Japan
On March 31, 2025, Japan published the “Action Plan for the Development of a Recycled Plastics Market for Automobiles,” compiled by the industry-government-academia consortium. This plan aims to increase the …
China
On Feb. 28, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation and Standardization Administration published a recommended national standard, “Recovery of Traction Battery Used in Electric Vehicle—Echelon Use—Part 5: Battery Design …
Thailand
The Department of Industrial Works (DIW) of Thailand opened a draft of “Industrial Waste Management Act. B.E. …” on the Law Portal; Thai Government Central Legislation System Website for stakeholder …
South Korea
A bill to amend certain provisions of the Clean Air Conservation Act passed the plenary session of the National Assembly of South Korea on February 27, 2025, and was transferred …
Philippines
In the Philippines, the “Implementing Guidelines of the Philippine Transport Vehicles Fuel Economy Labeling Program on Fuel Economy Label of Road Transport Vehicles” was promulgated on December 17, 2024, and …
*Taiwan
On January 2, 2025, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan issued amendments to the “Vehicle Fuel Energy Standards and Inspection Management Measures”. Vehicles that do not meet the fuel …
China
On December 31, 2024, the State Administration of Market Regulation of China issued the voluntary national standard “General Technical Specification for Reused Parts of End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV)” (GB/T 45193-2024). The …
Vietnam
On November 15, 2024, the Vietnamese government promulgated the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 19/2024/QD-TTg on the Roadmap for Application of Emission Standards to Imported, Manufactured or Assembled Vehicles (hereinafter “the …
South Korea
On November 6, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea enacted a partial revision to the Notice on the Calculation Method for Mandatory Procurement and Lease of Low-emission …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has published the Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025 on January 6, 2025. The rules will be coming into force on …
Philippines
In the Philippines, four draft administrative orders related to air pollution were released in 2024 to solicit public comments. The four draft administrative orders respectively set out (1) environmental standards …
South Korea
On October 8, 2024, South Korean Rep. Im Yi-ja submitted a representative motion on a bill to partially amend the Act on Resource Circulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and …
Malaysia
Malaysia Productivity Corporation has launched the Electric Vehicle and Battery Management (EVBM) Guidelines on October 11, 2024.
Vietnam
On September 12, 2024, a Draft Law on Amendment and Supplementation to a Number of Articles of the Law on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy (hereinafter “the Draft”) was …
South Korea
On August 30, 2024, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea promulgated a new revised version of the Enforcement Order of the Energy Use Rationalization Act, announcing …
South Korea
The Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea issued a preliminary legislative notice of partial amendments to the Regulations for Evaluation of Electric Vehicles to be Promoted from September 26 …
Philippines
In the Philippines, on October 14, 2024, the “Draft Implementing Guidelines of the Philippine Transport Vehicles Fuel Economy Labelling Program on Fuel Economy Label of Road Transport Vehicles” was published, …
Myanmar
On August 7, 2024, the Myanmar Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation promulgated “Notification No.70/2024 Concerning the Management of Waste Batteries and Other Waste of Electric Vehicles.” This Notification …
China
On Sept. 9, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation announced a pilot program for product carbon footprint labeling certification. The published details of the program include eligible products, criteria …
Vietnam
On August 14, 2024, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam promulgated Notice No. 460/TB-BTNMT Stipulating the Second Edition of the List of Recycling Facilities for Products …
South Korea
On July 24, 2024, a total of 10 Korean lawmakers, including Rep. Lee Soo Jin, proposed a bill to the National Assembly of South Korea to partially amend the Act …
China
On July 30, 2024, the China National Institute of Standardization published a draft revised national standard called the General Principles of Stipulation for Energy Efficiency Requirements of Energy Consuming Products. …
Philippines
On August 13, 2024, the “Implementing Guidelines of the Philippines Transport Vehicle Fuel Economy Labeling Program on Registration Procedures and Compliance Mechanism” was established in the Philippines. These implementing guidelines …
South Korea
The National Assembly of South Korea announced to issue a preliminary notice of legislation of a bill to partially amend the Clean Air Conservation Act (hereinafter “the proposed bill”) for …
Vietnam
On June 27, 2024, the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety was passed by the Vietnam National Assembly. This law consists of 8 chapters and 89 articles, providing for …
South Korea
On June 24, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that it will implement a pilot project to support the implementation of biocidal products biocidal products regulation …
Singapore
On July 10, 2024, the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that it would ban new registrations of diesel engine passenger cars and taxis from January 1, 2025. The measure …
India
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has published the proposed Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency norms “CAFE III” and “CAFE IV” and has invited comments. CAFE is calculated based on the …
*Taiwan
On June 6, 2024, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), M.O.E.A of Taiwan released a draft to the “Legal inspection requirements for electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment” and …
India
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has published the proposed Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency norms “CAFE III” and “CAFE IV” and has invited comments. CAFE is calculated based on the …
China
On April 29, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation and Standardization Administration published a mandatory national standard called the Norm of Energy Consumption per Unit Production of Tyre and …
South Korea
The Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that it enacted the partial amendment (June 2023) to the Noise and Vibration Control Act on June 14, 2024. In order …
South Korea
Upon the start of full implementation of the Energy Efficiency Grading Scheme for electric vehicles (EVs) on April 1, 2024, it becomes mandatory to attach energy grading labels to every …
Singapore
On March 28, 2024, in Singapore, the “Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) (Amendment) Regulations 2024” (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) were promulgated and came into effect on April …
South Korea
On February 23, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that it has prepared and issued Guidelines for Safety Management of Biocidal-Treated Products (Automobiles), which provides detailed …
Philippines
On April 16, 2024, the Philippine Department of Energy notified the WTO/TBT of the draft “Implementing Guidelines of the Philippine Transport Vehicles Fuel Economy Labeling Program for Category M1 Road …
