Remove Industry Remove International Remove Vietnam
article thumbnail

Siemens and Vinamotor launching first diesel-electric series hybrid bus in Vietnam

Green Car Congress

Siemens and the Vietnam Motors Industry Corporation (Vinamotor) are launching the first hybrid bus with a combined electric/diesel drive in Hanoi. The project is the first of its kind in Vietnam. Vinamotor hybrid. Click to enlarge. The vehicle uses the ELFA series hybrid drive system developed by Siemens.

Vietnam 220
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

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.

Vietnam 195
article thumbnail

SK Group to invest $16.4B to create hydrogen production-distribution-consumption ecosystem by 2025

Green Car Congress

It is expected to become an important foundation for the expansion of hydrogen infrastructure at Incheon International Airport, Incheon Port, and industrial complexes. The first phase project is thus also one of the pillars of the Incheon city hydrogen cluster construction project. In the second phase, SK will invest 5.3

Hydrogen 376
article thumbnail

GM global sales up 7.6% in 2011 to 9.026M vehicles; China and US largest markets

Green Car Congress

of the global vehicle industry. Sales were up in all four reporting regions—North America, South America, Europe and International Operations—as GM sold a total of 9,025,942 vehicles compared with 8,385,484 in 2010. International Operations. General Motors Co. gain compared with 2010. compared with 2010. 173,485.

2011 218
article thumbnail

New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

Green Car Congress

A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The paper is published in Nature Communications. trillion) in 2014.

Emissions 170
article thumbnail

Hankuk Carbon, Dymag partner to mass manufacture carbon composite wheels for automotive

Green Car Congress

The collaboration, announced at JEC World in Paris, will apply Hankuk Carbon’s expertise in advanced materials and industrialization, leveraging Dymag’s expertise in manufacturing lightweight carbon composite wheels for the high-performance and luxury vehicle markets.

Carbon 259
article thumbnail

VinFast to build EV and battery factory in North Carolina

Green Car Congress

Vietnam-based VinFast and the government of North Carolina signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the establishment of VinFast’s first North American manufacturing plant. The project in North Carolina affirms VinFast’s commitment in investing and developing business in its international markets in general and the US in particular.