Green Hydrogen Slugfest Pits INPEX Against ExxonMobil In Texas
ExxonMobil placed another bet on Texas shale gas last week, but green hydrogen stakeholders are gearing up for a fight.
Japan
Oil Co. To Help Toyota Mass Produce New Solid-State Battery
Toyota turns to an unlikely ally in its quest for a new solid-state battery to help accelerate the end of gasmobiles.
Toyota Tiptoes Into The EV Future With New Manufacturing Technology
Toyota opened the doors of its factories in Japan last week to show off its latest manufacturing technologies.
Japan Lags in Offshore Wind Development, Says Renewable Energy Expert
Despite its abundant coastline and strong winds, Japan lags behind other countries in offshore wind development. This is due to the government’s lack of visibility in offshore energy project development and its lack of ambitious targets for renewable energy. This is the opinion of Mika Ohbayasi, Director at Renewable Energy … [continued]
Battery Swapping For Large Trucks — Is This The Way To Go?
I was riding in someone’s car yesterday talking about electric cars, semi trucks increasingly using cameras instead of mirrors (in Europe), and other matters. He mentioned that he couldn’t see much sense in trying to electrify large trucks at this point, and I had to acknowledge the various challenges they … [continued]
Compact Commercial Vehicle Makers Share Common Platform for Mini-Van BEV
Japanese car makers Daihatsu, Suzuki, and Toyota came together to launch a single platform mini-commercial van battery electric prototypes at the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) exhibit which ran along with the G7 Hiroshima Summit. The G7 Summit followed the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, where EV and battery production was … [continued]
Japan’s Culture Of Consensus Means It’s Slithering Into Hydrogen’s 10x Energy Cost Economy
Japan will either figure it out or suffer the consequences of being completely unable to compete internationally and see their economy collapse to the point that they can’t afford to import energy any more.
Growing Plugless Hybrid EV Market Share In Japan Has Direct Implications On The African Vehicle…
The Japanese auto industry dictates the African vehicle market, especially in east and southern Africa, where 90% of the vehicles imported into this region are vehicles from Japan. Most of these vehicles are imported as used vehicles. Japanese brands rule in Africa and Toyota is King. Nissan and Mazda vehicles … [continued]
Electric Boats To Jumpstart Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Industry
A fleet of electric boats could build new floating offshore wind farms in Japan that deploy new cost-cutting tensile leg platform technology, eventually.
Can The US & Its Allies Compromise On Climate Pacts?
The Inflation Reduction Act does not define the term “free trade agreement,” which has spurred all kinds of tension between the US and its Allies.
