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Toyota, the world's largest automaker by volume, is putting its most iconic nameplate on a new electric platform after its chairman admitted a "considerable sense of crisis" about falling behind Chinese rivals like BYD. In a rare…
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Indonesia Reshapes EV Incentives as Prabowo Pushes National Electric Motorcycle JAKARTA, July 22 — Indonesia's government is tightening the rules on who gets electric vehicle subsidies, redirecting incentives to a select group of companies…
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Hyundai’s $5 billion joint-venture battery plant in Bartow County, Georgia, began commercial production in early July, delivering its first cells to the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America assembly line near Savannah. The facility…
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Chinese two-wheeler giant Yadea has formally launched the GT80 in Indonesia, a maxi-style "Big Matic" electric scooter pitched at touring and long-distance riders. Priced from Rp26.8 million off-the-road and Rp29.8 million on-the-road, the…
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Vietnamese carmaker VinFast opened its electric-motorcycle business in Indonesia on July 18, 2026, unveiling three models at a launch event in Tribeca Park, Jakarta, and confirming 20 dealerships now operating across the country. The move…
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BYD is taking its cheapest electric sedan, the e7, beyond China, and the move sharpens a price fight that Tesla and legacy carmakers have struggled to answer. The e7 starts at 103,800 yuan, about $14,500, and dipped to 99,800 yuan in a…
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More than 2 million electric vehicles rolled off dealer lots worldwide in June 2026, capping a first half that lifted global sales to 9.6 million units. The headline number hides a split that's widening by the month. According to Benchmark…
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Jakarta is betting that the fastest road to clean transport runs on two wheels. The government is accelerating a plan to phase out gasoline-powered motorcycles for the domestic market, and the country's electric-two-wheeler makers are…
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Indonesia is moving to convert its commanding grip on the raw materials of the energy transition into actual factories. The government now targets roughly US$121 billion in electric-vehicle battery investment through the end of the decade…