The past few days have included news of electric cement mixers, electric heavy-duty trucks, and various new or updated electric car models. Scroll down below, enjoy the fun stories, and let us know if there are any cool ones that we missed. Electric Car News Series production of the ENYAQ … [continued]
Toyota’s embrace of the internal combustion engine and hydrogen has gone from the sublime to the ridiculous. Spearheaded by the pigheaded antics of Akio Toyoda, Toyota is celebrating the fact that it refused to sign a pledge to eliminate infernal combustion engines in Glasgow last week by forming Team Japan. … [continued]
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 … [continued]
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 .
The increasing winds of storms, especially for typhoon-prone Japan, has led to some changes in the wind industry. A wind farm cluster on the Hokkaido island of north Japan, the Dohoku wind farm cluster, is taking measures to deal with the problem. Siemens Gamesa developed turbines especially designed to secure … [continued]
Japanese brands have dominated brand new vehicle sales and used vehicle imports on the African continent for a long time. Toyota is the most loved brand on the continent. The Washington DC-based Brookings Institution report says consumers in Africa are brand conscious and brand loyal. When it comes to cars, … [continued]
The Tesla Model 3 is Japan’s top imported EV, according to a survey by Current Motor, Yahoo! Japan has reported. Current Motor operates the imported car service Foreign Car King and it conducted a questionnaire survey on imported EVs for those interested in imported cars. テスラ モデル3を選んだ理由として「デザインや見た目がいい」「急速充電が可能」「コストパフォーマンスが高い」などの理由が多く、デザイン面や性能面、価格面でも高く評価されている#Yahooニュースhttps://t.co/mTtgNogxae — Tesla Japan … [continued]
Tesla Japan is having a contest that is ending on June 30. The lucky winners will get to experience Tesla’s clean and sustainable life in a setting that feels like a mini-vacation. Included in the prize is a free rental of a Tesla Model 3 and a short stay at … [continued]
Four days ago, Nissan announced the start of pre-sales of the Nissan Ariya in Japan. The Ariya is a new 100% all-electric crossover SUV. Once Japan gets it this winter, the world will follow soon after, perhaps starting spring 2022. The Japanese automakers have this habit of creating cars exclusively … [continued]
Idemitsu Kosan, a Japanese oil refiner, plans to sell a minuscule electric car at its 6,400 service stations beginning in 2022.
