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Toyota struggles with lack of demand for their newest EV in Japan

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Toyota has halved the leasing fee and applied a roughly 10% discount to the lease-exclusive Toyota BZ4X in Japan. Despite Japan’s long history in the automotive industry, the country has been hesitant to adopt electric vehicles , especially compared to other developed economies. What do you think of the article?

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BYD to duel with Tesla in Japan’s growing EV market

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BYD has officially begun selling EVs in Japan, joining the likes of Tesla and Nissan in selling a lineup of electric vehicles in the country. While Japan has continually proven a challenging market for EVs to enter, this hasn’t stopped major brands like Tesla from jumping into the mix to attempt to change that.

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JAIST team investigates how self-repairing polymer can improve durability of silicon anodes

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Now, researchers from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have investigated a poly(borosiloxane) (PBS) coating to stabilize the capacity of silicon anodes, paving the way for better and more durable Li-ion batteries for electric cars and renewable energy harvesting. 0c02749.

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Japan researchers develop two new lithium superionic conductors for high-performance solid-state batteries

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Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, in collaboration with colleagues from Toyota Motor Corporation, Tokyo Institute of Technology and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization Japan (KEK), have successfully designed and tested novel, high-power all-solid-state batteries with promising results. 2016.30.

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Uber says expanding shuttles in US, other services – ET Auto

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Uber Shuttle , first tested five years ago in Cairo and then extended to India, is already available for US companies to provide transportation for their employees. Apart from the United States, the student Uber One subscription will be rolled out in six other countries: Canada, Mexico, France, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

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Panasonic’s battery unit misses annual profit estimate – ET Auto

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The energy unit of Japan’s Panasonic Holdings missed its operating profit guidance for the past business year due to lower electric-vehicle battery production in Japan and a fall in sales of consumer products, the company said on Thursday. billion yen (USD 570.18

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Tesla reveals plan to address ending Model S & X sales in select markets

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We’ll cover what this means for you and what options we have available for you. Strangely, Tesla has just announced that both the Model S and Model X will be coming to Japan, which is another RHD market, but instead of ending this expansion, Tesla will now be shipping left-hand-drive units to Japan for sale.

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