Electric car sharing company BlueSG is working with sister company Havas Group. Havas Group’s OOH brand AdCity will act as a consultant for BlueSG, which is open to be used as an OOH ad platform, and has a fleet of 470 cars in Singapore. Currently, BlueSG has 220 self-service stations located in public housing, city […]

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Energy, Manpower and Industry (MEMI) wants to be more aggressive in promoting electric vehicles in Brunei, aiming to reach a target of 10 percent before 2035. The urgency to reduce greenhouse gases — as part of the country’s commitments under the Paris Agreement — is moving the issue forward, said […]

MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) expects to complete “soon” a study that will prove whether electric vehicles (EVs) can help power the grid and help ease energy demand during times when supply is deficient. “It will happen soon,” said Anthony Agoncillo, Meralco’s EV charging station product manager, when asked about the status of the utility’s vehicle-to-grid […]

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday signed a decree laying out government support for electric vehicle (EV) industry in the country, looking to leverage its wealth of essential metals. The key to the EV industry was in the construction of batteries, and the “raw materials to make a battery: cobalt, manganese and others, we have in this country,” […]

several companies began to target the development of electric buses in Indonesia. Various entrepreneurs are competing to pioneer the establishment of electric bus industry in the country, ranging from the Bakrie Group and Astra to government officials. This is in line with the government’s plan to reduce gas emissions that contribute to air pollution in […]

AUGUST 08, 2019 18:05 JST TOKYO — Honda Motor will shift Japanese production of its Accord hybrid sedan to Thailand, where it wants to take advantage of tax incentives for manufacturing greener cars, according to sources. Honda’s plan follows Mitsubishi Motors‘ announcement earlier this month of its intention to make plug-in hybrids in the Southeast Asian country, starting in […]

A fleet of electric vehicles creeps into a gridlocked road in downtown Manila. They have no stainless steel horses on their hoods, or kitschy designs adorning their chassis. More noticeably, they are quiet and emit no fumes. These new vehicles run purely on electricity supplied by rechargeable automotive batteries. Although they more closely resemble mini-buses, they are called electric jeepneys: eco-friendly versions […]

Indonesia is planning a series of incentives for electric-car manufacturers and drivers, to help bolster a sector that has already lured investment from Toyota and SoftBank, according to a draft government strategy. The measures are aimed at accelerating the adoption of battery-powered cars in Indonesia and building a base for the production and export of […]

JAKARTA: Indonesia plans a series of incentives to boost production of electric vehicles (EVs), according to a copy of a draft regulation reviewed by Reuters. Southeast Asia’s largest economy wants EV manufacturers and battery makers to create a downstream industry for its supplies of nickel laterite ore, which is used in lithium batteries. Aiming to become a […]

KUALA LUMPUR: A 400-acre electric vehicle smart manufacturing plant will be built at Enstek Industrial Park in Negeri Sembilan with an investment of RM5 billion, the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) said today. Although no details were revealed on the identity of the private investor, MIER chairman Kamal Salib said it would be a […]