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Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 27, 2022
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 government’s aim is to reduce the country’s reliance on China for rare earth metals.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 9, 2023
Australia-based Lynas Rare Earths Limited has signed new agreements with Japan Australia Rare Earths B.V. JARE was co-founded in 2011 by Sojitz Corporation and Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC); Lynas and JARE are parties to a long-term senior loan facility. LRE supplied to Japan by Lynas from Mt.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2022
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 system delivers more powerful and smooth acceleration with less engine noise.
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NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Rapidus is intended to work with Japan’s also newly established Leading-edge Semiconductor Technology Center (LSTC)—a joint R&D hub with US and European participants—to build a mass production base for next-generation semiconductors in Japan. Japan, notes the Nikkei, has some catching-up to do.
Green Car Congress
MAY 22, 2022
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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FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Evonik is investing in a production plant expansion for fumed aluminum oxide at its site in Yokkaichi, Japan. With this expansion investment, we further commit to accelerated growth in the lithium-ion-battery market and secure regional supply for all customers located in the fast growing battery markets of China, Japan, and Korea.
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FEBRUARY 16, 2022
ANA Holdings and Joby Aviation are forming a partnership that will see Japan’s largest airline join with Joby to bring aerial ridesharing services to Japan. Joby already has strong connections with Japan, having worked alongside Toyota since 2019. Joby’s all-electric aircraft performing a flight test near Big Sur, California.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Honda will start a testing program for autonomous vehicles in September 2021, taking a step toward an autonomous vehicle mobility service (MaaS) business in Japan, which Honda is planning to launch under collaboration with Cruise and General Motors. a Honda subsidiary for MaaS business, will be the operator of such business in Japan.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
billion in Japan and the United States toward supplying automotive batteries for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), for which demand is growing. With this investment, Toyota intends to increase its combined battery production capacity in Japan and the United States by up to 40 GWh. PPES) and in Toyota plants and property.
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Nissan Motor entered into a definitive agreement to acquire shares in Vehicle Energy Japan , an automotive lithium-ion battery manufacturer. Nissan will acquire all the common shares of Vehicle Energy Japan held by investment company INCJ, Ltd. and subscribe to common shares issued by Vehicle Energy Japan. INCJ, Maxell Ltd.
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OCTOBER 8, 2021
Nissan and its affiliate Autech announced the start of sales of the Note Autech Crossover in Japan. Autech Japan, Inc. Earlier post.). The new model aims to deliver a linear, fun and sporty ride in various driving situations, offering the comfort and stability characteristic of Autech vehicles. Premium sporty” is the brand concept.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 24, 2022
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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FEBRUARY 22, 2023
and Sumitomo Corporation announced an agreement to diversify and strengthen rare earth supplies in Japan. US-based MP Materials Corp. Under the agreement, SC will serve as the exclusive distributor of NdPr oxide produced by MP Materials to Japanese customers.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 26, 2020
In Japan, it is focusing initially on the C+pod, Walking Area BEVs, and Toyota i-Road, with more than 200 corporate and local government partners currently involved in exploring new transportation models.
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DECEMBER 24, 2020
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. The introduction of the all-wheel-drive model follows last month’s launch of the two-wheel-drive Nissan Note.
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JUNE 21, 2021
Japan Airlines (JAL) has conducted the first flight with a mixture of two different types of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) produced domestically in Japan. mixing ratio) of SAF produced domestically in Japan added into existing jet fuel. One SAF was manufactured by Mitsubishi Power, Ltd./Toyo the other by IHI Corporation.
Teslarati
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Starlink is now available in Japan, SpaceX announced Monday , adding that Japan is the first Asian country to access Starlink. Nikkei Asia noted that KDDI is Japan’s second-largest mobile provider covering over 90% of the population with 4G communication. pic.twitter.com/nACwdwfJNj. Teslarati is now on TikTok.
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2022
Woodside Energy; Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC); Marubeni Corporation; Hokuriku Electric Power Company; The Kansai Electric Power Co.; Tohoku Electric Power Co.; and Hokkaido Electric Power Co. and Hokkaido Electric Power Co.
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JUNE 20, 2021
a US-based startup in which ENEOS has invested in, are collaborating to launch an EV battery swapping service in Japan. ENEOS Holdings, Inc. and Ample, Inc.,
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FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Fukuoka Prefecture, Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT), and Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) will conduct trials of a small fuel cell electric bus (FC bus) that runs on hydrogen on the BRT Hikoboshi Line , a bus rapid transit (BRT) system planned for launch around the summer of 2023.
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AUGUST 17, 2021
Nissan launched the Note Aura NISMO, sales of which are scheduled to start in Japan this autumn. The all-new Note Aura NISMO comes exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ), a key part of the company’s electrification strategy under the Nissan NEXT global business transformation plan.
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AUGUST 12, 2022
FREYR Battery, a developer of clean, next-generation battery cell production capacity, has established a technology resources campus and business unit in Japan. Japan is a global center for battery development, and consequently home to some of the most experienced and capable lithium-ion battery cell experts in the world.
