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Monday 25 April 2022
India to gain billions from EV sales
By 2026, electric vehicles (EVs) will create opportunities worth INR3 trilion (US$39.14 billion) for various stakeholders in India, according to a report by analytics firm Crisil.
Monday 25 April 2022
SEA roundup: Philippines reforms restrictive old laws to attract foreign investment
The Philippines are attracting more foreign investment in telecommunication, shipping, and railways after its parliament reformed the Foreign Investment Act and Public Service Act,...
Monday 25 April 2022
Carmakers urged to shore up cybersecurity
Up to 700 million connected cars will be part of the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) in the next 3-5 years, suggesting that the number of cybersecurity incidents will be ascending, according...
Monday 25 April 2022
Vietnam's VinFast unveils battery subscription scheme for US market
Hanoi-based carmaker VinFast has revealed a battery subscription policy for its electric SUV series VF 8 and VF 9 to be sold in the US, saying it aims to help customers "transition...
Monday 25 April 2022
India drafts policy on interoperable EV battery swapping
India's official think tank NITI Aayog has released a draft EV battery swapping policy and is inviting comments until June 5 to foster battery swapping ecosystems in the country.
Monday 25 April 2022
South Korea challenged by China's tight grip on battery materials
South Korea is facing challenges to expand its electric vehicle (EV) battery industry due to soaring costs of raw materials that are tightly controlled by China.
Monday 25 April 2022
India roundup: Semicon India 2022 to be held at end of April
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued a press release saying that India will hold...
Monday 25 April 2022
Swancor unveils recyclable turbine blade material
Fine composite and carbon fiber material maker Swancor Holding has unveiled a recyclable thermosetting material, EzCiclo.
Friday 22 April 2022
Will Semiconductor sees sales from car-use CIS hike 85% on year in 2021
China-based IC design house Will Semiconductor Shanghai generated revenues of CNY2.3 billion (US$356 million) from automotive CMOS image sensors (CIS) in 2021, hiking about 85% on...
Friday 22 April 2022
China SiC substrate supplier to raise funds through IPO
TankeBlue Semiconductor, a Beijing-based silicon carbide (SiC) substrate supplier, plans to raise funds through an IPO to enhance its working capital for technology R&D and production...
Friday 22 April 2022
Shuen Der Industry, Jih lin Technology benefit from Tesla's growing demand
As Tesla aims to produce 1.5 million electric vehicles in 2022, hiking 60% on year, its demand for highly customized Si-based IGBT modules and SiC-based power modules supplied by...
Friday 22 April 2022
Teco Electric & Machinery to set up 60MW energy storage system for Taipower
Teco Electric & Machinery has won an open bid at NT$2.6 billion (US$91.2 million) for setting up an energy storage system with an installed capacity of 60MW for state-run Taiwan...
Thursday 21 April 2022
Battery recycling technology provider Green Li-ion closes Series A with US$11.55 million
Singapore-based Green Li-ion, a battery recycling technology provider, closed its Series A funding round with US$11.55 million on April 20, 2022.
Thursday 21 April 2022
OToBrite develops AI vision sensing for passenger and commercial vehicles
OToBrite Electronics, an ADAS supplier of XPeng's, is developing vision AI systems as its core products. Its blind spot information system (BSIS) has entered mass production and will...
Thursday 21 April 2022
China car industry hit hard by COVID curbs
China's auto industry is estimated to lose 20% of its production due to COVID-19 restricitions in Shanghai and its neighboring cities - a region, known as the Yangtze River delta,...