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Indonesia Says Tesla Plans to Invest in Battery Material Facility
Indonesia said last week that it would give automakers two more years to qualify for EV incentives, trying to attract more investment as it races with Thailand and India to build an EV industry.
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- Transportation
- Region
- South Asia
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- e-mobility, manufacturing
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Philippines’ Bank of Philippines Island’s Green Bond Gets $250 Million Investment from International Finance Corporation
The Philippines' third largest bank issues a green bond to finance renewable energy and electric vehicles in the IFC’s biggest deal with a financial institution in the country yet.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Investing, Transportation
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- South Asia
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Uber Partner Moove Secures $76 Million in Funding Led by Mubadala
African mobility startup Moove operates the largest EV fleet by supply hours on the Uber platform in the UAE, and new funds will fuel global expansion.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- corporations, e-mobility
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China’s Eve Energy Builds $422 Million Electric Vehicle Batteries Manufacturing Facility in Malaysia
The firm will build a cylindrical battery production base in Malaysia to support the electric two-wheelers and power tools in Malaysia.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- South Asia
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- e-mobility, manufacturing
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Press Release: Driving the Transition: Bboxx and Spiro Team Up to Accelerate Africa’s EV Transition
The alliance will accelerate the delivery of EV motorcycles (e-motos) to customers whose livelihoods depend on access to inexpensive transport across East and West African markets.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mufin Green Finance Raises $1 Million From Shell Foundation
The funding is aimed at catalyzing commercial debt by enabling Mufin to leverage approximately $40-60 million debt over five years.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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- e-mobility
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Analysis: Indonesia’s EV Mission Will Be Trickier Than Just Mining Nickel
Southeast Asia’s biggest economy wants to use its booming battery-metals sector as a springboard to become a global player in electric vehicles.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- South Asia
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- e-mobility, mining
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Analysis: ‘Global China’ Is a Big Part of Latin America’s Renewable Energy Boom, but Homegrown Industries Are Key
Lithium, essential for EV batteries, could be South America’s white gold.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Latin America
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- e-mobility, mining, renewable energy, solar, wind
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