electric vehicle (EV)

Drive

Powering ahead

BMW intends to play a leading role in the electric car market and welcomes competition, says BMW Group Asia managing director Christopher Wehner

China Focus

China has whole towns focused entirely on making electric cars

(June 3): Pieces of an electric car hang from the ceiling of a Chinese real-estate developer’s showroom, evoking an edgy installation at a modern art museum. In reality, they’re a symbol of the nation’s industrial ambitions.

Singapore economy

Singapore in talks with more electric car companies after Dyson

SINGAPORE (Apr 22): Following Dyson’s plans late last year to manufacture its first electric car in Singapore, the city-state is now in talks with other makers of green vehicles to set up shop on the island.

Tech

GM's downsizing heralds start of electric car revolution

SINGAPORE (Dec 3): In a sweeping transformation to prepare for a future of electric and self-driving cars, General Motors, the world’s top automaker, last week moved to shut down five North American plants, laying off 14,000 people, by the end of next y

Sponsored

The future is now

SINGAPORE (Sept 3): The buzzword these days is “electric vehicles”. From mass market to luxury brands, everyone is talking about the future of mobility and introducing electric vehicles or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. However, BMW is a pioneer in

Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy

Chinese EV maker NIO takes on Tesla

(Aug 14): NIO Inc., the electric-car maker backed by technology giant Tencent Holdings, filed for a US$1.8 billion ($2.5 billion) initial public offering as it gears up to compete against the likes of Tesla Inc.

S i2i launches commercial electric vehicle fleet on Uber

SINGAPORE (Sept 19): S i2i has launched its commercial Electric Vehicle (EV) fleet of seven pure electric cars using car hailing services from Uber, according to parent company S Dreams.
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