Urban Mobility Tech Co (UMT), a startup that developed and operates the Muvmi battery-run tuk-tuk service and its booking application, plans to scale up its business by increasing the number of three-wheeled vehicles from 350 to 1,000 this year to meet higher demand from electric train commuters.
Startups venturing into electric vehicle (EV) businesses expect to see rapid post-pandemic growth of the industry, with more charging facilities and EV-sharing service platforms to serve new urban lifestyles.
The name Somruedee Chaimongkol has been synonymous with coal, gas and pollution throughout Asia since 2015. She is the chief executive of the Banpu Public
One executive who says she wants to help reduce the Asia-Pacific region s dependence on the fossil fuel is Somruedee Chaimongkol, chief executive of energy firm Banpu Public Company. The company has operated coal mines in Thailand for almost four decades.
Sometimes known as Asia s first lady of coal, Chaimongkol became CEO of the company since 2015 and established what she called a greener, smarter business plan for the firm the following year. Since 2010, we talk about transformation. And since 2015, when I succeed my predecessor as CEO, we start to implement on the greener, smarter [plan]. For the past five years, we spent $2 billion and 90% of [that went on] … a greener investment, such as gas, such as renewable energy, and energy technology, Chaimongkol told CNBC s Managing Asia: Sustainable Future.