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Gogoro 3, having just upgraded to belt drive, and was once aiming in becoming the national scooter, has been taken down from the official site today after the company’s announcement regarding a large-scale platform upgrade yesterday. ...  more

Sony recently announced that it has signed an MOU (memorandum of understanding) with Honda to establish a JV for the purpose of co-developing new EVs. The resultant new vehicle is expected to be on sale in 2025. ...  more

Perovskite solar is regarded as the next generation PV technology owing to its high conversion efficiency and relatively easy manufacturing process, though its fatal flaw lies on the proneness to decomposition under sunlight, which is a major setback for solar panels who rely on sunlight. US scientists have now discovered the reason behind the particular deterioration, and proposed a simple fix. ...  more

Mahmoud Kamai, head of Iran’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA), said that the Iranian government and its central bank are working on a tender for 4,000MW of renewable energy projects. Tender could be initiated as early as the start of the next Iranian calendar year that begins on March 21, 2022. This story was first reported by the Tehran Times on March 14. ...  more

The Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection MOEA will share their experience with renewable energy certificates at the APEC Cross-fora Forum, and hope to find a unified standard for the Asia-Pacific. ...  more

In response to the trend of energy conservation and carbon reduction, 7-ELEVEN has launched electric vehicle (EV) charging services, hoping to promote the convenience and popularization of these services through its dense store service network and jointly promote low-carbon sustainable actions. ...  more

Panasonic announced in early March that it will expand its production base for lithium battery cells in Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture. The expansion will consist of two new production lines for 4680 cells that are used for powering electric cars. Japanese news agency NHK also reported around the same time that Panasonic is looking to buy land in the US for a new battery plant. ...  more

The Model T electric bus, developed by Foxconn’s Foxtron subsidiary, was recently delivered to SanDi subsidiary Kaohsiung Bus, at an initial volume of 30 vehicles. Going forward, Foxtron will continue to make further deliveries in accordance with operational needs as part of the city government’s targeted electrification of all city buses by 2030. ...  more

Neila Nouria Gongi, the Tunisian Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines, said that her government aims to install 3.8GW of PV generation by 2030. She made this announcement at an event held by the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of Tunisia and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in late February. This story was first reported by local news outlets and other renewable energy news websites. ...  more

Now that the UK and US have successively announced a ban on Russian energy sources in hopes of expanding the range of sanctions imposed on Russia, what about the EU, which is highly dependent on Russian oil, which it procures US$118 million of daily? Perhaps the solution can be found in the REPowerEU plan created by the European Commission. ...  more