Green vehicles add power to the fight against climate change
Nearly a million vehicles ply Singapore’s roads today, releasing around 6.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2)-equivalent each year, over a tenth of the city-state’s total emissions. Less than 0.5 per cent of these are electric vehicles (EVs).
SingPost pilots electric scooters and vans, with aim to replace current light vehicles by 2026
SINGAPORE – The postman will soon be bringing your mail on electric vehicles. Singapore Post announced on Monday (Aug 16) that it will replace all of its lighter vehicles with electric ones by 2026. For a start, it has begun pilots of two electric scooters and two vans.
Surge in electric vehicle sales amid tax rebates, emission rules
Electric vehicles (EVs) have charged forward in Singapore, fuelled partly by more generous tax incentives and stricter emission rules.
Thailand’s Oil Giant Is Going on a Green Spending Spree
Thailand’s oil giant, whose sales account for about 10% of the nation’s economic output, is suddenly spending billions of dollars on electric-vehicle and renewable-energy companies and tilting its traditional businesses toward chemicals and plastics.
ASEAN countries start to shake off smokestack addiction
JAKARTA/BANGKOK/LONDON — Fossil fuel-reliant Southeast Asian nations have begun moving away from oil, coal and other polluting resources, swayed by a global push for decarbonization, with Indonesia’s state-owned public utility promising a full exit from coal in four decades.
Hyundai and LG Energy to build EV battery factory in Indonesia
SEOUL — Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it will partner with LG Energy Solution to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Indonesia to secure a stable supply of battery cells for its EVs.
TNB seeks collaboration to help accelerate EV adoption
–A+A KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), which is eyeing a leading role in the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure nationwide, wants to collaborate with partners to drive EV adoption in Malaysia.
Singapore looks to power up electric vehicle charging network
Transport authority announces plans to co-fund installation costs of 2,000 electric chargers at private residences, of up to SG$4,000 ($2,959) per charger.
