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Indonesia Lowers Value-Add Tax on Electric Vehicles from 11% to 1%
Indonesia has lowered its value-add tax on battery-based electric vehicle sales.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- South Asia
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Indonesian EV Battery Startup Swap Energy Raises $7.2 Million
Indonesia-based Swap Energy has raised about $7.2 million in a pre-Series A funding.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- South Asia
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Malaysia’s Blueshark Launches Initiative to Accelerate Electric Motorcycles Adoption and Development
Malaysia Electric Vehicle Empowerment (MyEVE) has been created to accelerate the adoption and development of electric motorcycles in Malaysia.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- South Asia
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Analysis: Mexico Makes Lots of Electric Cars, but Few Mexicans Drive Them
The zero emissions cars remain too expensive for most Mexicans and they are impractical to drive in much of the country, which lacks enough charging stations.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- Latin America
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Clean Transport Volvo Delivers Its 1st Electric Heavy-Duty Truck in Africa
Volvo Trucks has delivered its first heavy-duty electric truck to Morocco, marking a major milestone in the development of electric vehicles in Africa.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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SESA Launches Capacity Building Programme for Africa
The first course in the programme is now available through the NUA Campus platform.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tesla to Invest $5 Billion in Mexican EV Gigafactory
Tesla has announced the construction of a $5bn gigafactory in Mexico, after BMW announced similar plans.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Latin America
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Uber to Introduce EVs in India in Push to Clean Cars
Uber Technologies (UBER.N) said on Monday it will introduce electric vehicles (EVs) in India for ride-sharing.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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