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Monday 23 May 2022
China new energy car output, sales in April up on year, says CAAM
China-based makers produced 312,000 new energy vehicles and sold 299,000 units in April 2022, increasing 43.9% and 44.6% respectively on year, according to China Association of Automobile...
Monday 23 May 2022
Taiwan to approve NT$40 billion budget for e-bus
In order to meet COP26's target of reducing carbon emissions by 45% by 2030, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) aims to electrify all public buses by 203...
Monday 23 May 2022
South Korea to build blockchain business center in Busan
South Korea is set to build an International Blockchain Business Center (BIBC) in Busan after the city became a blockchain regulation-free zone in 2019, according to Korean-language...
Monday 23 May 2022
Taiwan Taxi provides data-driven, customized services
With 6.5 million users on its app, Taiwan Taxi has moved beyond transport and secured a footing into the service sector. The huge repository of data allows the company to identify...
Monday 23 May 2022
Toyota sees inventory swelling
Carmakers are reportedly amassing automotive chips and other parts to prevent further impacts of their shortages. In fiscal 2021 (April 2021 to March 2022), Japan-based Toyota Motor...
Monday 23 May 2022
LFP battery increasingly applied to electric buses, energy storage systems
LFP (lithium ferro-phosphate) batteries are gaining momentum in EV applications, especially for electric buses and energy storage systems, with Foxconn's electric buses also adopting...
Friday 20 May 2022
China homegrown self-driving chips gaining ground in EV market
China's homegrown high-end autonomous driving chips have seen a significant breakthrough in commercial applications, as Chinese AI chip startup Horizon Robotics has over the past...
Friday 20 May 2022
IC test solutions providers see orders for HPC chips boom
IC test solutions providers including Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT), MPI and WinWay Technology have seen a strong influx of probe card and final-test socket orders for HPC processors,...
Friday 20 May 2022
Accurate understanding of AI limitations and capabilities helps maximize benefits
With the growing maturity of related technologies and application environments, AI has emerged as an important direction of industrial development, but only after enterprises learn...
Friday 20 May 2022
Ather Energy, Magenta collaborate on EV charging points
India electric two-wheeler manufacturer Ather Energy and EV charging solution provider Magenta ChargeGrid have signed an MoU to build charging facilities for Ather Energy across India,...
Friday 20 May 2022
Chinese carmakers, Tesla eyeing midrange market
The surging costs of lithium batteries and vehicle components continue to pressure suppliers of micro- and small-sized cars in China. Many of them are migrating to the mid-priced...
Friday 20 May 2022
Toyota BEV lands in Taiwan
Hotai Motor, Toyota Motor's distributor in Taiwan, has unveiled the Japanese carmaker's battery electric vehicle (BEV) model bZ4X. It is Toyota's first BEV model arriving in Taiwan...
Thursday 19 May 2022
Solid-state relay chips work well for power isolation in EVs, says TI manager
The emerging trend of vehicles going electrical and adopting ever-more automotive electronics has not only brought new growth opportunities for the entire automotive industry, but...
Thursday 19 May 2022
Arun Plus and CATL announce strategic collaboration in battery business to accelerate ASEAN EV supply chain
Arun Plus and Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) have signed a strategic MOU to explore potential cooperation and development opportunities in battery-related business in ASEAN,...
Thursday 19 May 2022
Tesla use of SiC sparks debates after Model 3 recalls
One month after Tesla recalled more than 120,000 units of its Model 3 in China, allegedly due to defects in rear motor inverters, the real causes of the defects remain unclear. As...