EV battery

Trump is obsessed with oil, but Chinese batteries will soon run the world

China isn’t just building gigantic amounts of power – its businesses are also reshaping technological foundations to electrify the world

Ford has sourced batteries from BYD since 2020 for its joint-venture Chinese factories with state-owned Changan Automobile.

Ford in talks to use BYD batteries for overseas factories

Hybrid sales have grown worldwide as the market for pure EVs has slowed

Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) led the drop with a decline of as much as 4.8% in onshore trading on Jan 12.

China battery shares drop on plan to cut export tax rebates

From April, discounts on 22 battery-related goods will be cut from 9% to 6%, with a complete removal planned from 2027 

Chinese EV giant BYD became the top-selling brand in Singapore in 2025.

More Singapore drivers plan to return to petrol cars as EV interest dips: EY study

Respondents cite lingering anxieties over charging infrastructure and hidden costs

Top EV players CATL did not break out energy storage shipments through the third quarter.
ANALYSIS

China’s power reforms, global data centre buildout usher in battery boom

China lithium-ion battery cells for energy storage tipped to jump 75% this year

The battery by PowerCo will debut in EVs made by Volkswagen, Skoda and the Cupra brand next year after completing final road tests.

Volkswagen budget cuts force battery unit to seek external funds

PowerCo is considering bank loans, external investors and a potential public offering

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution has reportedly developed a lithium-manganese rich battery.
THINKING ALOUD

The battle for next-gen EV batteries takes off

Chinese tech still dominates, but could new innovation from South Korea and Europe catch up?

The modular Aridge X3-F (Air Module of the Land Aircraft Carrier) by China's flying car maker Aridge hovers during its presentation and flight demonstration in Dubai on Oct 12.

Flying Chinese cars aspire to be latest wonder of Gulf’s skies

Aridge is making its latest pitch to become a transport option of choice for the Gulf’s super-rich

Green Tenaga's ESS installed at ITE College East. The Institute of Technical Education has teamed up with Green Tenaga and Narada Asia Pacific to co-develop specialised training programmes in energy storage.

Singapore bets on ‘giant batteries’ as it guns for clean energy imports

As the development of the Asean Power Grid ramps up, interest in energy storage systems is ‘accelerating’

The deal is the latest in a string of borrowings by Vingroup and its subsidiaries for interests ranging from real estate to private education.

Vingroup seeks US$500 million private credit for EV charging ports

China dominates the global public charging market with over 850,000 installations last year, more than double the installations in the rest of the world