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Nissan, Mitsubishi unveil jointly developed new all-electric mini-vehicles in Japan

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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. The line-off ceremony took place at the Mitsubishi Motors’ Mizushima Plant in Kurashiki City, Okayama Pref.,

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THK EV prototype teases in-wheel motors, electric brakes, four-wheel steering

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Japan's THK unveiled the LSR-05 EV prototype at the 2024 Paris auto show Prototype features in-wheel motors and wireless charging system The designer was former Nissan design chief Shiro Nakamura A Japanese company specializing in components that utilize linear motion with rolling contact presented an electric vehicle prototype showcasing some of.

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Nissan’s Yokohama Plant engine production passes 40 million milestone; motors, solid-state batteries

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JULY 19, 2023

These include the 1979 L20ET, which was Japan's first turbocharged passenger-car engine, and the 1983 VG, the country’s first mass- produced V6 engine. Since the launch of the all-electric LEAF in 2010, the plant has been also producing motors, including those for e-POWER vehicles such as the Nissan Note.

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Nissan and Waseda University testing jointly developed recycling process for electrified vehicle motors

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Nissan Motor Co., and Waseda University have started testing in Japan of a jointly developed recycling process that efficiently recovers high-purity rare-earth compounds from electrified vehicle motor magnets. In March 2020 the collaboration successfully developed a pyrometallurgy process that does not require motor disassembly.

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EVR Motors signs fourth commercial agreement in India and establishes Indian manufacturing facility

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JANUARY 31, 2023

Israel-based EVR Motors has signed an agreement with RSB Group, one of India’s Tier-1 automotive suppliers. Each of the partners is in various phases of setting up production lines to provide electric motors based on EVR’s proprietary electric motor topology.

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Nissan introducing Serena with 2nd-generation e-POWER system in Japan

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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 e-POWER system offers full electric motor drive. Serena e-POWER Engine.

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Yamaha Motor and ShinMaywa conduct early-stage test flight of small aircraft with 499cc engine

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OCTOBER 17, 2022

In continuation of their joint research for a next-generation small aircraft, as announced June last year, Yamaha Motor and ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. conducted an early-stage test flight of a prototype small aircraft at the Fujikawa Gliding Field in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan on 21 September.

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Honda and Cruise to start testing program in September toward launch of autonomous vehicle mobility service business in Japan

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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. Honda Mobility Solutions Co.,

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Toyota joins 7 other companies in Rapidus venture to develop next-gen 2nm semiconductors in Japan

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Toyota Motor will join seven other leading Japanese companies—Sony Group, NEC, Toyota supplier Denso, NTT, chipmaker Kioxia Holdings, SoftBank and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Grou—in working with the Japanese government in a new next-generation semiconductor venture named Rapidus. Japan, notes the Nikkei, has some catching-up to do.

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Nissan introduces all-new Note e-POWER AWD in Japan

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Nissan launched the all-new Note e-POWER AWD compact car, with dual electric motors that give the driver enhanced control and acceleration. 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.

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Kumamoto University project to use Nissan LEAF technology in electric bus test in Japan; 3 packs, 3 motors

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JANUARY 19, 2018

Technology developed by Nissan for the battery-electric Nissan LEAF will be used in an electric bus project led by a team from Kumamoto University, that starts testing next month in Japan, with the goal of making zero-emission public transit more widespread and affordable.

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JFE Steel to expand electrical steel capacity in Kurashiki further; NOES for traction motors

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

JFE Steel Corporation, which is expanding the electrical steel sheet capacity of its West Japan Works (Kurashiki Area) for startup targeted at the first half of the fiscal year starting in April 2024, is now planning an additional expansion targeted at a startup in the fiscal year beginning April 2026. Two types of sheet are available.

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Mitsubishi Motors to premiere an electrified crossover MPV concept car at the Japan Mobility Show 2023

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

Mitsubishi Motors heads to the Japan Mobility Show 20231 to premiere an electrified crossover MPV concept car that will awaken the adventurous spirit of drivers and expand their horizons.

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Toyota to invest up to $5.6B in battery production in Japan and US

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Toyota Motor Corporation will invest up to approximately US$5.6 billion in Japan and the United States toward supplying automotive batteries for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), for which demand is growing. In Japan, a total of approximately ¥400 billion will be newly invested in the Himeji Plant of Prime Planet Energy & Solutions Co.,

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Great Wall Motors sets out hydrogen energy strategy

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APRIL 6, 2021

China-based Great Wall Motors (GWM) released its hydrogen energy strategy. Meanwhile, GWM is hiring personnel and poolingforeign experts from Europe, America, Japan, and other countries with over ten years of experience in hydrogen energy technology R&D, to create the largest hydrogen energy technology R&D team at home.

