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Tesla begins Model S deliveries in Japan with delivery event

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Tesla has officially begun delivering the Model S in Japan, as seen in a photo shared by one of the automaker’s X accounts. In a post on Saturday night, Tesla Japan posted on X that the Model S would finally begin delivering in the country, including a photo depicting a delivery day event for the vehicle.

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Tesla hacked by Synacktiv at 2024 Pwn2Own Event

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The 2024 Pwn2Own Automotive event is officially underway, and hacking group Synacktiv successfully collected $100,000 on the first day after hacking a Tesla Modem. Synacktiv was able to hack both a Tesla Modem and the JuiceBox EV Charging Station on the first day of the event. I’d love to hear from you!

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Tesla Cybertruck tour is officially heading to Japan

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The Tesla Cybertruck has been making waves in its recent appearances around China, and now the automaker says it’s planning to send the vehicle on its next tour in Japan. Tesla Japan announced the news on Tuesday on X , featuring a teaser video showing the vehicle as it’s unloaded from a plane and delivered to a display warehouse.

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Nissan unveils lunar rover prototype jointly developed with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; e-4ORCE control technology

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Nissan Motor unveiled a lunar rover prototype jointly developed with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) at the Nissan Futures event in Yokohama. The JAXA Space Exploration Innovation Hub Center is conducting research on lunar rovers—a key technology for space exploration.

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Nissan LEAF EVs will power evacuation centers in Japan when disaster strikes

Electrek

This week, Nissan Motor and Kotohira Town announced a new agreement to utilize electric vehicles, including the Nissan LEAF , as “driving storage batteries” to power evacuation centers in the event a natural disaster strikes Japan.

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BYD showcases five NEV models at the Japan Mobility Show 2023

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At the Japan Mobility Sow 2023, BYD showcases five NEV models and a number of its advanced technologies. The focus of the event was the all-electric BYD SEAL sports sedan. Atsuki Tofukuji, President of BYD AUTO JAPAN Inc. It is scheduled to hit the Japanese market in Spring 2024.

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Japan Will Have Its First Tesla-Dedicated Vehicle Delivery Center In November

CleanTechnica EVs

There’s some great news for Tesla owners in Japan. Tesmanian has reported that Tesla is opening its first delivery center in Japan, which will focus only on deliveries to the Japanese market. This news follows a few other newsworthy events, such as Tesla cutting the price for the Model 3 in February in Japan and […].

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