These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.
With reportedly the highest density or distribution per-unit-area of motor scooters globally, Taiwan continues to develop green-energy powered two-wheelers (PTWs) to reduce carbon footprint of the ubiquitous commuter vehicles on the island. A departure from the typical efforts that might help such development is an R&D project carried out by Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), whi...
To meet increasing demand among short-distance urban commuters in major cities of Taiwan, China Motor Corp. (CMC), the maker of its own line of e-moving electric scooters based in Taiwan, recently launched the e-moving Bobe, an upgraded, lightweight e-scooter with portable lithium-ion battery pack that is easily swapped at battery-swapping stations throughout Taiwan or recharged at home. In Ta...
Driven by strong sales in December, sales of new powered two-wheelers (PTWs) in Taiwan totaled 667,390 units in 2014, slightly down 0.1% from the previous year (667,973 units sold), according to statistics compiled by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC). Backed by all the major PTW vendors' sales promotions and restocking by distributors, some 45,528 new PTWs were license...
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in January 2015 in Las Vegas, Gogoro, a young and innovative Taiwanese company targeting to transform energy distribution and management in megacities, unveiled the world’s first high-performance, zero emissions, two-wheeled electric vehicle, the Gogoro Smartscooter. The company also announced the Gogoro Energy Network, a battery swapping infrastructure...
Renault-Nissan recently announced having sold its 200,000th electric vehicle (EV) to lead with 58% market share for zero-emission cars. Together, Renault and Nissan EVs have been driven approximately four billion zero-emission kilometers – enough to circle the earth 100,000 times. Renault-Nissan’s EVs have saved 200 million liters of fuel – enough to fill about 80 Olympic-sized swimming pools, ...
Due to increasing urbanization that breed growing acceptance of electric bicycles for personal transport, worldwide sales of e-bicycles, including throttle-control and pedal-assist models, are expected to grow from 31.7 million in 2014 to 40.3 million by 2023, according to a new report from Navigant Research. While e-bicycles are still an emerging market in North America, where they are largel...
Teco Group, a leading electro-mechanical and home-appliance conglomerate in Taiwan, recently announced that it is accelerating plans to set up an electric vehicle (EV) factory in the Philippines. The group said previously that it would invest about US$10 million to set up an EV production base in the Philippines with monthly production capacity of 200 electric jeepneys and 500 electric tricycl...
Hwa Fong Rubber Ind., Ltd., a major tire manufacturer with plants worldwide, recently announced its Thai subsidiary, Hwa Fong Rubber (Thailand) PLC, has purchased 35,640 sq.m. of land in Thailand for 160 million baht and plans to construct its third factory there. The Thai subsidiary reportedly plans to invest additional 500 million to 600 million baht to construct the new factory, which w...
J.B. Ke, the new president of Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd. (KYMCO brand), the largest powered two-wheeler (PTW) manufacturer and exporter in Taiwan, recently claimed that KYMCO aims to produce and sell 1.2 million PTWs globally in 2014, including about 280,000 units in Taiwan. The group also hopes to end the year with consolidated revenue of more than NT$40 billion (US$1.33 billion). With stable...
Technicians of the Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC), a transportation vehicle testing and R&D body in Taiwan, and Shanghai Motor Vehicle Inspection Center (SMVIC), a national-level integrated motor vehicle inspection body in China, met for the second time in Taiwan at a technical forum held recently to jointly map out standards by the end of 2014 for electric scooters (e-scooters) for ...
