A joint seminar of Taiwanese and French organisations on vehicle electrification on 18 October produced “very positive” results and the two countries will seek further cooperation in the green industry in line with global trends, reported Focus Taiwan.
The first-ever ‘Taiwan-France Automotive Industry Cluster Exchange Seminar’ focused on future trends in electric vehicle technology and how businesses on both sides could benefit from them.
More than 20 French industry experts and representatives participated in the forum, which was followed by about 80 business-to-business meetings. Martin Tzou of the French Trade Office in Taiwan said the two countries are likely to work together to apply for joint global patents.
The French delegation included representatives from Lyon Urban Truck & Bus, Renault, Volvo AB, Schneider Electric and the Union Technique de l’Automobile du Motocycle et du Cycle. Taiwan’s representatives were from the Taiwan Automotive Research Consortium, Hua-chuang Automobile Information Technical Center, Delta Electronics, Chroma ATE and Fukuta Elec. & Mach. Co.
Taiwan’s government has expressed the hope of becoming one of the world’s top 10 electric vehicle manufacturers by 2015, and announced in July this year its intention to decommission the country’s 6,000-plus diesel buses in eight to 13 years as part of a transport electrification strategy.
