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ADB leads $135M climate financing package for VinFast e-bus fleet and EV charging network in Vietnam

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) mobilized a $135-million climate financing package for VinFast Trading and Production Joint Stock Company (VinFast) for manufacturing Vietnam’s first fully-electric public transport bus fleet and first national electric vehicle (EV) charging network.

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Hyundai Motor Group deepens partnership with Grab to accelerate EV adoption in Southeast Asia

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Hence, the enhanced partnership will focus on addressing some of these barriers by piloting new EV business models such as leasing EVs with a battery-as-a-service model or car-as-a-service model, and EV financing. The pilot programs will start in 2021, beginning in Singapore, and expand to Indonesia and Vietnam.

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VinFast VF 3 shipments are officially underway with starting prices under $13,000

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VinFast (VFS) announced it has officially begun shipping its new mini electric SUV, the VinFast VF 3. VinFast kicks off VF 3 shipments for under $13K After introducing the VF 3 in January, VinFast said the new mini electric SUV is designed to make city travel “not only sustainable but also more accessible.”

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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That year was the height of counterculture in the United States, it witnessed the death of Jimi Hendrix, the last Beatles album, and Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ War raged in Vietnam and students across the US overwhelmingly opposed it. The shift to eco-friendly electric mobility is underway globally.

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TSMC’s Energy Demand Drives Taiwan’s Geopolitical Future

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On this expanse of reclaimed land outside Taichung, Taiwan’s second largest city, 80 wind turbines, a pair of gas-fired power plants, and 4.3 square kilometers of solar farms generate electricity for Taiwan ’ s grid. Next year TSMC’s share of Taiwan’s electricity could hit 12.5 percent —twice the fraction it consumed in 2020.

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