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Germany’s likely next coalition government has agreed to a substantial electricity price cut to relieve households and companies and honour national and European climate targets.

Vietnamese electric vehicle giant VinFast is optimistic about the growth potential in the Philippine market. In late February, it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Motech, an automotive service center.

The carbon reduction effect of electric vehicles is mainly concentrated during driving, while the manufacturing of the vehicle body and batteries still generates significant carbon emissions.

Vietnam will remove its exemption from registration fees for electric vehicles (EVs). EV owners will be required to pay a registration fee based on the number of seats, which will be 50% of the fee for regular gasoline vehicles.

Germany is increasingly looking outwards to find skilled workers to fill its green labour gap, especially to India.

To increase public awareness of the carbon tax, the Thai government has teamed up with Chulalongkorn University and two major oil companies.

In response to U.S. President Trump’s threat of higher tariffs on Chinese companies, Indonesian battery manufacturers with close ties to Chinese firms are expanding their partnerships with other countries.

Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab has announced plans to expand its electric vehicle fleet and has formed a strategic partnership with Chinese automaker BYD. The goal is to add 50,000 electric vehicles across six Southeast Asian countries.

While world leaders failed to secure meaningful action, extreme weather events battered Southeast Asia, underscoring the deadly consequences of inaction on climate change and the urgent need for inclusive solutions.

Compared to its other export industries, China’s cleantech is much less vulnerable to Trump administration trade measures.