Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi to unveil 2030 EV alliance this week
As established automakers face pressure from new competitors and an expected shift in demand toward EVs, the French-Japanese alliance is seeking to deepen cooperation.
'Game changer' e-moped batteries spread from Taiwan across Asia
Global sales of electric motorbikes, scooters and mopeds are estimated to have topped 25 million units in 2020, or 35% of total sales of two-wheeled vehicles.
Storage batteries become focus of investment for automakers and governments
Such batteries are indispensable for the electrification of motor vehicles and to increase use of less stable renewable energy sources.
Chinese EVs find a niche making short-haul deliveries in Japan
Logistics companies in Japan are finding an unlikely white knight in Chinese electric-vehicle manufacturers, whose vans make last-mile deliveries not only cheaper, but cleaner as well.
Tesla price cut helped fuel doubling of foreign EV sales in Japan in 2021
Japan has been relatively slow to embrace EVs, partly due to a lack of charging stations, parking space and sufficient subsidies as the vehicles tend to be more expensive than gasoline cars.
Sony to set up new EV unit as it considers entering market, CEO says
Sony Group CEO Kenichiro Yoshida said the new unit, Sony Mobility Inc., will aim to make the best use of artificial intelligence and robotics technology for electric vehicle development.
Japanese automakers are racing to electrify their minivehicles, despite major technical challenges regarding maintaining low prices and securing a certain cruising range per charge.
Daihatsu announces that all its new vehicles will be electrified by 2030
The announcement is likely to accelerate the race to develop electric models of minivehicles, which account for 40% of all new vehicle sales in Japan.
U.S. toughens auto-emissions standards once scorned as weak
The move will help U.S. President Joe Biden fulfill his Paris Agreement pledge to at least halve the nation's greenhouse gas releases by the end of the decade.
The world wants more lithium but doesn’t want more mines
Within months of unveiling plans for a $2.4 billion mine in western Serbia, local opponents organized a movement that’s rocked the government and brought cities to a standstill.
Japan's automakers look to catch up as China market adopts new energy vehicles
By the time Toyota moved wholeheartedly into the Chinese market in August 2002, Volkswagen AG already had 50% of the market share.
Toyota shifts gears with major investment in electric vehicles
In addition to doubling the number of models, the company announced plans to boost battery investment to ¥2 trillion.
