Grab & BYD Partner to Shift EV Ride-Hailing in Southeast Asia

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:33:53 +0000

Super-app Grab, the equivalent of Uber in Southeast Asia, and Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD have forged a major regional partnership to electrify the region’s transportation landscape. The ambitious agreement aims to deploy up to 50,000 BYD EVs across Grab’s network, a move poised to accelerate EV adoption and … [continued]

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New LMFP EV Battery Passes Critical Test

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:30:21 +0000

Trump or no Trump, the global EV battery supply chain is shifting into high gear as global innovators introduce new materials that cut costs while improving performance.

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Gogoro “Unplugs” from the Philippines Market

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:23:46 +0000

A loss of energy caused Gogoro’s Philippine partner to pull the plug After more than two years in the Philippines, Gogoro’s partnership with Globe’s 917Ventures, a subsidiary of the Ayala Corporation, has come to an abrupt end. Gogoro headquarters told CleanTechnica that they are “currently assessing a shift in our … [continued]

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Cleantech Needs A Defense From Burial In Bullshit

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:13:30 +0000

The last couple of weeks has been a whirlwind. Fortunately, at least for my own mental health, I was taking some time off to prep an older truck for transportation duty while I started the long process of building an electric Suburban. But, that doesn’t mean I wasn’t checking in … [continued]

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Could Elon Musk Get The US Government To Buy A Bunch Of Teslas?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 04:55:25 +0000

It’s no secret — Elon Musk has been something like a shadow president early on in Donald Trump’s second term in the White House. So far, that has largely focused on things not very related to Tesla. However, one has to wonder how much Tesla business might start getting rolled … [continued]

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NBA: Anthony Davis out with groin strain for second game with Mavs


DALLAS — Anthony Davis has been ruled out of what would have been his second game with the Mavericks amid reports that a groin injury sustained in his Dallas debut could sideline him for multiple weeks. Davis won’t play against Sacramento on Monday night after getting injured two days earlier in a 116-105 win over Houston, his first game since the seismic trade that sent fellow superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. READ: NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo injured, out of All-Star Game – Bucks NBA: Cavs add Hunter, Nurkic to Hornets at trade deadline NBA: Pistons start fast, hang […]…

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MIC, Thai group to form $1-B investment fund


MANILA, Philippines — Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) is set to make its next major business move with an upcoming $100-million (P5.8 billion) investment in a billion-dollar private equity fund that it will create with Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd (CP Group). In a statement, the MIC, the state-owned startup managing the country’s sovereign […]…

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Trump 2.0 sank FDIs in Nov


MANILA, Philippines — The flow of job-generating foreign investments in the Philippines posted a double-digit slump in November 2024 amid risk aversion triggered by the election victory of US President Donald Trump. Latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed that there were $901 million more foreign direct investments (FDIs) that entered the […]…

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BIZ BUZZ: Yanson family feud: Mom is majority owner


The Yanson family feud over the ownership of one of Southeast Asia’s largest bus companies concluded with the matriarch, Olivia, and two out of six children—Ginnette and Leo Rey—having majority control. In a decision issued by the Regional Trial Court of Bacolod City Branch 45 last month, the court declared the extrajudicial settlement (EJS) of […]…

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