In May 2022, Melissa Chow, director of investments at the Canada Infrastructure Bank, reviewed a funding proposal from ZAP, a Canadian EV charging company aiming to install 2,000 public chargers nationwide. With national zero-emission vehicle targets looming, the deployment of reliable, accessible charging infrastructure had become urgent. Chow faced a decision: how should the CIB structure a deal to accelerate the buildout of EV charging networks .....more

In March 2025, the Ministry of Cooperation announced the launch of Sahkar Taxi, a first-of-its-kind co-operative–based ride-hailing platform in India. Unlike existing private players such as Ola and Uber, Sahkar Taxi promised zero commissions, driver ownership, and a socially responsible mobility alternative. The Ministry, supported by leading national co-operatives, now faced a critical decision: how to scale the platform effectively while staying .....more

In November 2024, the chairman and chief executive officer of the Railway Board, Ministry of Indian Railways, India, was preparing for a critical strategy meeting with the Union Minister of Railways. Just hours earlier, the minister had announced in parliament that 97 per cent of the Indian Railways broad gauge network had been electrified, bringing India close to its ambitious 100 per cent electrification target set in 2018. The milestone was aligned .....more

In October 2023, Battery Smart, a fast-growing Indian battery-swapping company for electric vehicles (EVs), faced two strategic decisions that could reshape its future. The chief executive officer was considering backward integration through battery manufacturing to reduce supplier dependency amid rising competition across the EV value chain. At the same time, investors were pressing the company to pursue forward integration by entering the ride-sharing .....more

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Spreadsheet to accompany Teaching Note W44862.

In August 2024, the executive director of ECU Worldwide and Group chief digital officer at Allcargo Group reviewed the company’s global customer retention initiative. Although progress had been made, concerns remained regarding challenges faced during implementation. The company had a churn rate matching the global industry average, and leadership sought further reductions to enhance profitability. In the less-than-container load (LCL) segment, even .....more

Piyush Goyal, the central railway minister responsible for Indian Railways (IR), was leading its efforts to establish public-private partnerships (PPPs) to modernize and expand India’s passenger rail services. IR was a government-owned transportation provider that operated one of the largest train networks in the world, but it was struggling to meet growing demand and customer expectations. Under Goyal’s leadership, IR had awarded the first PPP contract .....more

WeRide, an autonomous driving technology company established in 2017, designed a full-stack self-driving technology platform “WeRide One.” Capitalizing on the platform, the company built up multiple business lines, including robotaxis, autonomous buses, and autonomous freight vehicles, with partnerships with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), mobility platforms, government entities, and R&D and operation centres worldwide. In 2024, WeRide .....more

In July 2022, China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation Limited (CRRC) shipped 220 open train wagons to Gabon, a resource-rich country in Central Africa and long-term ally of CRRC. Shandong Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co. Ltd. (CRRC Shandong) was a subsidiary of CRRC that specialized in the production of railroad vehicles. Beginning with the delivery of 94 railroad wagons in 2015, by 2024 CRRC Shandong had supplied new vehicles to Gabon every year, .....more