Electric Vehicles & Mobility

Vietnam’s homegrown carmaker VinFast’s in high gear to win US & European EV markets

VinFast, on the other hand, is taking a different approach. It is building a global EV brand. Besides its manufacturing complex in Hai Phong, Vietnam, VinFast will build a plant in US, and planning another in Europe. It is set to make history as the first car brand from Southeast Asia to build manufacturing plant in the US and Europe.

VinFast delivers first electric SUVs

VinFast, the automotive arm of Vingroup, on Saturday delivered the first batch of 100 VF 8 all-electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to local customers. VinFast plans to export the next batch of approximately 5,000 VF 8s headed to the United States, Canada, and Europe from November. The first international customers are expected to receive their vehicles…

Singapore awards Taiwan’s Gogoro sandbox pilot

Gogoro Inc, a Taiwan-based battery swapping ecosystems provider announced Thursday that Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded it with a sandbox pilot to deploy and validate battery swapping as a means for next generation smart mobility. The firm is kicking off its sandbox pilot by partnering with Jardine Cycle & Carriage, a diversified…

Declout Ventures leads $4.5M investment in Charged Indonesia

Singapore-headquartered DeClout Ventures Pte. Ltd. has led a $4.5 million investment in Indonesia-focused e-mobility scale up Charged Indonesia, as part of their inaugural funding round.

TechNode Global shares research insights on Indonesia EV landscape

Topics in the report include the latest development in the Indonesian EV market, findings on the electric 2-wheeler market and the electric 4-wheeler market, consumers’ preferences, market entry and growth strategies, among others.

Yinson partners AEON to develop Malaysia’s largest retail EV charging network

Malaysia-listed energy infrastructure and technology firm Yinson Holdings Berhad (Yinson) has partnered with retailer AEON CO. (M) Bhd (AEON) to provide charging infrastructure across AEON and AEON BiG shopping outlets in Malaysia and introduce e-mobility leasing solutions for Aeon Group’s logistics fleet.

Indonesia President Jokowi wants Tesla to make cars locally, not just batteries – report

Jokowi previously said the government aims to establish an “integrated EV ecosystem” that would include such industry activities as metals mining, battery production and car assembly.

South Korea’s SK backs US-based Atom Power with $100M funding

Atom Power, the United States-based startup to digitize power delivery, said Thursday it has closed a $100 million growth round from SK Inc. and SK Energy, South Korean investors in transformative energy technologies.

Proton finalizes deal to sell Smart Automobile Co’s electric vehicles in Malaysia & Thailand

Malaysian automaker Proton on Thursday formalized its deal to sell and service vehicles from premium electric vehicle (EV) brand Smart Automobile Company (smart) in Malaysia and Thailand by signing a general distributorship agreement.