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TESLA X

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 10, 2021
Panasonic CEO leaves with cash lined up for car batteries
Panasonic is embarking on a corporate revamp that will usher in automotive business head Yuki Kusumi as CEO from April.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2021
Tesla is plugging a secret mega-battery into the Texas grid
While Tesla is known for its EVs, it has always been more than a car company: Its official mission is to 'accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2021
Tesla demand picks up in Japan following aggressive price cut
With Japan's government pushing to ban sales of gasoline-only cars by the mid-2030s, Tesla's recent price cut is putting Japan's automakers on notice for a potential price war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2021
When the fantasy of better battery science doesn’t match reality
The technical challenges of making better batteries (and therefore, electric vehicles) are enormous and the expectations associated with them are even more fantastical.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2021
Tesla slips while Mazda rises in Consumer Reports' latest auto rankings
Vehicles made by the U.S. firm were less reliable than others, while Mazda outshone Porsche and Toyota was praised for its 'slow, methodical” design approach.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2021
The Tesla-Bitcoin singularity is here at last
The casual reference to Tesla taking Bitcoin as payment down the road is like digital catnip, helping to boost the value of that $1.5 billion bet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2021
Toyota moves to take on Tesla in high-tech auto software
Overseen by a star Silicon Valley engineer, the automaker's Arene system allows new features to be installed in a car's existing hardware over the air.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 12, 2021
World’s top maker of tiny motors has sights on Tesla as EVs gather pace
Although most who use its products don't know its name, Nidec's motors are used in about 85% of the world's hard drives and it controls almost half of the global market for brushless motors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2021
Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person
The jump in Tesla's stock price further inflates a valuation light-years apart from other automakers on numerous metrics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2020
While we're waiting for electric cars to fully charge, how about hybrids?
Investors have run up the stock prices of electric car companies and their valuations far higher than the businesses really warrant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2020
China defies Elon Musk’s warnings and pushes ahead with hydrogen
Chinese officials are promoting the development of hydrogen-powered cars, trucks and buses, with Beijing offering to reward cities that achieve adoption targets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 3, 2020
Honda joins Fiat in paying Tesla for European emissions compliance
Selling regulatory credits to other carmakers has been a boon to Tesla, bringing in almost $1.2 billion of revenue this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 26, 2020
Auto startups chasing Tesla race past red flags to go public
Few firms have products ready to sell or any likelihood of generating significant revenue anytime soon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2020
Renault bolsters electric lineup after squandering sales lead
Renault SA’s promotional blitz for its growing electric lineup may be too late for the maker of Europe’s best-selling EV to stay atop the region’s expanding market for battery-powered cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2020
Tesla's $25,000 car doesn't worry its biggest rivals in China
'We are very happy Tesla came to China because Tesla is just like Apple in the early days, they educate the whole market,' said WM Motor Co. CEO Freeman Shen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2020
The Musk Method: Learn from partners then go it alone
Musk and his team are preparing to outline new steps in Tesla's drive to become a more self-sufficient company less reliant on suppliers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2020
SoftBank bets $3.9 billion on U.S. giants, from Amazon to Tesla
SoftBank is expanding investment activities from private startups to publicly traded equities at a time the biggest technology stocks are near record highs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2020
How Tesla defined a new era for the global auto industry
The firm's practices are at odds with traditional automakers' methods, but are proving popular when measured by sales figures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 20, 2020
Wired for profit: How an obscure Japanese auto supplier is riding out the pandemic
If the motor is the heart of an EV, then coils in turn are the heart of the electric motor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 20, 2020
Tesla boom supercharges stock of world’s biggest EV battery firm
This Asian company has a $124 billion order backlog and a valuation of more than $30 billion.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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