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Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors sign final agreements to form strategic alliance; cooperation on EVs included

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors signed binding agreements to form a strategic alliance within commercial vehicles in order to capture the opportunities in the ongoing industry transformation, in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2019. Isuzu Motors is one of the world-leaders in the segment of 3.5

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Nissan launches new Note Aura in Japan; enhanced e-POWER electrified powertrain

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JUNE 15, 2021

Nissan launched the all-new Note Aura premium compact car in Japan, with sales planned to start in autumn. e-POWER uses a highly efficient gasoline engine to generate electricity for the electric motor that propels the vehicle. The second-generation e-POWER system features an all-new electric motor and inverter.

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Mitsubishi Motors to unveil small PHEV SUV concept with four motors and gas turbine range extender

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

At the Tokyo Motor Show lather this month, Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) will unveil the MI-TECH CONCEPT—a small plug-in hybrid SUV featuring a 4-motor 4WD system called Quad Motor with Dual Motor AYC (active yaw control) with 2-motors for both front and rear axle.

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ANA and Joby to establish eVTOL ridesharing service in Japan; Toyota joining for ground integration

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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. Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) also joined the partnership, with the intention of exploring opportunities such as ground-based transportation.

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THK to debut LSR-05 electric prototype at Paris Motor Show

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

THK, the Japanese technology company and supplier to the world’s leading automakers will show the prototype of its fully functional electric car, the LSR-05 for the first time at the Paris Motor Show.

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Nissan unveils lunar rover prototype jointly developed with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; e-4ORCE control technology

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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 Nissan Ariya e-4ORCE model is equipped with front and rear electric motors. Furthermore, energy sources for operating vehicles in space are limited.

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Daimler Truck and Toyota to partner on advanced technologies, merge Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino Motors

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MAY 31, 2023

Daimler Truck Holding AG, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), Hino Motors Ltd. Hino) and Toyota Motor Corporation concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on accelerating the development of advanced technologies and merging MFTBC and Hino.

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JARE investing AUD200M in Lynas Rare Earths; heavy rare earths for Japan

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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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NTN to supply in-wheel motors to EV startup FSAT in China

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APRIL 19, 2018

Japan-based NTN, a leading global supplier of hub bearings and driveshafts, will supply in-wheel motor technology to EV startup Changchun Fawsn Auto Tech (FSAT), established in October 2017 by FAW Group. FSAT will exhibit a prototype vehicle at the upcoming Beijing Motor Show. NTN’s latest in-wheel motor.

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First car using Nidec’s E-Axle traction motor system unveiled

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

The new electric car brand Aion S—recently unveiled at Auto Guangzhou 2018 by GAC NE, GAC MOTOR’s new energy vehicle arm—will be the first line of cars to adopt Nidec’s fully integrated traction motor system (E-Axle) ( earlier post ). A modified 87 kg version of this basic integrated system will power the Aion S.

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Nissan launches all-new Note in Japan, exclusively with second-generation e-POWER electrified powertrain

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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). The new Note lineup will also feature an electric all-wheel drive model, with powerful dual electric motors in the front and rear supplying power to all four wheels.

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Nikkei: India passes Japan to become world’s No. 3 auto market in 2022

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JANUARY 9, 2023

million sold in Japan, according to a Nikkei report. In Japan, 4,201,321 vehicles were sold in 2022, down 5.6% from 2021, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association and the Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Association. In Japan, 4,201,321 vehicles were sold in 2022, down 5.6%

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Toyota launches C+pod ultra-compact battery electric vehicle in Japan

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DECEMBER 26, 2020

Toyota Motor Corporation announced a limited launch of the C+pod ultra-compact battery electric vehicle (BEV) to corporate users, local governments and other organizations that have been exploring new options to drive the popularization of BEVs. kW motor (9.2

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Toyota launches upgrading service in Japan

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JUNE 23, 2023

Toyota Motor Corporation has started offering an upgrade service in Japan that allows customers to evolve their cars swiftly in line with technological innovation as part of the company’s efforts to enhance car value. The service is available for the Prius U Grade.

