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Nikkei: Japan to develop seabed mining of rare earth materials

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The Nikkei reports that in 2024, Japan will begin to extract rare earth materials for electric vehicles and hybrids from sea bottom mud in an area off Minami-Torishima Island, a coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean about 1,900 kilometers southeast of Tokyo. The resource amount was estimated to be 1.2

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Nissan introducing Serena with 2nd-generation e-POWER system in Japan

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Nissan launched the fully-revamped Serena in Japan. Nissan first introduced a Serena e-POWER model in 2018 ( earlier post )—the second second model with the e-POWER system, which was first introduced in the Nissan Note in Japan in 2016. The series-hybrid e-POWER borrows from the EV technology in the Nissan LEAF.

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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. DAIHEN recently launched a demonstration with Kansai Electric Power Co.

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Honda begins sales of new VEZEL and VEZEL hybrid in Japan

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VEZEL HYBRID. began sales of the VEZEL in Japan today. The VEZEL HYBRID is equipped with Honda’s next-generation SPORT HYBRID i-DCD system ( earlier post ) that combines a 97 kW (130 hp), 156 N·m (115 lb-ft) 1.5 VEZEL HYBRID. The hybrid’s fuel economy of 27.0 Click to enlarge. Honda Motor Co.,

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Toyota introduces new LPG hybrid taxi in Japan; trial of lane-specific congestion info from taxi data

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Toyota Motor Corporation has introduced a new taxi vehicle for Japan, the “JPN Taxi.” Equipped with a newly developed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) hybrid system, the new model offers 19.4 Toyota began its venture into the taxi industry in Japan in 1936 with the introduction of the Toyota Model AA. mpg US, 5.51 Click to enlarge.

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Nissan launches new X-Trail Hybrid in Japan

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launched the new Nissan X-Trail Hybrid, which goes on sale on 13 May 2015 at Nissan dealers throughout Japan. liter MR20DD engine and Nissan’s one-motor-two-clutch hybrid system ( earlier post ), the new X-Trail Hybrid delivers performance eclipsing those of typical 2.5-liter The hybrid. Nissan Motor Co.,

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Toyota launches Aqua compact hybrid in Japan; targeting 12,000 units per month in sales

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The Aqua hybrid. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) launched the Aqua gasoline-electric compact hybrid—to be marketed as the Prius c in the US—in Japan. liter Toyota Hybrid System II (THS II) with reduction gear, which achieves fuel efficiency of 35.4 Key Hybrid System Specifications. Click to enlarge.

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