Japan’s MK Group has added 35 BMW electric cars in its taxi divisions in Tokyo and Kyoto. In the Japanese capital, the company is now using 20 BMW i7s, while in Kyoto a further ten BMW i7s and five BMW iXs have entered service.
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Solid-state battery specialist and Volkswagen partner QuantumScape is expanding into the Asia-Pacific region and has announced the opening of a subsidiary in Kyoto, Japan, for this purpose. The new site will have an R&D laboratory that is scheduled to go into operation this year.
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The Japanese battery specialist GS Yuasa has decided to at least double its production capacities for lithium-ion batteries for use in hybrid vehicles. To this end, the company’s subsidiary Blue Energy is strengthening its production lines in Kyoto and building a second plant at the same location.
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Major electric bus maker BYD has received orders from the UK and Japan, and the US to deliver zero-emission vehicles. At least the electric buses headed for Glasgow and Kyoto will make for a sight, whereas the EVs going to the US will go there silently.
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Toyota is working with scientists from the University of Kyoto on a new fluoride ion battery, which should offer about seven times as much energy per unit weight as conventional lithium-ion batteries and could enable electric vehicles to drive 1,000 kilometres on one charge.
Read moreVideo tip I: Consumer Reports has vistited the all-electric carsharing scheme Blue Indy in Indianapolis. The Bolloré system seems to be enjoying quite a success in the U.S.
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Video tip II: In this drag race, it’s vertical versus horizontal, as a Porsche 918 Spyder takes on the Red Bull Air Racer. The race also includes a spectacular turning manoeuvre on the ground and above.
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Click tip: The e-ebike Kyoto from Karmic Bikes was developed just for women. The aluminium frame comes in three sizes and the 500 Wh battery allows for 50 miles of range.
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Events for the upcoming week: Intelligent transport systems (Sep 05; Brussels, Belgium) ++ European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (Sep 06-09; Karlsruhe, Germany) ++ WOCOMOCO World Collaborative Mobility Congress (Sep 07-08; Warsaw, Poland) ++ Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo (Sep 07-09; Osaka, Japan) ++ Alperia ECO-dolomites (Sep 08-10; Dolomites, Italy) ++ You can find a complete list of upcoming industry events at electrive.com/calendar
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