No EV’s in Japan
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Anonymous
| I’m in Japan at the moment and I was surprised that I have yet to see any EV’s in the Tokyo or Sapporo areas. No charging either stations. It’s probably going to be a long time before Japanese car makers ever get serious about them. |
Anonymous
| I'm in Japan too in those same places. Are you my spouse? I'm seeing EVs everywhere! |
Anonymous
| I'm also in Japan - weird. I'm not seeing any that I easily recognize. |
Anonymous
| The postal vehicles were EVs |
Anonymous
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A quick look at Google reveals that 0.8% of vehicles in Japan are EVs. Further, it appears the reason is that Japan does not want to be dependent upon China for the raw materials needed to build them. Their supply is legislated, and is not a product developing through economic supply and demand forces.
In Norway, 80% of new car sales are EVs, which is not the same as the total number of vehicles on the roads at present. Norway heavily subsidizes purchases, and provides incentives like 1/2 price tolls and subsidized/free parking for them. |
Anonymous
| Japanese here. Please note that people don't drive as much in Japan as in the US. People have flocked into the cities to work for generations, and it's difficult to own a car in a large city - space is so incredibly limited for 99.9% of the population. Public transport is safe, clean and reliable. Perhaps this contributes to the car market not being as fluid as in the US. |
Anonymous
| I was just there saw tons |