Foxconn Electronics has selected Jack Cheng, former executive president and co-founder of China-based electric vehicle (EV) vendor NIO, to be in charge of planning for its MIH alliance and supervising the open platform's hardware specifications.

Taiwan-based electric bus makers RAC Electric Vehicles, Kaison Green Energy Technology, Master Transportation Bus Manufacturing and Yangeng Advanced Vehicles have been competing for orders domestically and actively tapping overseas markets, especially in India and Southeast Asian countries, according...

Taiwan has been keen on constructing offshore wind farms in line with its aim to have renewable energy account for 20% of total electricity output in 2025, paving way for the country to become the Asian hub of offshore wind farms.

Foxconn Electronics (Hona Hai) has announced that FuTaiHua industrial (Shenzhen), its wholly-owned China-based subsidiary, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China-based Zhejiang Geely Holding Group for setting up a joint venture, with each to hold a 50% stake.

Hunan Brunp Recycling Technology, the largest Chinese company that recycles lithium batteries, saw an explosion at a factory in Changsha, central China, according to local media reports.

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has unveiled Maritime Technology Innovation Center (MTIC) in Kaohsiung, which is devoted developing maritime technologies.

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has announced feed-in tariffs for renewable energy in 2021, reducing the rates by 7.90-8.59% for offshore wind power and by 0.74-3.91% for PV power, compared to 2020 levels.

ICT makers, as compared with traditional automakers and software startups, have advantages in the development of electric vehicles (EVs), according to Young-Way Liu, chairman of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai).

Samsung SDI, LG Chem and SK Innovation (SKI) are likely to introduce ternary batteries with nickel content exceeding 80% beginning 2021, and such batteries will be mainly used in electric vehicles (EVs), according to industry sources.

Wiwynn has signed contracts with Mr Watt, a Taiwan-based green energy reseller, to purchase green energy.

Huawei Technologies has signed a framework agreement with China-based automaker Chery Automobile for joint development of smart solutions for automobiles, according to Chinese media reports.

Foxconn-led MIH Alliance Foxconn will release EV Kit, its first developer tool for electric vehicles (EVs), in January 2021, and start worldwide pre-ordering in February and begin delivery in April 2021, according to company CTO William Wei.

The global volume of LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery packs adopted for new electric vehicles (EVs) will surpass that of ternary ones in 2021, China-based media has cited Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) as indicating.

China-based makers produced 198,000 new energy vehicles and sold 200,000 units in November 2020, increasing 75.1% and 104.9% respectively on year, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).

China has set a goal of attaining cumulative installation capacity of 1,200GWp for PV and wind power generation in 2030, according to industry sources.

Many battery makers and automakers have been developing solid-state batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), according to industry sources.

LG Chem is reportedly developing module-less battery packs for use in electric vehicles (EVs) and likely to adopt LFP (lithium iron phosphate) cells in a bid to compete for orders from clients outside China, according to industry sources.

Pegatron has seen increased orders for the central control system for Tesla's Model 3 in the fourth quarter, according to sources from the related upstream supply chain.

As the EU's strict carbon emission regulations are expected to fuel the momentum for the development of lower-price compact electric vehicles (EV), with LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries standing a chance of being widely adopted because of lower production cost, according to industry sources.

Taiwan-based PCB makers have stepped up their deployments in the thick-copper board segment seeking to explore huge business opportunities in the electric vehicle (EV) market, according to industry sources.

Awayspeed Technology, a subsidiary of memory module maker Adata Technology, has unveiled an electric tricycle targeting the logistics market.

Due to fast growing development of renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs) worldwide, global demand for copper will keep increasing and shortages are expected to begin in 2025, according to industry sources.

The EV market is poised to enter a decade of robust growth starting 2021 amid the maturing infrastructure for new energy vehicles, prompting Taiwan's automotive PCB vendors including Chin-Poon industrial to step up deployments in the segment, particularly the markets in the US and Europe, according...

Taiwan-based leadframe makers including Jih Lin Technology and SDI have reportedly cut into the supply chain for Tesla's charging piles, and are poised to embrace significant increases in their shipments for automotive applications in 2021, according to industry sources.

Keyboard, passive component and green energy device maker Darfon Electronics expects the revenue proportion for the green energy product line to rise from 20% currently to 30% in 2021, according to company chairman Andy Su.