Banque pour le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public (BCEL) and EV Lao Company have teamed up to launch a smart card system for the payment of charging costs for electric vehicles. The proposed smart card would link BCEL’s smart card system and EV Lao’s EVBox charging system, Vientiane Times reported. BCEL began offering fee and bill […]

Battery storage is begin assessed as a means to maximise the value of solar PV in Vietnam, with asset management group Dragon Capital having hired consultancy AqualisBraemar LOC Group (ABL Group) to conduct feasibility studies.

Blackstone Minerals (ASX: BSX) will get a A$6.8 million injection from South Korea’s largest nickel-rich cathode materials manufacturer EcoPro as the two companies agree to work together to develop a downstream nickel processing plant in northern Vietnam.

The Blue Bird Group, Indonesia’s largest taxi operator, has added two new electric vehicle models to its fleet in the greater Jakarta area. It introduced 25 Chinese-made BYD e6 all-electric compact multi-purpose vehicles, which will operate as regular Blue Bird taxis, and five Tesla Model X 75D mid-size all-electric luxury sport utility vehicles for its […]

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – One of Indonesia’s renowned taxi companies, Blue Bird, launched its electric vehicle (EV) fleet today that will be available for service starting May 2019. The company’s high-end service Silver Bird will utilize the Tesla Model X 75D while the more-common Blue Bird fleet uses the BYD 96. “We’re still waiting for the preparation of the […]

Like many other nations internationally, Thailand is facing widespread air pollution and traffic congestion. As a consequence, conversations centred on climate change and urban development have continued to gain momentum in recent years, which reflect the growing significance of climate change issues being brought up at a global stage. Every year, global leaders meet for […]

Brunei is looking to increase the share of electric vehicles to 60 per cent of the total annual vehicle sales as one of the key strategies under the Brunei National Climate Change Policy (BNCCP), a senior government official said

SINGAPORE — Transport and energy analysts support the new subsidies announced by the Government to encourage Singaporean drivers to switch to electric vehicles (EVs), but said that the availability of charging points is crucial to get more drivers on board. On Tuesday (Feb 18), Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced a variety of measures during […]

BYD has purchased a 96 hectare piece of land in Rayong, Thailand’s auto hub that’s south of Pattaya. The Chinese electric vehicle (EV) specialist will set up an EV factory in the eastern province, and the facility is expected to roll out 150,000 cars a year from 2024, Reuters reports.

The growing number of electric vehicles (EVs) requires long-term planning to ensure adequate power supplies, with one idea being to build “micro grids” at charging stations, says Delta Electronics (Thailand) Plc.