Japan has become the second Quad partner after the US to sign an agreement with India for the joint development of the semiconductor ecosystem and maintain the resilience of its global supply chain. The Union Cabinet has approved a memorandum of cooperation between India and Japan on a Semiconductor Supply Chain Partnership, an official statement…
Franco-Italian automotive giant Stellantis is partnering with French nuclear fuels company Orano to establish a joint venture for recycling end-of-life electric vehicle batteries and scrap from gigafactories in Enlarged Europe and North America, strengthening Stellantis’ position in the electric-vehicle battery value chain by securing additional access to cobalt, nickel, and lithium necessary for electrification and…
Toyota has long been accused of being slow to react to the rise of fully electric vehicles, but the world’s biggest automaker sought to change that narrative at the Japan Mobility Show this week with an array of new EV concepts. But Toyota executives also revealed plans to enter the home charging and energy management…
Tesla has been testing and rolling out its Autopilot and more advanced Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, which Chief Executive Elon Musk has touted as crucial to his company’s future but which has drawn regulatory and legal scrutiny. An attorney suing Tesla over a fatal accident cited an internal safety analysis conducted by the company that…
“To expand production, we must ensure the stable procurement of materials. Thus, we will forge strategic partnerships with various companies,” Denso President Shinnosuke Hayashi said at the Japan Mobility Show. Japanese automotive supplier Denso will invest about 500 billion yen (USD 3.3 billion) in semiconductors by 2030 as aims to triple the scale of its…
Tipped to preview a production sports car, possibly even the next MX-5, Mazda’s Iconic SP concept conjures fond memories of the fellow rotary-powered third-gen (FD) Mazda RX-7, and size-wise the show car is only a little shorter (-105mm) but wider (+90mm) and lower (-80mm). Revealed at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo, the Iconic SP…
Subaru says it believes there will still be a place for fast small entertaining two-door coupes in its electric future as it pulled drapes off the Subaru Sport Mobility Concept at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show. Paying tribute to the early nineties Subaru SVX – designed by legendary Italian stylist, Giorgetto Giugiaro – the new…
At the Japan Mobility Sow 2023, BYD showcases five NEV models and a number of its advanced technologies. The focus of the event was the all-electric BYD SEAL sports sedan. It is scheduled to hit the Japanese market in Spring 2024. Atsuki Tofukuji, President of BYD AUTO JAPAN Inc. emphasized BYD’s unwavering commitment to innovation,…
Infiniti today unveiled the Vision Qe concept, a stunning preview of the brand’s electrified future. The concept, revealed at an event alongside Tokyo Bay, embodies Infiniti’s evolved design language and sets the tone for its first all-electric sedan. The concept showcases the evolved design form “Artistry in Motion” in the all-electric era. It blends artistic…
Tesla revealed today that V4 Superchargers were opened in Sparks, Nevada, which was one of at least several V4 sites under construction in the U.S. (including in Alabama, Oregon, and South Carolina). Tesla‘s tweet says “First V4 Superchargers open in Sparks, NV”, indicating that it might actually be the first publicly open V4 Supercharging site in…