Vietnam
The Indian Ministry of Heavy Industries has announced the Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024 on March 13, 2024. In an effort to promote electric vehicles (EV) and its manufacturing infrastructure, …
Philippines
As confirmed on February 29, 2024, a draft implementation guideline for the Philippine Transport Vehicles Fuel Economy Labeling Program (VFELP) has been published in the Philippines. This draft implementation guideline …
South Korea
South Korea’s Ministry of Environment announced that a proposed partial amendment to the Presidential Decree on the Clean Air Conservation Act, mainly aimed at tightening control on uncertified exhaust gas …
China
On Jan. 17, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published a national ecological and environmental standard called the Technical Specification for Vehicle Environmental Information Disclosure (HJ 1350-2024) with the …
Singapore
Singapore’s Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2023 were promulgated on December 28, 2023, and came into effect on January 1, 2024. The regulations partially amend …
India
On January 30, 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India (MoEFCC) announced the draft End-of-Life Vehicles (Management) Rules, 2024. The draft Rules will establish an Extended …
Vietnam
On December 1, 2023, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Vietnam, in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), held …
South Korea
On October 19, 2023, the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS), an agency under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea, began the full implementation of …
China
On Dec. 7, 2023, China released the Automotive Industry Green and Low-Carbon Development Roadmap 1.01. The China Society of Automotive Engineers and China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd. …
Vietnam
On November 2, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam published Draft Circular Amending and Supplementing the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT on Implementation Rules for a Number …
Singapore
In Singapore, an order amending the Schedule of the Electric Vehicles Charging Act 2022 (“the Act”) which is promulgated on January 25, 2023, to provide for a notification setting forth …
Vietnam
On October 20, 2023, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) published the Draft Decree Amending and Supplementing Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP Detailing a Number of Articles of the …
South Korea
On October 26, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea issued two public notices proposing new amendments to the Enforcement Order and the Enforcement Rules of the Clean …
China
On Oct. 24, 2023, China’s National Development and Reform Commission published a draft 2023 version of China’s energy efficiency grading system for key energy-consuming products. The commission is seeking comments …
South Korea
On September 27, 2023, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea (MOTIE) issued a notice and enforced the Regulations on Requirements for Environmentally Friendly Vehicles in accordance …
China
On Sept. 13, 2023, the Development and Reform Commission of Tianjin, China, announced a program for promoting the development of high-quality charging infrastructure for EVs in the city. This program …
China
On Sept. 8, 2023, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration of China published a revised mandatory national standard titled “Energy consumption label for light-duty vehicles—Part 2: …
China
On Sept. 8, 2023, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration of China published a revised mandatory national standard titled “Energy consumption label for light-duty vehicles—Part 1: …
South Korea
On September 1, 2023, the South Korean government issued a notice that enforced a revision of the Regulations on Energy Efficiency and Grade Labeling of Motor Vehicles on the same …
Indonesia
In August 2023, the Indonesian Ministry of Industry (MOI) promulgated the Minister of Industry’s Circular No. 2/2023 on Reporting on Exhaust Gas Emission Control in the Industrial Sector in the …
China
On Aug. 25, 2023, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other six government departments announced a program for the stable development of the automotive industry during 2023–2024. …
India
On August 2, 2023, local media in India reported that a regulation on extended producer responsibility (EPR) for end-of-life vehicles (ELV) is being prepared. In the draft regulation, new vehicles …
Malaysia
The Malaysian Department of Environment has published a summary of revised draft rules on emissions and noise from automobiles and is soliciting comments from August 14 to September 9, 2023. …
China
On July 7, 2023, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong province, China, issued an announcement of stricter management of exhaust gas from mobile sources. This announcement implements stricter …
Malaysia
The Ministry of Economy of Malaysia released the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR). The NETR specifies policies to accelerate the energy transition in Malaysia. In this new content, the contents …
Indonesia
In August 2023, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia promulgated Ministerial Circular SK.929/MENLHK/SETJEN/KUM.1/8/2023, which stipulates air pollution control measures in the metropolitan area. The Circular orders to implement …
India
India’s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued the “SOPs for Registration of Stakeholders on the EPR Portal for Waste Tyre” in July 2023. Under the Hazardous and Other Wastes …
China
On July 21, 2023, China’s National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, other government departments and central bank jointly announced a series of plans for automobile …
Philippines
On June 21, 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) of the Philippines, in collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced the following three programs aimed at facilitating …
Malaysia
Malaysia’s Ministry of Economy on July 27, 2023, has announced Part 1 of the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR), a roadmap aimed to accelerate the country’s energy transition. Part 1 …
Philippines
In the Philippines, on June 13, 2023, the “Department Circular No. DC2023-05-0018 Adoption of the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plan (NEECP) and Roadmap 2023-2050” was published in two general …
India
On July 7, 2023, India’s Chandigarh Administration Department of Science &Technology & Renewable Energy has published Amendments to its Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy of 2022. A downward revision was made …
China
On June 29, 2023, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce, General Administration of Customs, and State Administration for Market Regulation jointly announced a …
Vietnam
On June 26, 2023, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), jointly with the Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), held a seminar to soliciting opinions on …
South Korea
On June 19, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) functioning under the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the South Korea revised the Notice on the Calculation Method of …
Philippines
In the Philippines, new regulations have been introduced to clarify the classification of electric vehicles (EVs). On May 25, 2023, the “Department of Energy Circular No. 12 of 2023 on …
Pakistan
Punjab province of Pakistan will tighten air pollution regulations.