CN EV Post
MARCH 20, 2023
Image credit: Gotion High-tech) Chinese battery giant Gotion High-tech and Japan's Edison Power Co Ltd have reached a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly tap the energy storage market in Japan. Gotion's energy storage battery business generated RMB 1.28 billion in revenue in the first half of last year, contributing 14.8
Green Car Congress
APRIL 23, 2022
By combining Infinium Electrofuels production technology with MHI Group’s CO 2 capture technology and value chain solutions, MHI aims to accelerate the realization of a carbon-neutral society in Japan, alongside its existing strategies such as EV-oriented transportation, CO 2 recovery and carbon offsets. distribution, CO?NNEX.
Electrek
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
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.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2020
Nissan launched the all-new Note compact car in Japan, with sales planned to begin 23 December. 2020 Nissan Note e-POWER (Japan Market). In 2016, the Note e-POWER became a hot seller as soon as it started sales in Japan. Earlier this year, Nissan launched the Kicks e-POWER in Japan, Thailand and Indonesia.
Teslarati
SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
Tesla has begun delivering Model Ys to customers in Japan, Tesla Japan announced on Twitter. In June, Tesla opened up Model Y ordering for Australia and Japan. In Japan, the Model Y RWD starts at ¥6,190,000 ($46,156.97), and the Model Y Dual Motor AWD Performance costs ¥8,090,000 ($60,324.70). pic.twitter.com/gBAiZO6tQh.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 15, 2021
Nissan launched the all-new Note Aura premium compact car in Japan, with sales planned to start in autumn. The all-new Note Aura comes exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ), a key part of the company’s electrification strategy under the Nissan NEXT global business transformation plan.
EV Central
MARCH 19, 2023
I love Japan, and the Japanese people, indeed, I bet they taste like particularly good sashimi, but on my most recent visit there – to drive a new diesel-powered version of Mazda’s CX-60 SUV – I became concerned, disturbed even, at how pitiful their attitude is towards electric cars, and what a large problem that is for the rest of us.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 28, 2021
Nissan Motor plans to start sales of an all-new, all-electric minivehicle in Japan in early FY2022. NMKV is a 50/50 joint venture between the two companies engaged in product planning and project management for minivehicles sold in the Japan market.
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JANUARY 1, 2021
Irkutsk Oil Company (IOC), Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC), and Itochu Corporation are partnering on a joint feasibility study of a blue ammonia value chain between eastern Siberia and Japan. Toyo Engineering Corporation and?Irkutsk Ammonia value chain flow diagram (Concept).
CN EV Post
JANUARY 31, 2023
The BYD Atto 3 costs about $33,800 in Japan, cheaper than Tesla and Nissan EVs, and deliveries are expected to start there around March. The post BYD starts selling EVs in Japan, first model Atto 3 appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.
Electrek
AUGUST 29, 2022
Tesla has unveiled a new virtual power plant using Powerwalls home battery pack and this time, it’s on an island, Miyako-jima, in Japan. The post Tesla unveils new virtual power plant in Japan appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 2, 2021
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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JUNE 9, 2020
Toyota has launched the new model RAV4 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) through dealerships in Japan. Away from home, the PHEV recharge support can be used to charge at G-stations located at around 4,200 Toyota dealers, and at around 10,800 other regular charging points across Japan.
CleanTechnica EVs
MARCH 7, 2023
The additional model adds to Toyota’s most successful hybrid will hit showrooms in Japan starting March 15 (JPN time). Driving refinement, exhilarating performance, more environmental consciousness, and even cooler colors are promises of Toyota’s all-new Prius PHEV, the Z-Grade.
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FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Neste and ITOCHU Corporation have expanded their partnership to increase the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Japan. Neste, ITOCHU and All Nippon Airways started cooperating in 2020, establishing a SAF supply chain in Japan enabling Neste’s first SAF delivery into Asia to take place in Japan.
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APRIL 6, 2021
e-POWER made its debut in Japan on the Note compact car in November 2016. The Note claimed the best-selling car in Japan title in 2018.1. For customers, this delivers EV-like excitement, quietness and smooth acceleration, but with the confidence and convenience that comes with a fuel tank, and without the need to plug in to recharge.
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AUGUST 3, 2021
Itochu Corporation and Irkutsk Oil Company (IOC); Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC); and Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO) have agreed to undertake a detailed study for the commercialization of a blue ammonia value chain between Eastern Siberia and Japan.
CleanTechnica EVs
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
The width of the Model 3 (without mirrors) is 1,849 mm and most parking lots in Japan are 1,850 mm wide. This leaves only 1 mm of margin and some extraordinary parking skills to park the car at a shopping mall, public place, restaurant, and most homes in Japan.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 20, 2023
RecycLiCo Battery Materials (formerly American Manganese), has delivered samples of its battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide to battery manufacturers in Japan and South Korea.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 24, 2020
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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FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Nissan began a field test of new mobility services as part of a partnership to promote future community building in Japan. It includes home delivery of packages using “spoke” vehicle such as EV taxis and utilizing Japan Post vehicles for efficient delivery, as well as roadside station pickup of purchases from supermarkets.
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