Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This post focuses on minerals used uniquely in the manufacture of electric cars. The table below lists the weight (in kg) of the minerals used in a typical electric car and a typical conventional car. Electric cars. Conventional cars. Norway, Canada, Japan, Finland. Rare earths.

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Gabon Electric Cars Chile Argentina 353

Electric Cars Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Nissan is launching Nissan Energy Share in Japan to further unlock the value of electric vehicles. The new service features Nissan-unique energy management technology that controls the charging and discharging of EV batteries.

Japan 52

Japan Nissan Energy Electric Cars 52

Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire shares in Vehicle Energy Japan Inc., a company engaged in the automotive lithium-ion batteries business. Nissan will acquire all the common shares of Vehicle Energy Japan held by […] The post Nissan to acquire shares in Vehicle Energy Japan Inc. Nissan Motor Co.

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Japan Nissan Energy Lithium Ion 103

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2019

The Nissan LEAF is the first electric car to surpass 400,000 sales. Introduced in 2010 as the world’s first mass-market electric vehicle, the Nissan LEAF has led the way in making the excitement and convenience of electric driving accessible to non-luxury buyers. Sales of the LEAF e+ began in late January in Japan.

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Nissan Sale Electric Cars Cars 345

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2018

Nissan announced that it plans to launch three new electric vehicles and five e-POWER models in Japan by the end of fiscal 2022 (31 March 2023). e-POWER technology features a small gasoline engine that charges a high-output battery, eliminating the need for an external charging source. 100,000 LEAFs sold in Japan.

Japan 199

Japan Nissan Power Powered 199

EV Specifications

OCTOBER 25, 2023

At the inaugural Japan Mobility Show 2023, Lexus introduced a range of concept models under the theme "Pushing the Boundaries of the Electrified Experience", envisioning new possibilities for mobility through electric cars.

Lexus 92

Lexus Japan Concept Global 92

Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 2, 2021

Nissan to establish EV battery plants in Japan & Britain. Nissan Motor Co will partners with China-based battery maker Envision AESC group to establish new battery plants for electric vehicles in Japan and United Kingdom. billion) and will start making batteries in two new plants by 2024.

Japan 74

Japan Nissan Batteries Battery 74

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The Nissan Note e-POWER NISMO S has gone on sale in Japan, offering buyers of the country’s best-selling car more power and sportiness. The Nissan e-POWER powertrain is driven by an electric motor that’s powered by a gasoline engine—i.e, a series hybrid.

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Japan Nissan Power Powered 285

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2018

A team from Tohoku University and Tokyo Tech have addressed one of the major disadvantages of all-solid-state batteries by developing batteries with a low resistance at their electrode/solid electrolyte interface. cm 2 in solid-state Li batteries with Li(Ni 0.5 Structure of the thin-film all-solid-state batteries.

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Ni-Li Li-ion Japan Batteries 262

CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The MIH Consortium unveiled the Project X and Y — innovative concept urban mobility solutions for people moving and cargo handling, at the Japan Mobility Show. These projects address the changing urban transport landscape by expanding the options for car-sharing, ride-hailing, food delivery, and goods transport.

Japan 94

Japan Transportation Concept Global 94

Teslarati

JULY 14, 2021

A recent survey from Japan has determined that the Tesla Model 3 is currently the top choice for car buyers looking to purchase an all-electric vehicle in the country. This was according to the results of a survey from Current Motor, which operates a popular imported car purchase service in Japan called “Foreign Car King.”

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Japan Electric Vehicles Tesla Vehicles 130

Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Panasonic Energy and Lucid Group have entered into multi-year agreements to supply batteries for Lucid’s award-winning luxury electric vehicle, Lucid Air, the fastest-charging, longest-range EV on the market, and Lucid’s upcoming Gravity SUV.

SUV 125

SUV Supplies Lithium Ion Batteries 125

Green Car Reports

MARCH 27, 2018

The town of Namie, in eastern Japan, was devastated by the earthquake and tsunami of 2011, and has struggled to recover from the devastation of that day. Almost seven years later, the first new plant in town is set to open, one contributing to clean energy and zero-emission vehicles to boot.

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Japan Nissan Electric Cars 2011 96

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

BASF will open a new research and development laboratory and an application technology center for battery materials in Amagasaki, Japan. The laboratory will focus on researching electrolytes and electrode materials for high-performance batteries as part of BASF’s global R&D network.

Japan 225

Japan Batteries Battery 2013 225

Electric Cars Report

JULY 28, 2022

Yamato Transport) and Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) will begin studying the standardization and commercialization of replaceable and rechargeable cartridge batteries as part of energy management efforts for achieving a carbon neutral society. Yamato Transport Co.,

Commercial 104

Commercial Transportation Standards Batteries 104

Green Car Reports

APRIL 2, 2018

With more than 300,000 Nissan Leaf electric cars on the road, some more than six years old, battery degradation is becoming more and more of an issue.

Nissan 96

Nissan Electric Cars Japan Batteries 96

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2019

The Nikkei said it had learned that Toyota Motor and Panasonic will set up a joint venture in 2020 to manufacture EV batteries, with a focus on cost and scale and an eye toward rising Chinese players. Panasonic, with the other 49%, will shift five automotive battery production facilities in Japan and China to the new company.

Toyota 287

Toyota Batteries Battery Mazda 287

Electrek

JULY 20, 2023

The Nissan Yokohama plant is not only the automaker’s oldest factory but also the first mass-production plant in Japan. Nissan’s decision to transition the plant to build solid-state EV batteries is symbolic of the industry’s transition to electric cars.

