Way back when, people used to go to auto shows. Remember when the Detroit Auto Show was a must for any self-respecting car company? If you don’t, we’re not surprised. It was eclipsed by the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas about the time the Tesla Model S first … [continued]
Researchers in China claim to have made important breakthroughs that could help make solid state batteries commercially viable.
There’s one day left to get an electric vehicle in the US and get a big tax credit for buying it! I was writing the other day about my surprise that Tesla isn’t sold out yet. After writing that, I started wondering, “Which automaker is going to see the biggest … [continued]
20 inventors begin Kakezan (‘multiplication’) co-creation Singer-songwriter Naoto Inti Raymi joins Woven City as an Inventor The first group of residents, known as Weavers, officially move in TOKYO, Japan — Toyota Motor Corporation (“Toyota”) and Woven by Toyota, Inc. (“WbyT”) today announced the official launch of Toyota Woven City (“Woven City”), first … [continued]
The final e-Palette commuter city bus. This will eventually be the production version (Photo from Toyota)
I saw Toyota’s clear direction for electric mobility first presented in 2017 (as early as the 2006 Tokyo Motors Show, it had presented the vision and the plans, but was spotty in directions). This has not moved out of focus since then. I then experienced it in 2019 at the … [continued]
In response to a reader inquiry about the electric vehicle (EV) market in Thailand, this two-part series will examine why the country has become a key driver of EV adoption in Southeast Asia. This deep dive required a thorough investigation into the policy and industry landscape shaping this transformation. To … [continued]
BMW is among the automakers spotting some opportunities for fuel cell vehicles in the zero emission mobility market.
After a series of other articles about the US electric vehicle (EV) market in the second quarter, here’s our last analysis and statistical breakdown for the quarter. This one concerns what percentage of different brands’ and auto groups’ total auto sales were EV sales last quarter. (Note that we’re only … [continued]
Yesterday, I reported on the USA’s top selling electric vehicle models in the 2nd quarter, and also reported that US EV sales were down 6% in Q2 year over year — entirely because of Tesla’s sales drop. But, looking more broadly, how are different auto brands and auto groups ranked … [continued]
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) have started field tests of Toyota’s Sweep Energy Storage System* at Mazda’s Hiroshima Plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. For the tests, the power system at Mazda’s headquarters campus―the only power generation system operated by an automaker in Japan―and Toyota’s system that utilizes … [continued]
