The players filling in the gaps in Asia’s EV ecosystem

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Hello there,

I have a lot of fond memories of my first car – a 1971 Volkswagen Super Beetle. It took me and my friends over the Santa Cruz mountains, up San Francisco’s hills, and down to Los Angeles for weekend trips. I loved it.

But I’ll be the first to admit that my affection for this car would not survive a real life encounter with it today. There were no safety features, minus a pair of dodgy seatbelts; the heater, which pumped in air that was heated by the engine, was an open invitation to carbon monoxide poisoning. The car was powered by leaded gasoline, which just shaved off IQ points by the mile.

It’s very hard to describe to people who didn’t grow up driving before the ‘90s just how bad automobile technology was. But the good news is that positive advancements in the industry seem to be accelerating.

Electric vehicles, which just became commercially available about 10 years ago, are now a major contributor to some countries’ economies. That brings us to this week’s first Big Story, written by my colleague Elyssa. She takes a look at the big picture of EVs in Asia by not only mapping out some of the major players, but also pointing out the gaps in the market that new entrants are looking to capture.

Zooming into the Southeast Asia EV market, our second Big Story by my colleague Glenn focuses on the rising competition between Indonesia and Thailand as the dominant EV producers in the region.

And finally in AI Odyssey, I’ll be talking about Apple Intelligence, the partnerships that made it possible, and what this means for the generative AI industry.

— Scott

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THE BIG STORIES

1️⃣ Mapping the EV startups accelerating adoption in Asia

While China-based startups dominate EV manufacturing in Asia, others are playing catch up and filling in the gaps of the region’s EV infrastructure.

2️⃣ Indonesia seeks to surpass Thailand as electric ‘Detroit of SEA’

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AI ODYSSEY

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NEWS YOU SHOULD KNOW

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