ヤマト運輸と日野自動車が電気トラック『デュトロ Z EV』による実証実験開始を発表

ヤマト運輸と日野自動車が、小型BEVトラック『日野デュトロ Z EV』を用いた実証実験の開始を発表。日野自動車本社でメディア向け撮影会が開催されたので参加してきました。ゼロカーボン社会実現に向けて応援しつつ、ちょっと焦燥を感じる発表でした。

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ヤマト運輸と日野自動車が電気トラック『デュトロ Z EV』による実証実験開始を発表

The new Nissan ARIYA: an exclusive interview with Nissan Chief engineer Hikaru Nakajima

The EV ARIYA, Nissan’s new crossover Electric vehicle, was announced on the 15th of July. Besides a base price of 5 million yen ($47,000), there are few details available to the public, and deliveries will not start until the middle of 2021. Until then, several exciting new EVs from Nissan’s competitors (Honda e, DS 3 Crossback E-tense, Lexus UX-300e, Mazda MX-30) will be released. Is it worth waiting for the ARIYA?

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The new Nissan ARIYA: an exclusive interview with Nissan Chief engineer Hikaru Nakajima.

How realistic is it to commercialize all-solid-state batteries for the EV market?

At the Tokyo Motor Show in 2017, Toyota announced that they would commericalize all-solid-state battery technology for EVs by early 2020s. Since then, all-solid-state batteries have been considered a crucial component in the evolution of the EV industry. However, can we rely upon this technology as much as Toyota claims? To answer this question, I interviewed Mr. Toru Amazutsumi, a specialist in the field of battery research.

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How realistic is it to commercialize all-solid-state batteries for the EV market?