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Nissan launches of Note Aura NISMO in Japan; e-POWER electrified powertrain

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AUGUST 17, 2021

Nissan launched the Note Aura NISMO, sales of which are scheduled to start in Japan this autumn. Utilizing aerodynamic technologies refined through motor racing, the Note Aura NISMO features optimized aerodynamic downforce, offering stability at high speeds.

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Long-Distance Volkswagen ID.7, Japan Post Orders 3,000 (More) Minicab Electric Vehicles — Cleantech News Roundup

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JULY 13, 2024

Japan Post is not a newcomer to the notion of using electric vehicles (EVs) to save money as well as the environment. Mitsubishi supplied the Japan Post with electric vehicles (EVs) roughly 11 years ago — 5,000 Minicab-MiEVs, the Minicab EV’s precursor. Now, a fresh Mitsubishi Motors order has been.

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Battery company Vehicle Energy Japan to become Nissan subsidiary

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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.

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Mitsubishi to produce Minicab-MiEV in Indonesia in 2024; first local production of the vehicle outside Japan

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Mitsubishi Motors will begin production of the Minicab-MiEV, a onebox kei–car-class commercial electric vehicle (EV), at PT Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia (MMKI), MMC’s factory in Indonesia. MMKI has a production capacity of 220,000 vehicles per year, and currently produces the Pajero Sport, Xpander, and Xpander Cross.

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Mitsubishi unveils twin-motor 4WD PHEV Engelberg Tourer crossover concept in Geneva

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MARCH 8, 2019

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveiled a twin-motor, four-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid (PHEV) crossover concept—the Mitsubishi Engelberg Tourer—at the Geneva International Motor Show. The large capacity drive battery is fitted beneath the floor in the middle of the vehicle.

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Mitsubishi Motors introduces new Triton pickup with new diesel, focusing on ASEAN and Oceania markets

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JULY 31, 2023

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation introduced the fully redesigned Triton one-ton pickup truck in Bangkok, Thailand, with sales already commencing in Thailand. The all-new Triton will be rolled out in markets centering on the ASEAN and Oceania regions and is scheduled for launch in Japan in early 2024 for the first time in 12 years.

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Mitsubishi Motors to raise proportion of electrified vehicles in total sales to 50% by 2030

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

As part of its newly announced 30-year environmental plan , Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) says that it will raise the proportion of electrified vehicles in its total sales—with a focus on its plug-in hybrids) to 50% by 2030.

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Nissan to launch all-electric minivehicle in early FY2022 in Japan

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AUGUST 28, 2021

Nissan Motor plans to start sales of an all-new, all-electric minivehicle in Japan in early FY2022. The vehicle is part of a joint project with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and is being planned and developed by NMKV Co.,

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Great Wall Motor battery offshoot SVOLT premieres Li-ion battery lineup, targeting EVs

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JULY 14, 2019

Ltd, whose precursor was the Battery Business Unit of Great Wall Motor Co. SVOLT plans for 7 R&D centers around the globe, with four currently in operation, in Baoding, Korea, Shanghai and India, and three are under construction in the US, Japan and Wuxi. New battery company SVOLT Energy Technology Co. SVOLT product roadmap.

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Hyundai Motor Group building new fuel cell system plant in China; first outside of Korea

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group signed an investment contract with the government of Guangdong Province to establish an offshore fuel cell system production facility in Guangzhou, China. The investment advances the Group’s global hydrogen leadership and supports its push into China’s rapidly developing hydrogen industry.

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Hyzon Motors announces strategic collaboration with Sojitz Machinery Corporation of America

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MAY 25, 2021

Hyzon Motors Inc., SMA is a subsidiary of the Sojitz Group, a global distributor of machinery and equipment headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Completion of the proposed transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.

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Nidec develops fully integrated traction motor system (e-axle)

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APRIL 21, 2018

Nidec Corporation, a Japan-based leading global manufacturer of electric motors, has developed a new fully integrated traction motor system (e-axle) comprising an electric motor, reduction gear box and inverter. Latest version of the e-axle.

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Suzuki and Daihatsu join CJP to apply CASE technologies in mini-commercial vehicles in Japan

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JULY 22, 2021

Suzuki Motor Corporation and Daihatsu Motor Co., have joined the Commercial Japan Partnership (CJP) commercial vehicle project ( earlier post ) to accelerate their carbon neutrality initiatives in minivehicles through the dissemination of CASE technologies (connected, autonomous, shared and electric) and services.

