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E SCOOTERS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2023
Riders of electric kick scooters will not need driver's license from July
Concerns have been raised over an increase in riders who have not learned traffic rules at driving schools.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2023
Japan to allow e-scooter riding without a driver's license from July
The new rules apply to scooters with a maximum speed of 20 kilometers per hour, and riders must comply with the same traffic rules as bicycles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 26, 2022
As Japan takes to rental e-scooters, some see changes to cities ahead
Services such as Luup could shift the nation's train station-centric urban layouts, but they have attracted controversy over drunken driving.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 24, 2022
Japan sees sharp rise in drunken-driving cases linked to electric scooters
Electric scooters have become widespread in metropolitan areas through rental and sharing services as a cheap and easy mode of transportation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2019
India's electric vehicle goals being realized on two wheels, not four
Hurt by high fuel prices, Vinod Gore, a farmer in Gove village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, ditched his petrol scooter for an electric model, underlining how two-wheelers are driving the country's goal of electrification of its vehicles.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2018
The electric vehicle future will run on two wheels
For much of the emerging world, the key to reducing pollution is making the transition to battery-powered motorcycles and scooters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 24, 2018
Honda and Yamaha bet on hybrid models in Thai motorcycle market
Honda Motor Co. and Yamaha Motor Co., the world's two major motorcycle makers, are betting on hybrid scooters in Thailand as the vehicles continue to receive growing global attention.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2018
Honda targets top spot in India on 'scooterization' wave
Honda Motor Co. is looking to take the top spot in India — the world's largest motorcycle market — through a massive investment in production and sales on the crest of the growing popularity of scooters.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 22, 2017
Japan's railways look to scrap rule preventing foreign travelers from taking mobility scooters on trains
The transport ministry has urged railways to abolish an industry rule that virtually bans foreign travelers with disabilities from using mobility scooters on trains.

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