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Nissan, Mitsubishi unveil jointly developed new all-electric mini-vehicles in Japan

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Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors unveiled their first jointly developed light electric vehicles (EVs)—the Sakura and the eK X EV (pronounced “eK cross EV”), —in Japan. Japan, where the vehicle is produced. The line-off ceremony took place at the Mitsubishi Motors’ Mizushima Plant in Kurashiki City, Okayama Pref.,

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Nissan introduces all-new Note e-POWER AWD in Japan

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Nissan launched the all-new Note e-POWER AWD compact car, with dual electric motors that give the driver enhanced control and acceleration. The car comes exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain—a non-plug-in series hybrid configuration ( earlier post )—and is scheduled to go on sale in Japan in early 2021.

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Sales of Nissan e-POWER electrified vehicles in Japan surpasses 500,000-unit cumulative milestone

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Nissan announced that cumulative sales of vehicles with its e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ) surpassed 500,000 units at the end of March. e-POWER made its debut in Japan on the Note compact car in November 2016. e-POWER made its debut in Japan on the Note compact car in November 2016. Earlier post.)

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Nikkei: India passes Japan to become world’s No. 3 auto market in 2022

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India’s sales of new vehicles totaled at least 4.25 million sold in Japan, according to a Nikkei report. Adding December’s sales volume reported Sunday by Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest carmaker, brings the total to roughly 4.25 In Japan, 4,201,321 vehicles were sold in 2022, down 5.6% million units. million units.

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Porsche and Audi form Premium Charging Alliance in Japan

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Porsche Japan and Audi Japan are forming a Premium Charging Alliance business partnership to expand the 150kW rapid charging station network across Japan. Japan shows a lot of commitment to develop the public charging network, however, we believe the charging speed itself is not quite fast enough.

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Toyota launches new Prius Plug-in Hybrid sales in Japan

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Toyota will start sales in Japan of all-new Prius Plug-in Hybrid models, offered as the Z grade, on March 15, whit a starting price of 4,600,000 JPY (about 31,830 euros), Japanese automaker said on Wednesday.

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Nissan launches new Note Aura in Japan; enhanced e-POWER electrified powertrain

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Nissan launched the all-new Note Aura premium compact car in Japan, with sales planned to start in autumn. In April, Nissan announced cumulative e-POWER sales of more than 500,000 units. Coupled with enhanced insulation in the vehicle body, this results in quietness that’s a class above typical compact cars.

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