Tag: Japan
Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — January 2026
Big Players down, Hot Startups up Plugin vehicle registrations were down 6% year over year (YoY) in January, ending the month close to 1.2 million units. Both BEVs (-4% YoY) and PHEVs (-8%) had sales drops. This is a rare occasion where plugin sales are down in both powertrains, but … [continued]
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Nuclear Reactor Restart in Japan Will Likely Displace Natural Gas Electricity Generation
On February 9, 2026, Japan restarted Unit 6 of its largest nuclear power plant, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station in Niigata Prefecture, which was shut down following the 2011 Fukushima tsunami and nuclear accident. As the reactor returns to full operations, the resulting increase in nuclear generation is likely to … [continued]
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Wayve Attracts Fresh Investments From NVIDIA, Microsoft, Uber, & Mercedes
UK autonomous driving startup Wayve just added about $1.5 billion to its investment stack as it works toward full autonomy.
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Space Solar Power Will Inevitably Trump Trump’s War On Solar Power
The space solar field is emerging from science fiction to fact, regardless of US energy policy favoring fossil fuels.
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A nuclear shift buoyed by billions, and the waters of the Great Lakes
Restarting an aging reactor and building next-generation modular plants on the shores of the world’s largest freshwater system.
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