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Thursday 31 March 2022
Foxconn, Foxtron use e-buses to gain smart city opportunities
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn), Foxtron Vehicle Technologies, and San-Ti Group recently held a ceremony in Kaohsiung for the delivery of Foxtron's first Model T electric bus...
Wednesday 30 March 2022
Century Iron and Steel lands order for underwater foundations used to support offshore wind turbines
Century Iron & Steel (CIS) together with its subsidiary Century Wind Power have signed an exclusivity capacity agreement with Hai Long Offshore Wind and CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering...
Wednesday 30 March 2022
Charger suppliers accelerate expansions to gain advantages
Chargers are an emerging business that enjoys rapid growth as the popularity of electric vehicles (EV) grows. The first stage of business development is to install chargers at locations...
Wednesday 30 March 2022
EV suppliers sanguine about 2022 growth, despite chip shortage
Despite the persisting chip crunch, Taiwan's manufacturers in the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain are upbeat about 2022 shipments, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 29 March 2022
Hyundai, BAIC inject US$942 million into Beijing JV
Hyundai Motor is injecting US$471 million into Beijing Hyundai, its joint venture in China with Beijing Automotive Industry (BAIC), despite weak sales, according to South Korean media...
Tuesday 29 March 2022
Subsidies may not be enough for India to develop battery cell capacity
In a bid to promote the local battery cell supply chain, India recently announced a list of selected companies for the Advanced Chemistry Cell incentive scheme. However, none of the...
Tuesday 29 March 2022
Key requirements for software-defined vehicles
Taiwan's "five shortages" have been thrust back into the spotlight recently due to power outages and climate change. The "five shortages" refer to shortage of water, electricity,...
Tuesday 29 March 2022
Taiwan's private sector pushes for more EV chargers
Taiwan's energy and vehicle developers are eager to build more electric vehicle (EV) and scooter chargers, with increasing emphasis placed on residential places.
Tuesday 29 March 2022
Taiwan's traditional industries look to energy storage market
Taiwan's energy storage market scale is expected to exceed NT$200 billion (US$6.9 billion) by 2030, attracting new entrants from traditional manufacturing sectors, according to industry...
Tuesday 29 March 2022
EV battery report: What is going to power the cars of the future?
Vehicle sales in 2020 and 2021 showed widespread adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Typical BEVs currently use lithium-ion batteries, which are unstable and require expensive...
Tuesday 29 March 2022
EV battery report: Singapore strengthens its EV battery position by embracing both local and foreign companies
Industrial policy in Thailand, for example, favors the growth of foreign EV battery producers, whereas the Vietnamese government brings about a range of benefits to the local EV battery...
Tuesday 29 March 2022
Stellantis and LGES to form JV for lithium-ion battery production plant in Canada
Stellantis and LG Energy Solution (LGES) have announced they will invest over CAD5 billion (US$4.1 billion) to form a joint venture that will produce lithium-ion batteries in Canada...
Monday 28 March 2022
STMicro to raise chip prices in 2Q22, other IDMs expected to follow suit
STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific has notified its distributors about price increases for all its product lines in the second quarter of 2022, which may encourage other automotive and...
Monday 28 March 2022
Formosa Plastics Transport to commercialize electric truck in 2023
Formosa Plastics Transport (FPT) has set a target to commercialize its 12-ton electric truck in the first quarter of 2023, and the company recently completed the prototypes of two...
Monday 28 March 2022
Taiwan Taxi garners US$5 million venture capital
Taiwan Taxi's 55688 app is already the largest mobile platform in Taiwan, with about 6.5 million users, according to venture capital firm Headline Asia, which has just announced a...