Indonesia

VinFast’s Residual Value Pledge: A Guarantee or a Gimmick in the Philippine EV Race?

Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast has thrown down a significant gauntlet in the nascent Philippine EV market with the launch of its Residual Value Guarantee (RVG) Program. By promising to protect the resale value of its vehicles for up to three years, guaranteeing up to 90% of the original price, … [continued]

Scientists Call on Global Leaders to Limit Crop Biofuels Ahead of COP30

Ahead of the COP30 climate change negotiations, which open next week in Belém, Brazil, nearly 100 members of the global scientific community, including representatives from the Union of Concerned Scientists, have signed on to a letter calling on global leaders to limit a dangerous expansion of biofuels. The letter comes as … [continued]

Vietnam & Thailand Humiliating the USA

The United States is not exactly a world leader in electric vehicles, as we know by now. More than half of new car sales in China are plugin electric cars (full electrics or plugin hybrids), and 27% of new car sales in Europe are plugin electric cars. In the US, … [continued]

Indonesia Bets On Thorcon’s Molten Salt Reactor, But History Suggests Trouble Ahead

Indonesia has taken a bold and likely problematic step with the announcement of its first, early stage regulatory approval for a nuclear power project. Thorcon International, a Singapore-based developer of molten salt reactors, has received permission from Indonesia’s regulator to evaluate a site for a demonstration plant on Kelasa Island. … [continued]

U.S. Solar Manufacturers File New Trade Petitions to Uphold Trade Laws, Safeguard Domestic Manufacturing Jobs,…

New petition responds to recent trade violations from Indonesia, Laos, and India  Washington, D.C. — Confronting market manipulation driven by companies in Indonesia, Laos, and India, U.S. solar manufacturers yesterday filed new antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) petitions with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce. The petitions were … [continued]

Who and How Can Help Indonesia Clean Up Its Minerals Act

By Julia Poliscanova, Senior Director for Emobility and Supply Chains at T&E, and Tommy Pratama, Executive Director for Traction Energy Asia Indonesia is big when it comes to the new race to secure minerals and cleantech. With some of the world’s largest reserves of metals like nickel and cobalt, the country is fuelling … [continued]

Vingroup’s Ambitious Green Vision Finds a New Frontier in Indonesia

Just a week after VinFast introduced the VF3 to the Indonesian market, and just over a year after the brand was launched, VinFast CEO Pham Nhat Vuong, who is also Chairman of Vingroup, met with Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto to discuss a shared commitment to sustainable development. The meeting last … [continued]