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Tuesday 27 December 2022
Taiwan SiC substrate suppliers need high-yield crystal growth to compete with fellow makers
High-yield crystal growth is crucial to Taiwanese SiC substrate suppliers competing with their Chinese counterparts, according to industry sources.
Monday 26 December 2022
Toyota hits record November output, but shortages loom
Toyota Motor said on Monday its global output hit a record for November, thanks in part to solid consumer demand, though it warned of an uncertain outlook due to a persistent shortage...
Monday 26 December 2022
Nio's founder: 2023 sales will surpass Lexus' ICE models in China
China-based EV startup Nio launched two new SUVs on Christmas Eve. Deliveries are expected to start in the second quarter of 2023. William Li, the company's founder, chairman and...
Monday 26 December 2022
IC supply chains may not return to clear growth track until 2024
Semiconductor supply chain players will continue to face relatively high market uncertainty in 2023, and are not expected to embark on a clear growth track until 2024, according to...
Monday 26 December 2022
Cheri Automobile wins investment from CATL due to respective EV-related motivations
While China-based automaker Cheri Automobile has won investment from Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the largest China-based lithium battery maker, for a 3.73% stake, Cheri's...
Monday 26 December 2022
This Indian EV startup plans to create new 4-wheeler segment worldwide
India is already seeing large companies like Tata and Mahindra fighting for EV market share. What would it take an EV four-wheeler startup to penetrate the market at this stage? The...
Monday 26 December 2022
Subsidy extension and falling lithium prices sustain China's NEV boom
The Chinese government recently announced that it's extending the tax subsidies for new energy vehicles (NEVs). Coupled with the falling prices of lithium ores, the main raw material...
Friday 23 December 2022
Vehicle cybersecurity moving toward software-defined hardware, says MIH Consortium CEO
Vehicle information security and the OTA (over-the-air) technology are moving toward software-defined hardware, and the data generated from various production stages must be fully...
Friday 23 December 2022
Chinese startup's US$140,000 car can fly over traffic jams
The crowd of hundreds roared in Mandarin as the gull-winged two-seater aircraft rose and hovered roughly 30 meters above their heads, before smoothly lowering back down to earth....
Friday 23 December 2022
Polysilicon prices in China on sharp decline
Polysilicon prices in the Chinese market have sharply declined in the fourth quarter of 2022 and consequently, prices for solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers (made from polysilicon)...
Friday 23 December 2022
Ola Electric to mass-produce battery cells by 2023
India-based electric two-wheeler (E2W) startup Ola Electric reaffirms its plan to venture into more diversified EV products and mass-produce battery cells over the next 12 months.
Friday 23 December 2022
Disruption or hype: Are sodium-ion batteries catching up and replacing lithium-ion ones in EV?
In recent years, the popularity of sodium-ion batteries has suddenly risen. Chinese companies such as Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), Gotion Hi-Tech, EVE Energy and BYD are...
Friday 23 December 2022
Passive component makers step up deployments in EV market
Taiwan-based passive component makers have enhanced their deployments in electric vehicles (EV) and other niche sectors, in addition to their previous focus on the consumer electronics...
Thursday 22 December 2022
Taiwan Cement pushes off-peak EV power charging
NHOA.TCC, Taiwan Cement's (TCC) subsidiary operator of green energy services, has called for electric vehicle (EV) owners/drivers to act as Earth Helper by charging EVs during time...
Thursday 22 December 2022
BMW broadens partnership with battery-maker Solid Power
BMW AG is deepening its partnership with Solid Power Inc. as it seeks to lock in an emerging battery technology that could help lower the cost of its electric vehicles.