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Updated Nissan LEAF available in Japan; range improved by 14%; new motor uses 40% less dysprosium

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Nissan’s grain boundary diffusion process allows it to reduce the use of dysprosium in the traction motor in the updated LEAF by 40%. Nissan Motor Co., released the updated Nissan LEAF electric vehicle (EV) in Japan. Click to enlarge. Dysprosium is added to neodymium magnet’s to strengthen heat resistance.

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Isuzu and Honda Begin Testing Giga Fuel Cell Truck on Public Roads in Japan

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JANUARY 7, 2024

Isuzu Motors and Honda Motor began demonstration testing on public roads in Japan of the Giga Fuel Cell, a fuel cell (FC)-powered heavy-duty truck currently being co-developed by the two companies.

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Nissan, Mitsubishi unveil jointly developed new all-electric mini-vehicles in Japan

THK EV prototype teases in-wheel motors, electric brakes, four-wheel steering

Nissan’s Yokohama Plant engine production passes 40 million milestone; motors, solid-state batteries

Nissan and Waseda University testing jointly developed recycling process for electrified vehicle motors

EVR Motors signs fourth commercial agreement in India and establishes Indian manufacturing facility

Nissan introducing Serena with 2nd-generation e-POWER system in Japan

Yamaha Motor and ShinMaywa conduct early-stage test flight of small aircraft with 499cc engine

Honda and Cruise to start testing program in September toward launch of autonomous vehicle mobility service business in Japan

Toyota joins 7 other companies in Rapidus venture to develop next-gen 2nm semiconductors in Japan

Nissan introduces all-new Note e-POWER AWD in Japan

Kumamoto University project to use Nissan LEAF technology in electric bus test in Japan; 3 packs, 3 motors

JFE Steel to expand electrical steel capacity in Kurashiki further; NOES for traction motors

Mitsubishi Motors to premiere an electrified crossover MPV concept car at the Japan Mobility Show 2023

Toyota to invest up to $5.6B in battery production in Japan and US

Great Wall Motors sets out hydrogen energy strategy

Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors sign final agreements to form strategic alliance; cooperation on EVs included

Nissan launches new Note Aura in Japan; enhanced e-POWER electrified powertrain

Mitsubishi Motors to unveil small PHEV SUV concept with four motors and gas turbine range extender

ANA and Joby to establish eVTOL ridesharing service in Japan; Toyota joining for ground integration

THK to debut LSR-05 electric prototype at Paris Motor Show

Nissan unveils lunar rover prototype jointly developed with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; e-4ORCE control technology

Daimler Truck and Toyota to partner on advanced technologies, merge Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino Motors

JARE investing AUD200M in Lynas Rare Earths; heavy rare earths for Japan

NTN to supply in-wheel motors to EV startup FSAT in China

First car using Nidec’s E-Axle traction motor system unveiled

Nissan launches all-new Note in Japan, exclusively with second-generation e-POWER electrified powertrain

Nikkei: India passes Japan to become world’s No. 3 auto market in 2022

Toyota launches C+pod ultra-compact battery electric vehicle in Japan

Toyota launches upgrading service in Japan

Nissan launches of Note Aura NISMO in Japan; e-POWER electrified powertrain

Long-Distance Volkswagen ID.7, Japan Post Orders 3,000 (More) Minicab Electric Vehicles — Cleantech News Roundup

Battery company Vehicle Energy Japan to become Nissan subsidiary

Mitsubishi to produce Minicab-MiEV in Indonesia in 2024; first local production of the vehicle outside Japan

Mitsubishi unveils twin-motor 4WD PHEV Engelberg Tourer crossover concept in Geneva

Mitsubishi Motors introduces new Triton pickup with new diesel, focusing on ASEAN and Oceania markets

Mitsubishi Motors to raise proportion of electrified vehicles in total sales to 50% by 2030

Nissan to launch all-electric minivehicle in early FY2022 in Japan

Great Wall Motor battery offshoot SVOLT premieres Li-ion battery lineup, targeting EVs

Hyundai Motor Group building new fuel cell system plant in China; first outside of Korea

Hyzon Motors announces strategic collaboration with Sojitz Machinery Corporation of America

Nidec develops fully integrated traction motor system (e-axle)

Suzuki and Daihatsu join CJP to apply CASE technologies in mini-commercial vehicles in Japan

Updated Nissan LEAF available in Japan; range improved by 14%; new motor uses 40% less dysprosium

Isuzu and Honda Begin Testing Giga Fuel Cell Truck on Public Roads in Japan

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