Overseas automakers have launched a wave of new electric vehicles in Japan, a market where EVs have struggled to gain wider adoption. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/25/companies/foreign-carmakers-electric-vehicles-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #carmakers #electricvehicles #hybrids
Is a fast battery swap (rather than charging) the answer to many electric vehicle drivers' concerns about charging times?
In Chine a EV start up (Nio) working with the world's biggest battery maker (CATL) already have a network of battery swap sites & are looking to expand the technology/service.
Given battery rental has occasional been mooted as a cost-reduction strategy for EVs, coupling it with quick swap stations could be an interesting step for EVs?
#ElectricVehicles #technology
h/t FT
In the rebel-controlled Congolese town of Rubaya, laborers produce 15% of the world's coltan ore, a mineral that is pivotal in the production of mobile phones, computers, aerospace components and gas turbines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/world/congo-cobalt-mine-tech-m23-rebels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #africa #congo #cobalt #tech #electricvehicles #batteries #mining #africa
Fediverse Development
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Ford says it's cracked the code on cheap EVs, thanks to more streamlined manufacturing processes and lithium iron phosphate batteries that the company says are more durable, faster charging and more affordable than what it currently uses. There will be more use of automation and robots, but the company declined to specify how this compares to current manufacturing. Ford announced a "family" of low-cost vehicles that will be made in Kentucky, starting with a four-door mid-sized pickup that will arrive in 2027 and will cost $30,000. Here's more from @theverge.
Ford says it's cracked the code on cheap EVs, thanks to more streamlined manufacturing processes and lithium iron phosphate batteries that the company says are more durable, faster charging and more affordable than what it currently uses. There will be more use of automation and robots, but the company declined to specify how this compares to current manufacturing. Ford announced a "family" of low-cost vehicles that will be made in Kentucky, starting with a four-door mid-sized pickup that will arrive in 2027 and will cost $30,000. Here's more from @theverge.
Lithium prices and stocks spiked after battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. halted operations at a mine in China, spurring speculation Beijing might move to suspend other projects. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/11/markets/lithium-market-cat-mines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #catl #batteries #electricvehicles #china #catl #mining
The number of gas stations across Japan as of the end of fiscal 2024 fell 1.5% from a year earlier to 27,009, the industry ministry has said, with the total now less than half its peak marked at the end of fiscal 1994. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/japan/society/gas-stations-decrease/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #meti #gas #electricvehicles
Toyota saw record global sales during the first half of 2025 as strong demand for hybrid vehicles in core markets helped offset headwinds from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars imported to the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/30/companies/toyota-record-global-sales/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #cars #electricvehicles #hybrids #tariffs #honda #nissan
Life at the top is proving complex for BYD, China’s leading automaker, and there are fresh challenges on the horizon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/21/companies/china-car-market-byd/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #byd#zeekr #geely #electricvehicles #china #carmakers
Japan's Nidec is building an almost totally "made-in-China” electric car motor to help Toyota compete in the world’s largest auto market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/16/companies/nidec-china-toyota/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nidec #toyota #carmakers #china #electricvehicles
The venerable George from Tulsa takes us through the history of batteries and EVs and where these technologies are headed.
https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2025/07/george-tulsa-batteries/
The venerable George from Tulsa takes us through the history of batteries and EVs and where these technologies are headed.
https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2025/07/george-tulsa-batteries/
Xiaomi succeeding in the electric vehicle space where Apple failed has burnished founder Lei Jun’s reputation, making the tech company one of the most valuable in China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/07/tech/xiaomi-founder-bet-ev-apple/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #xiaomi #electricvehicles #apple #tech #china
China's automakers are outpacing foreign rivals in their push for assisted-driving technology. Yet, Beijing has a nuanced message for its rising stars: move fast — but be careful. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/05/tech/china-self-driving-push/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #cars #selfdriving #electricvehicles
Toyota is delaying its production of electric vehicles in the U.S. to free up capacity for a popular gas-powered sports utility vehicle amid softening demand for plug-ins. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/02/companies/toyota-delays-ev-plans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #us #electricvehicles #gas
The unveiling of Xiaomi’s first electric SUV on Thursday will showcase how the Chinese tech company has become an investor darling with its high-stakes bet on the auto market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/26/tech/china-xiaomi-suv-shares/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #electricvehicles #china #xiaomi
Tim Chambers
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Tesla new car sales in Europe fell for a fifth straight month in May. The latest data says the carmaker's sales are down 27.9% year on year in the EU, Britain and European Free Trade Association. The company's stock is down more than 18% so far this year. Here's more from CNBC.
Tesla new car sales in Europe fell for a fifth straight month in May. The latest data says the carmaker's sales are down 27.9% year on year in the EU, Britain and European Free Trade Association. The company's stock is down more than 18% so far this year. Here's more from CNBC.