Electric Vehicles & Mobility

The Philippine National Bank (PNB) will provide PHP2 billion ($32.4 million) to Green GSM Philippines, under Vietnam's ride-hailing service GSM, to support the expansion of Green GSM's all-electric ride-hailing operations across the Philippines.

Grab, the Singapore-based superapp, plans to explore pilot programs for autonomous vehicles and delivery robots in Vietnam, said Chin Yin Ong, Chief Organization Capability Officer at Grab.

Chinese electric motorbike manufacturer YADEA and Vietnam's green energy firm Vietnam Green Energy Infrastructure (VGX) will jointly develop a shared battery-swapping infrastructure for electric motorcycles in the Southeast Asian country.

VinFast, the electric vehicle manufacturer under Vietnam's conglomerate Vingroup, has appointed Pham Nhat Quan Anh, the eldest son of VinFast CEO Pham Nhat Vuong, as Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective May 23, as the company prepares for its next phase of global expansion.

Malaysia’s electric vehicle (EV) adoption is expected to continue its upward trajectory over the medium to long term, supported by policy incentives, shifting consumer behavior and gradual changes in fuel subsidy structures, although analysts caution that the transition will remain uneven due to infrastructure gaps and affordability constraints.

VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer of Vietnam’s conglomerate Vingroup, has announced the rollout of its VF MPV 7 electric vehicle from its Subang plant in Indonesia.

Vietnam's Hanoi capital city, South Korea's LG Energy Solution, and Japan's Honda Motor will jointly develop a large-scale electric motorcycle battery-swapping network, starting with 50 pilot stations in 2026 and expanding to a projected 1,000 locations citywide by 2027.

VinFast, the electric vehicle maker under Vietnam’s conglomerate Vingroup, has launched an early booking program in Indonesia for three battery-swapping electric motorcycle models — the VinFast Evo, VinFast Feliz II, and VinFast Viper.

Zeekr Intelligent Technology Malaysia remained Malaysia’s top premium electric vehicle (EV) brand in the first four months 2026, according to vehicle registrations data from Malaysia’s Road Transport Department (JPJ) as of April 2026.

V-GREEN, the Vietnam-based charging infrastructure development company, has signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with the Provincial Government of Bataan and Clean Fuel, one of the independent fuel companies in the Philippines, to expand electric vehicle (EV) charging and battery swapping infrastructure in high-traffic areas across the provinces of…