Thailand
The Ministry of Industry of Thailand published the following three regulations in the Royal Gazette on 3 July 2023. These regulations will be effective on 1st January 2024 to implement …
Philippines
In the Philippines, on June 5, 2023, the following two Department of Energy circulars on fuel economy standards for vehicles were promulgated. As with the draft, the former circular is …
*Taiwan
On May 25, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan (Taiwan EPA) announced that the subsidy for replacement with new energy vehicles will be increased from June 1, …
Thailand
Introduction Cars are widely used as the primary mode of land transportation, providing convenience and the ability to transport individuals, goods, and services quickly to their destinations. However, cars are …
Pakistan
Pakistan set a long-term target to enhance energy efficiency.
China
On May 8, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment and four other government departments announced that the country will fully implement Phase 6b of the “CHINA 6” national vehicle …
India
On April 13, 2023, India’s Energy Transition Advisory Committee (ETAC) released “The Green Shift,” a report on energy transition in the Indian oil and natural gas sector.
China
On March 3, 2023, China’s Hebei province announced a program for carbon emissions peaking in the industry sector. This program includes specific targets for 2025, such as reducing energy consumption …
China
On April 24, 2023, China’s Standardization Administration, nine other government departments and People’s Bank jointly published guidelines on the development of standards for carbon emissions peaking and carbon neutrality. The …
Global
In a press release dated May 15, 2023, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention/hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”) announced that it was decided the 11th Conference …
Australia
Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, announced the country’s first National Electric Vehicle Strategy on April 19, 2023.
China
On Feb. 15, 2023, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong province, China, announced a program for 2023–2025 to reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions …
*Taiwan
On April 27, 2023, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) announced amendments to the notice “Recycling levy rate of collection, removal, and disposal of items”.
Singapore
In Singapore, the Road Traffic (Vehicular Emissions Tax) (Amendment) Rules 2023 and the Energy Conservation (Fuel Economy and Vehicular Emissions Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 were promulgated on March 31, 2023 …
Philippines
The Philippines government set long-term targets to develop local EV industry.
South Korea
South Korea Ministry of Environment issued an administrative notice on proposed partial revision of the Annual Penetration Target for Low-emission and Zero-emission Vehicles from March 17 to April 5, 2023. …
Singapore
In Singapore, the following two regulations were promulgated on March 31, 2023 and April 5, 2023, amending the Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) Regulations (hereinafter referred to as the …
South Korea
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea (hereinafter referred to as MOTIE) has issued an administrative notice on proposed notification to partially amend the Regulations on Energy …
South Korea
Following the amendment of the Noise and Vibration Control Act on December 30, 2022, South Korea Ministry of Environment issued a legislative notice from February 9 to March 21, 2023, …
China
On March 15, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published two sets of draft regulations on chemicals that have been added to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants …
China
On Feb. 16, 2023, China’s Standardization Administration published guidelines on national standards development for 2023. For example, the chemical safety of consumer goods as well as the safety of lithium-ion …
China
On Jan. 28, 2023, the Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, Municipal Development & Reform Commission, and six other government departments of Shanghai, China, announces a Program for Synergistic Reduction …
Vietnam
On December 30, 2022, the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam promulgated Decision No. 2711/QD-BKHCN/2022 Defining the List of Group 2 Products.
South Korea
On January 31, 2023, South Korea Ministry of Environment announced the key tasks for 2023 to enhance the implementation of carbon neutrality. It was structured to foster green industries and …
China
On Jan. 19, 2023, the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Economy and Information Technology Department, and Science Technology Department of Zhejiang province, China, announced the Program to Promote the New-Energy …
Singapore
Singapore promulgated the Electric Vehicles Charging Act 2022 on January 25, 2023.
Philippines
In the Philippines, on January 19, 2023, “Executive Order No. 12 Temporarily Modifying the Rates of Import Duty on Electric Vehicles, Parts, and Components Under Section 1611 of Republic Act …
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