The government is being urged to promote commercial electric vehicles (EVs), especially in mass transit and the transport of goods, as part of its efforts to grow the EV ecosystem amid growing concerns over carbon dioxide emissions and PM2.5 ultra-fine dust.

Our country is one of the world’s largest producers of nickel. Hence, Vale’s divestment could play a significant role in our strategic plan ahead. Jakarta (ANTARA) – The divestment of Vale Indonesia, subsidiary of the multi-mining corporation in Brazil, Vale, is part of a strategic measure to develop the national electric vehicle industry, State-Owned Enterprises […]

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vientiane authorities will begin stricter checks on electric tricycles and motorcycle sidecars in the capital with more illegally making their way onto the city’s streets. Head of the transportation management division under Vientiane Public Works and Transport Department, Mr Sivone Subthavy told Vientiane Times yesterday the department will soon cooperate with […]

Vietnam’s biggest conglomerate Vingroup said on Sunday it had started building a $174 million battery cell plant for its VinFast electric vehicles business so the company can own its battery supply chain.

Vietnam’s Tesla (TSLA.O) wannabe is speeding up. Carmaker Vinfast will stop making internal combustion engine models by the end of 2022 and aims to sell overseas as it goes all-electric. Its ambition to motor towards a 2022 U.S. listing, which Refinitiv publication IFR says could raise up to $3 billion, combines the clout of a […]

HANOI, May 28 (Reuters): Vietnam’s VinFast is shifting its headquarters to Singapore as the fledgling electric vehicle (EV) maker readies for a potential public listing and the first production run of cars for US and European markets, its chief executive told Reuters.

Vietnam is following the vehicle electrification trend alongside the global automotive industry. Even though Vietnamese manufacturers are only starting to make electric vehicles (EV), the introduction of EVs by international and local automakers has spurred Vietnam-based automaker VinFast to ship EVs domestically and actively enter the US market, showing that Vietnam is sparing no energy […]

With over 250 LEED-certified buildings constructed in the last decade, Vietnam is increasingly demonstrating the relevance of “green” aspect in construction. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used green rating system in the world, and is administered by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

Vietnam will begin imposing restrictions on the import and manufacture of vehicles that run on fossil fuels from 2040 according to the country’s government programme on energy transition, VN Express reported. The Vietnam government’s energy transition programme outlined targets for the reduction of carbon and methane emissions from the transport sector, aimed at making it a zero-emissions […]

Vietnam-based electric vehicle maker VinFast may see its initial public offering in the US delayed till next year due to market uncertainty, Reuters reported, quoting its parent company Vingroup chairman.