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We may have already passed 'peak petrol'
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 05/04/2021
» Last year saw an 11% drop in global petrol consumption, marking the beginning of a historical shift after more than a century of continuous growth in demand. The International Energy Agency (IEA) is now predicting that we will probably never see pre-Covid levels of petrol use again.
China's electric vehicle showdown
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 27/07/2020
» Nissan recently unveiled the Ariya, a new all-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV), the first of a new generation of electric vehicles intended to improve the performance of the struggling Japanese carmaker.
Chinese innovators step back from CES
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 20/01/2020
» For the past few years China has used CES, the world's largest consumer electronics trade show, to raise its profile as a game-changing digital and technological innovator. China made its mark once again at the show held earlier this month in Las Vegas, but for a different reason.
Linking the EEC and the Greater Bay Area
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 25/11/2019
» Despite the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, the vision to develop the Greater Bay Area (GBA) in China continues to gain momentum. The plan, which was unveiled in February this year, is to build a cluster of world-class cities for work, life and leisure. At the centre would be Hong Kong, which together with 10 cities around the Pearl River Delta would form a thriving global hub of technology, innovation and economic vibrancy.
What's next for China's EV market?
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 04/11/2019
» China has driven the global electric vehicle revolution over the past few years, with its electric car market growing twice as fast as that in the United States to become the world's largest. China also has eight times more public charging stations than the US, with almost as many locations to charge electric vehicles in Beijing as in all of America.