Commercial electric vehicles drive growth for battery-maker Durapower

MORE than a decade ago, battery-maker Durapower was ahead of the curve in serving China’s electric vehicle (EV) market; within a few years, not content with riding the country’s EV boom, it headed to Europe too.

The Singapore-headquartered company makes high-performance batteries, although it does not focus on the more familiar passenger EVs, but on flexible battery systems that can handle tough conditions, in two main areas.

One is electrified road transport, where it has focused on electric commercial vehicles and buses. The other is its speciality segment, which includes autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs), forklifts and industrial machinery for port and harbour operations.