Tag: Japan
Japan’s One-Seat Micro EV that May Redefine Urban Mobility
KG Motors’ Mibot: A Single-Seat Wonder What has one seat, is narrow enough to fit two side by side on Japan’s narrow streets, and is electric but not like a golf cart? It’s a Mibot. Mibot is a one-passenger micro EV developed by Japanese startup KG Motors. Priced at ¥1 … [continued]
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South Africa’s Changing Automotive Landscape
The first time I ever visited South Africa was in the year 2008. Coming from a much smaller economy, Zimbabwe, the differences were startling. In general, the Zimbabwean auto sector was already being dominated by imports of used vehicles from Japan at that time. The situation was slightly different in … [continued]
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Dyer: Declining fertility worldwide not all bad
In 2014, Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou and his wife paid a fine of $1.2 million for having a third child, which was against the law.
Donald Trump’s newest trade deals stoke fears for Canadian auto sector
Auto industry analysts and labour leaders on both sides of the border have warned the two new U.S. trade frameworks with the European Union and Japan are ominous for the Canadian auto industry – and even problematic for the U.S. Both agreements announced over the past week will impose a 15-per-cent tariff on imported vehicles […]
London discus star Julia Tunks eyes shot at reclaiming national title
Back in the spring, Julia Tunks made the longest-standing record in Canadian track and field obsolete. This week in Ottawa, the 19-year-old London Western track and field club member will try to get back the national senior women’s discus title. Tunks threw a career-best 62.95 metres in April at Mullican Field in Ramona, Okla., to […]