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Toyota launches upgrading service in Japan

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Toyota Motor Corporation has started offering an upgrade service in Japan that allows customers to evolve their cars swiftly in line with technological innovation as part of the company’s efforts to enhance car value. The service is available for the Prius U Grade.

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ANA and Joby to establish eVTOL ridesharing service in Japan; Toyota joining for ground integration

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ANA Holdings and Joby Aviation are forming a partnership that will see Japan’s largest airline join with Joby to bring aerial ridesharing services to Japan. Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) also joined the partnership, with the intention of exploring opportunities such as ground-based transportation.

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Evonik investing in fumed aluminum oxide production plant expansion in Japan for battery applications

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Evonik is investing in a production plant expansion for fumed aluminum oxide at its site in Yokkaichi, Japan. If all EV cars used batteries with AEROXIDE by 2025, around 90,000 t of CO 2 could be saved, according to the company. The investment underlines Evonik’s commitment to Japan and ensures high supply reliability to Asia.

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Nissan to launch all-electric minivehicle in early FY2022 in Japan

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Nissan Motor 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., It will also come available with a variety of advanced technologies, including driver assistance technologies.

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DAIHEN leverages WiTricity wireless charging technology for solar-powered mobility demo in Japan

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WiTricity’s technology for wireless power transfer over distance was central to a next-generation electric mobility demonstration in Osaka, Japan, led by DAIHEN Corporation, a global leader in electric power transmission. This system made car-sharing operations more convenient for both park managers and visitors.

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Sony Honda Mobility to start selling their EVs in the US and Japan in 2026

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Sony Honda Mobility, a joint venture between Japanese giants Sony Group Corporation and Honda Motor Co., announced plan to deliver its first electric vehicles by 2026 and will sell them online, starting in the United States and Japan. Production will take place at one of Honda’s North American plant.

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Suzuki and SkyDrive start production of ‘flying cars’ in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan – ET Auto

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Suzuki Motor Corporation and SkyDrive Inc. have started manufacturing ‘ flying cars ’ in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture. In addition to the aircraft to be used at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, aircraft for sales to customers will be manufactured at this plant. Driving ceremony photo.

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