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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

The 23.4% voting rights in Shanshan will be entrusted to Yangzijiang Financial upon the restructuring's completion.

Yangzijiang Financial pumps 1.02 billion yuan in lithium battery producer Ningbo Shanshan’s restructuring

The investment by the group and two of its investors gives them effective voting rights of 23.4 per cent in the lithium battery producer 

EHang Holdings is the first electric vertical take-off and landing maker in the world to receive a licence to carry passengers commercially.

Flying cars: investment fantasy or the next big thing?

eVTOL innovation will change the way we travel but challenges remain in its commercialisation

A Sany Heavy Industry truck at a charging station in Hebei. The magnitude of the EV truck sales boom in China over the past 12 months has been breathtaking.

Elon Musk and Bill Gates were both wrong on the future of trucks

China is dominating the electric truck industry right now, and is likely to be a formidable competitor in the future

Chief executive and founder Dr Natalia Mykhaylova believes WeavInsight’s work aligns with Singapore’s national agenda to achieve net zero by 2050.
IMPACT ENTERPRISE EXCELLENCE AWARD (SME)

WeavInsight bridges the green data gap for companies with its tech solutions

The SME uses a range of cutting-edge tools, such as AI-driven digital twin technology and satellite hyperspectral imaging

About 400,000 ride-hailing and delivery motorbike riders in Ho Chi Minh City have to choose between switching to e-bikes and quitting their jobs amid policy shifts.

Vietnam shifts gears to e-bikes, ignites fierce race among mobility platforms, EV makers to win over riders

Platform operators such as Grab and Be are fast-tracking partnerships with electric vehicle makers, who are also raising fresh funds to ramp up expansion

CATL is one of many Chinese players attending this year’s IAA Mobility car show in Munich.

Chinese battery maker CATL expects Hungarian production to start by early 2026

The battery maker has been extending its lead in the EV battery market, with a 38% share globally in 2024, up from 36% a year earlier