launch In 7 Markets In Asia/Oceania By End Of Year
Nissan announced seven markets in Asia and Oceania that have been confirmed to receive the new LEAF. Sales are intended to begin in 2018 fiscal year (in Japan that’s between April 2018 and March 31,...
View ArticleCloud-Based Battery Swapping Is Now A Thing For EVs
FOMM Corporation and Fujitsu formed an alliance for a battery swap mobility system for small electric vehicles. The main force behind the project is FOMM, who intends to introduce an ultra-compact...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz Cars To Build Sixth Battery Production Site In Thailand
There will never be enough battery production capacity right? Mercedes-Benz Cars announced a sixth such factory to be in Bangkok, Thailand. The German manufacturer, together with its local partner...
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Chinese Company To Export 500 New Energy Buses To Thailand
Chinese Company To Export 500 New Energy Buses To Thailand 500 New Energy Buses will be delivered to Thailand, but these aren’t from BYD. The significant order was recieved by lucky Chinese company...
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First Thailand-Made BYD Electric Bus Hits The Road
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on the BYD K9, announcing the launch of Thailand’s first electric bustender BYD is expanding its presence in Thailand, where it recently presented the first...
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BYD Delivers 101 Electric Taxis In Bangkok, Lots More Soon
Bangkok, Thailand is upgrading its taxi fleet to electric On August 16, BYD delivered 101 e6 electric taxis to Bangkok, which will enter service right away across Thailand. It’s the biggest taxi fleet...
View ArticleBMW To Start Manufacturing Electric Car Batteries In Thailand In 2019
BMW will assemble battery packs in Thailand, too. In the case of BMW Group, the primary battery pack production site is in Dingolfing, Germany, but step-by-step the company is launching also other...
View ArticleNissan Launches New LEAF In Thailand
Thailand finally sees a Nissan LEAF Nissan, as promised one year ago, introduced the Nissan LEAF in Thailand, presenting its flagship EV at the Thailand International Motor Expo 2018. Interested...
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Nissan Brings LEAF EV To New Markets In Asia and Oceania
Here is how Nissan prepares to the LEAF launch in new markets in Asia and Oceania Nissan presents 2018 year-in-review of Asia and Oceania’s electrification where the second-generation LEAF will be...
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