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> Japan hasnt innovated in 30 years. Nissan has been leading electric vehicle commercialization for a couple decades now. They made and sold the first commerci
by dangrossman 8y ago
> Japan hasnt innovated in 30 years.
Nissan has been leading electric vehicle commercialization for a couple decades now. They made and sold the first commercial li-ion pure electric cars in the US in the '90s, and hundreds of thousands of Nissan Leafs around the world. They're also largely responsible for the largest electric car fast-charging network in the world, the CHAdeMO standard, which has over 18000 public charging points in 51 countries on 5 continents. They've replicated their supply chain and production facilities for in-house EV battery packs, electric motors and EV vehicle production on 3 continents now (JP, US, EU). And their Nissan ProPilot driver assistance system, that can self-drive on well-marked roads today, promises door-to-destination self-driving by 2020.
- mkirklions 8y agoAs clarification, every company has 'innovated', but its obvious the differences between Japanese companies and the rest of the industry. That is a very large scale 'car' innovation. At the component level, they are using the same stuff as decades ago. Maybe that is okay, but other companies dont do this.