TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Yunlin County Government said that it will establish a 241-hectare EV industrial park in Douliu to drive the county’s industrial transformation and develop Yunlin into a major hub for EV research, testing, and manufacturing in Taiwan.
At a Thursday press conference, Magistrate Chang Li-shan (張麗善) said the county government has submitted the park’s proposal to the Ministry of the Interior for review. The park is expected to create more than 4,000 jobs and generate up to NT$15 billion (US$478 million) in annual output value, per CNA.
Chang noted the park is located near National Yunlin University of Science and Technology. Its planned partnership with the Taiwan Electric Vehicle Industry Alliance will help enhance the county’s EV supply chain.
The university has received more than NT$400 million from the Ministry of Education to establish an EV talent-training center equipped with laboratories and testing facilities. It is advancing research on smart cockpits and autonomous-driving systems in collaboration with domestic automotive system and chip suppliers. The school also unveiled its YunTech One, a fully autonomous EV prototype with no steering wheel, developed jointly with 15 local firms.
Taiwan has strong capacities in electronic components, driver-assistance technologies, and ICT, supported by solid R&D and manufacturing strength. Upgrading components and better integrating hardware and software will significantly advance the sector, Chang added.
Meanwhile, New Taipei’s Economic Development Department said New Taipei hosts more than 50 EV-related companies, spanning vehicle design, electronic components, battery technology, manufacturing, and driver-assistance systems.
New Taipei’s Baogao Science and Intellectual Park in Xindian District features EV R&D facilities and hosts EV-related companies, including Foxtron Vehicle Technologies Co., Tesla, and Aaeon Technology. Foxtron Vehicle developed Taiwan’s first domestically produced electric SUV, the Luxgen n7, as well as the locally made electric bus, Model T.
Kaison Green Energy Technology, a major electric bus manufacturer in Taiwan, has set up a facility in the industrial park of Chiayi’s Lucao Township. The plant uses aluminum alloy bus body production lines and has an annual capacity of up to 650 electric buses, either complete vehicles or chassis.
