Monday was an electric day of firsts at the Japan Car of the Year awards prize-giving ceremony in Yokohama. It’s the first time that EVs captured the main Japan COTY trophy and the Import Car of the Year award in the same year. It’s also the first time…
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Tesla continues Asian expansion with 50th Japanese Supercharger
Tesla has announced that it has placed its 50th supercharger in Japan, continuing the company’s expansion in Asia. This year, Tesla has worked to expand its presence and product offerings in Asia. The Tesla Model Y has been making waves in numerous Asian markets, Tesla started a virtual power plant in Japan, and the Tesla […]
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BYD Enters the Japanese Passenger Vehicle Market with Three EV Models
BYD JAPAN Inc., a branch of BYD Company Limited in Japan, held a brand conference in Tokyo, marking BYD’s official entry into the passenger vehicle market in Japan. Three BYD models debuted at the conference – BYD ATTO 3, BYD DOLPHIN, and B…
Porsche and Audi form Premium Charging Alliance in Japan
Joining forces to drive electromobility forward: Porsche Japan and Audi Japan are forming a Premium Charging Alliance business partnership to expand the 150kW rapid charging station network across Japan. Thanks to this alliance, rapid charging stations…
FreeWire Expands Premium EV Charging to Japan
Ultrafast EV charging and power solutions company FreeWire Technologies and Bell Energy, a Japanese commercial solar system developer, have partnered to deploy Japan’s first battery-integrated Boost Charger. Located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki. This installati…
Honda to Start Testing Program in September Toward Launch of Autonomous Vehicle Mobility Service Business in Japan
Honda announced that it will start a testing program for autonomous vehicles in September 2021, taking a step toward an autonomous vehicle mobility service (MaaS) business in Japan, which Honda is planning to launch under collaboration with Cruise and …
Nissan joins race to reclaim mini EV segment
Nissan has announced plans to launch a new battery-electric mini-vehicle in Japan in early 2022. The small EV is part of a joint project with Mitsubishi and will have a nominal battery capacity of 20 kWh, which helps to keep the price down. However, competition at least overseas will be tough. Nissan joins a growing […]
Nissan to launch all-electric minivehicle in early FY2022 in Japan
Nissan Motor Co. announced that it plans to start sales of an all-new, all-electric minivehicle in Japan in early FY2022. The vehicle is part of a joint project with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and is being planned and developed by NMKV Co., Ltd. NMK…
Subaru invests in e-mobility R&D centre
Japanese carmaker Subaru wants to become more competitive in the all-electric vehicle segment and is therefore planning to build a $272 million e-mobility research and development centre near Tokyo. According to a report, the seven-storey technology centre will open in spring 2024 and employ about 2,800 people in the fields of engineering, product planning and […]
Nidec aims for EV joint venture with Foxconn
Foxconn and Nidec have launched talks to set up a joint venture in Taiwan next year to accelerate electric vehicle motor production as the two Apple suppliers push further into the market. Nidec wants Foxconn to help make automotive its largest business driver – only there’s some way to go. Marketshare, nothing less. Nidec had […]