Toyota 98

Toyota Batteries Battery Japan 98

Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 24, 2023

At the inaugural Japan Mobility Show 2023, Lexus introduced a range of concept models under the theme “Pushing the Boundaries of the Electrified Experience”, envisioning new possibilities for mobility through electric cars.

Lexus 109

Lexus Concept Japan Electric 109

CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Rare earth minerals and other battery materials are crucial for global politics. As this article explains, China’s power over the worlds clean technology advancements and medical progress came to a head in 2010 when it cut off supplies to Japan.

Canada 112

Canada Batteries Battery Japan 112

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2023

DENSO and United Semiconductor Japan Co., It comes just one year after the companies announced a strategic partnership for this critical power semiconductor used in electric vehicles. Battery and plug-in electric cars require significantly more IGBT units than conventional ICE cars. Earlier post.)

Taiwan 210

Taiwan Production Market Singapore 210

Electric Cars Report

JUNE 13, 2023

Toyota Motor Corporation announced its plans to develop an all solid-state battery as part of its ambitious strategy for battery electric vehicles, in response to growing criticism of Japan’s leading automaker’s efforts to combat climate change.

Toyota 136

Toyota Climate Change Charging Japan 136

InsideEVs

APRIL 4, 2023

If the deal stands, it will be a win for Japanese automakers and US EV buyers.

Japan 75

Japan Electric Cars Batteries Battery 75

Green Car Reports

MAY 13, 2014

In the search for better electric-car batteries, lots of lab research has to happen before anything can be announced. Today, a company called Power Japan Plus came out of stealth mode to unveil a new battery chemistry, with both electrodes--anode and cathode--made of carbon.

Japan 167

Japan Lithium Ion Carbon Energy 167

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Today, Volkswagen software is deemed an illegal "defeat device" by German regulators, analysts speculate on the technologies that could replace lithium-ion batteries in electric cars, and Japan's hydrogen plans stumble over bureaucratic issues. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

Japan 60

Japan Lithium Ion Hydrogen Electric Cars 60

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2012

and the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) have concluded an agreement intended to further accelerate the growth of Kureha Battery Materials Japan Co., Click to enlarge. Kureha Corporation, Itochu Corporation, Kuraray Co., billion (US$256 million) in KBMJ. KBMJ plans to finance approximately ¥14.5

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Li-ion Japan Carbon Global 252

EV Central

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Even as it considers launching Australia’s cheapest battery electric vehicle, Mitsubishi Australia is warning a slow roll-out of renewable energy will impact the uptake of EVs in Australia. That forthcoming legislation is one reason MMAL has imported a Japan-market ek X EV electric kei to test for market suitability.

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Mitsubishi Australia i-MiEV Electric Cars 97

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2018

The Nissan LEAF NISMO will go on sale July 31 in Japan, combining the excitement and advanced technologies of the world’s best-selling electric car with the sporty image and performance of the NISMO road car series. The model is based on the new Nissan LEAF, which made its debut in October 2017.

Nissan 170

Nissan Japan Sale Wind 170

Teslarati

MAY 10, 2023

Longtime Tesla battery supplier Panasonic has announced a delay in the commercial production of its 4680 cells. In its earnings presentation materials, however, Panasonic hinted that the adjustment could allow the company to improve the battery’s performance, as noted in a Reuters report.

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Commercial Production Batteries Battery 128

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Lexus is launching an all-electric variant of its compact UX crossover just about everywhere but the United States, the company announced Friday, dipping its toes into a market it has traditionally shunned. kilowatt-hour battery pack powering a 150-kilowatt (201-horsepower) motor driving the front wheels.

Lexus 113

Lexus Japan Europe Electric Cars 113

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 17, 2024

Nissan is pumping up its presence in the EV market through the Formula E racing series, while prepping for a new all-solid-state EV battery. The post Nissan Teases New All Solid-State EV Battery For Itself, Renault, & Mitsubishi Motors appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Mitsubishi 109

Mitsubishi Nissan Motor Motors 109

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2021

As part of this effort, by the early 2030s every all-new Nissan vehicle offering in key markets—Japan, China, the US and Europe—will be electrified. The company introduced the world’s first mass-market electric car, the Nissan LEAF, and has sold more than 500,000 of the zero-emission vehicle to date.

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Nissan Carbon Market Climate Change 418

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2021

The Continental Mobility Study 2020 shows that enthusiasm for electric cars is strong in China, while reservations still need to be overcome in Germany, France, the US and Japan. The study also shows that acceptance of electric mobility has increased in all five countries surveyed in recent years. Source: Continental.

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2020 France Japan Stimulus Package 259

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 24, 2022

Panasonic intends to expand a factory in Japan to produce 4680 battery cells for Tesla.

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Batteries Battery Tesla Japan 145

Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

announced an MOU of Strategic Cooperation on battery supply and battery technologies to promote e-mobility in Japan. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) and Daihatsu Motor Co.

Japan 117

Japan Supplies Electric Cars Batteries 117

Cars That Think

JULY 13, 2023

Goodenough , one of the inventors of the lithium-ion battery, died on 25 June at age 100. Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. It gave the battery a significant voltage boost: from 2.4 to 4 volts.

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Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Austin 96

Green Car Reports

MARCH 14, 2018

It's starting to look like China will lead the world in adoption of plug-in electric cars, but which carmaking nations will follow it? While electric cars were launched simultaneously in Japan and the United States, Europe lagged somewhat behind.

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Germany Electric Cars Auto Industry United States 153