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VINFAST Southeast Asia Chief Executive Officer Antonio “Toti” Zara said the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker is keeping a close watch on the

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. There is a distinct difference between watching an industrial birth from the clean gallery of a press junket and standing on the factory floor while the machinery runs at scale. Five years ago, I wrote a piece for CleanTechnica outlining ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Part 1: The New Establishment The Philippine automotive market has moved beyond asking whether electrification will arrive. At the tenth edition of the Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS), the question was no longer if alternative powertrains would become mainstream, but ... [continued]

Part 1: The New Establishment The Philippine automotive market has moved beyond asking whether electrification will arrive.

There is a distinct difference between watching an industrial birth from the clean gallery of a press junket and standing on the factory floor while the machinery runs at scale.

Part 2: The Legacy Response. See Part 1 here. If the Chinese manufacturers represented the disruption phase of the industry's transformation, the second major story at PIMS 2026 was scalability.

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. ASoutheast Asia Expansion Accelerates on Two Wheels Less than a month after opening reservations for the same models in Indonesia, VinFast has introduced its battery-swapping electric motorcycle lineup to the Philippines, signaling a faster-than-expected rollout of the Vietnamese company’s two-wheeler ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Imagine this scene: The line at the border stretched for miles. Cars idled nervously, their engines humming like anxious hearts. Above the checkpoint, a new sign gleamed in bureaucratic glory: “Protecting America from Chinese Cars Act — Effective Immediately.” A ... [continued]

Imagine this scene: The line at the border stretched for miles. Cars idled nervously, their engines humming like anxious hearts.

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Note: This article has been sitting in the CleanTechnica CMS since February. Producing it required conversations across multiple sectors, but a recent visit to VinFast’s manufacturing complex in Hai Phong reinforced a conclusion I have long held. The company’s differentiator ... [continued]