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Tesla Cybertruck lands in Tokyo, continuing tour across Asia

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The Cybertruck arrived in Japan for the first time, and it drew plenty of crowds at the display event where Tesla fans from all across the country gathered to get a peek at the pickup that could quite possibly never be for sale in the region. I’d love to hear from you!

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Toyota Tsusho becomes official partner for EFOY Pro direct methanol fuel cells in Japan

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SFC Energy AG, a provider of hybrid power solutions to the stationary and mobile power generation markets, has signed a new partner agreement with Toyota Tsusho Corporation through which Toyota Tsusho will become an official representative of SFC in Japan. Toyota Tsusho is a Toyota Motor Corporation group company.

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Honda targeting 100% BEV & FCEV sales in N America by 2040; new e:Architecture EVs coming in second half of this decade

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Honda last week announced key targets for sales of electrified vehicles in North America, with a plan to make battery-electric and fuel cell electric vehicles (BEVs and FCEVs) to represent 100% of its vehicle sales by 2040, progressing from sales of 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2035. Advanced Battery Technology.

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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The outbreak of COVID-19 has already impacted the automotive industry significantly, according to JATO Dynamics, a leading provider of global automotive data and insight. Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. While Japan, Korea and the CIS countries recorded very low decreases.

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Toray, LG Chem to establish battery separator film joint venture in Hungary

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The new joint venture would use existing THU facilities to manufacture battery separator film for automotive lithium-ion batteries for sale to LG Group in Europe and the United States. The Toray Group will continue to develop, manufacture, and supply battery separator film and coating in Japan and Korea.

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Subaru debuts Solterra EV collab with Toyota, U.S. unveiling later this month

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Subaru has officially debuted the Solterra EV, its first all-electric vehicle that will be launched globally, at an event in Japan. The vehicle will hit showrooms for sale in 2022 in the United States, China, Canada, Europe, and Japan. I’d love to hear from you!

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J.D. Power forecasts hybrid- and battery-electric vehicles will represent 7.3% of global auto sales in 2020

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Power forecast of hybrid-, plug-in hybrid- and battery-electric vehicle global sales through 2020. Power and Associates estimates combined global sales of hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) will total 5.2 Click to enlarge. A new report from J.D.

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