KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s wholly-owned unit TNB Energy Services Sdn Bhd (TNBES) and Malaysia Green Technology Corp (MGTC) has set aside RM1.5 million to put up 100 charging stations for electric vehicles (EV), at shopping malls and select 5-star hotels. TNBES managing director Dr Ahmad Jaafar Abd Hamid said to date, 14 ChargEV stations […]

–A+A KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), which is eyeing a leading role in the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure nationwide, wants to collaborate with partners to drive EV adoption in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) plans to set up fast charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) at strategic Plus Malaysia Bhd’s R&R areas as well as federal roads overseen by the Public Works Department (PWD).

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and LG Chem, two of the world’s top producers of batteries for electric vehicles (EV), have signalled they may join projects that could see US$20 billion (S$27.2 billion) more invested in supply chains in Indonesia, according to the country’s government.

Toyota Motor Corporation expects in the next decade people will gear up for sales of electrified vehicles, covering four categories: hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). By 2025, Toyota aims to have sales of more than 5.5 million EVs, including more than […]

Tokyo (ANTARA) – PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) is ready to start battery electric vehicle (BEV) production at its factory located in Karawang, West Java, though its type had yet to be made public. “It is a global trend. If we do not join it, we will not be able to export,” Warih Andang […]

The Environment Ministry and Toyota Tsusho Corp. have jointly begun a project to reuse parts from hybrid vehicles in Southeast Asia that have reached the end of their product life cycle. The aim is to reuse the electric parts from hybrids that are scrapped, to provide a means of transportation for tourists and to reduce […]

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has stated that he will encourage the use of electric buses as a mode of public transport particularly in urban areas. The operator of TransJakarta plans to utilize electric buses which are environmentally friendly, he said during a discussion in Jakarta on Friday. However, the operator did […]

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan took several participants of the G20 Urban 20 (U20) Summit on a tour of the city on TransJakarta electric buses and the Jakarta MRT. “We invite them to see a new side of Jakarta,” the governor remarked in the Dukuh Atas area here on Monday.

The United States is ready to support the Philippines in its shift to renewable energy, a ranking State Department official said Thursday. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman acknowledged that governments across the world, including the Philippines, are trying to transition to renewables.