It may come as a surprise to some, but the US and Germany are not the only new car markets on Earth. Tons of new cars are sold every year in Southeast Asian countries like Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia. Those markets have traditionally been ignored by German and US … [continued]
UAE clean energy giant Masdar is on a big clean power investment streak. It has announced more clean energy project progress this month than most companies in the field announce in a year. Hold onto your hats, this is going to be a big news update. Belt & Road Initiative … [continued]
ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a rusting, pigeon poop covered passenger train labeled "H2" sitting on rusting tracks on a siding
Recently I collaborated with David Cebon, head of the Cambridge Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, and interested parties on a complete list of all of the abandoned hydrogen bus trials globally. There are a couple of dozen of them, and I’m pretty sure there are more transit agencies that have … [continued]
Department of Commerce finds Preliminary Affirmative Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations into surges of solar imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam ITA Fact Sheet with Rates found here Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) last week issued its preliminary determination of countervailing … [continued]
AT THE AEO8 SUMMIT. (From left-right), Beni Suryadi, Acting Executive Director of ACE, and H.E. Phosay Sayasone, Minister of Energy and Mines (MEM), Lao PDR, with AEO8 at the 42nd AMEM opening ceremony. (Photo from AEO8 Media Office.)
The 8th ASEAN Energy Outlook (AEO8) unveiled during the 42nd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) and the 24th ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF-24) in Vientiane, Lao PDR revealed Developed by the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) in collaboration with the ASEAN Member States (AMS) and its partners, AEO8 plays … [continued]
Continuing the trend of Chinese EV companies entering new markets around the world, Xpeng just entered Thailand and Malaysia. Xpeng is now selling the G6, an “ultra smart coupe SUV” (which I’d just call a crossover), in these Southeast Asia countries. Clearly, this is a model Xpeng sees as being … [continued]
Following the feedback of many of our readers, this time I have created something different, a markets roundup article! The article highlights the main EV markets and brings to the limelight a few others that are usually under the radar. Please note that some markets include estimates, so if you … [continued]
USITC Votes to Continue Investigations on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam United States International Trade Commission (USITC) [last week] determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of Crystalline … [continued]
China is well known as the world’s leading electric vehicle (EV) market. More than half of the world’s EV sales have occurred there in recent years. It is a standard of the rapid, uplifting EV revolution. In 2023, 25% of auto sales in China were sales of full electric vehicles. … [continued]
The 2023 APEC Summit held in San Francisco last week marked a pivotal moment in the region’s commitment to transitioning towards a sustainable transportation future. In various conferences, ASEAN leaders pledged to accelerate their adoption and foster a conducive environment for EV growth. In a joint declaration issued at the … [continued]
