Electric Vehicles & Mobility
HPCL partners Gogoro to rollout battery swapping across retail outlets in India
Gogoro Inc., a Taiwan-based technology firm in battery swapping ecosystems, has partnered Indian oil firm Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) to rollout battery swapping across retail outlets in India.
NTT DATA gets contract from Singaporean government to provide data platform for EV
NTT DATA Singapore (NTT DATA), a unit of the Japan-based telecommunications firm NTT Group, has announced a groundbreaking partnership with electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem orchestrator EV-Electric Charging Pte Ltd. (EVe), a subsidiary of the Land Transport Authority (LTA). NTT DATA will provide an innovative data platform, bolstering EVe's mission to deploy…
Smart materials for energy harvesting and storage
The webinar was moderated by Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov, a 2010 #NobelPrize Laureate in #Physics and a Member of the VinFuture Prize Council. Renowned for his contributions in graphene material research, condensed matter physics, mesoscopic physics, and #nanotechnology, Professor Novoselov holds esteemed positions as the Tan Chin Tuan Centennial…
India’s Ola Electric raises $384M in equity and debt round led by Temasek, State Bank of India
Ola Electric, an India-based electric vehicle (EV) company, has on Thursday announced the successful closure of INR 3,200 Crores ($384.4 million) funding as a part of its equity and debt round raised from Temasek led marquee investors and project debt from State Bank of India respectively.
Malaysia’s Careplus diversifies its business to electric vehicles
Malaysia-listed glove maker Careplus has diversified its existing business to include the business of electric vehicles (EV). The firm has undertaken a joint venture with Malaysia-based EV firm Go Auto to import electric vehicles under the Neta brand, by taking up a 30 percent stake in Intro Synergy Sdn Bhd (ISSB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Go Auto…
Singapore’s Charge+ raises Series A funding to accelerate its expansion plans into Southeast Asia
Charge+, a Singapore-based electric vehicle (EV) charging operator, has secured an undisclosed Series A funding round led by TRIVE Venture Capital to accelerate the expansion of its EV charging infrastructure in Singapore and throughout Southeast Asia.
Malaysia’s EPMB invests $21M for new EV car manufacturing facility in Melaka
Malaysia-listed EP Manufacturing Berhad (EPMB) has announced that it will invest MYR 100 million ($20.98 million) to build an automotive manufacturing facility in Melaka, Malaysia. This strategic move is part of EPMB commitment to establishing a manufacturing hub for energy-efficient vehicles (EEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) in Malaysia, contributing…
Vietnam’s VinFast enters into $1B share sale agreement with Yorkville Advisors
VinFast Auto Ltd. (VinFast) on Friday announced that it has entered into a standby equity subscription agreement with YA II PN, Ltd.(Yorkville). The subscription agreement highlights that VinFast has the option, but not the obligation, to require Yorkville to subscribe for up to $1 billion of ordinary shares in VinFast at any time during the term of the…
Malaysia’s Plus partners Gentari to roll out modular, portable EV fast charging station with BESS at Behrang Lay-by
Malaysian expressway service provider PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) has partnered clean energy solutions provider Gentari Sdn Bhd to launch the electric vehicles (EV) fast charging modular and portable station with battery energy storage system (BESS), at the Behrang Lay-by (Northbound).
Malaysia’s Ni Hsin inks deal with USM, FOCUS and TAILG to promote electric mobility
Ni Hsin EV Tech Sdn. Bhd. (NH EV TECH), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Main Market-listed Ni Hsin Group Berhad (Ni Hsin), has signed a collaboration cum donation agreement (CDA) with Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Focus Applied Technologies Sdn Bhd (FOCUS) and Dongguan Tailing Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. (TAILG), with the aim to assist Malaysia to promote…
