• deppaotoko@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    “Japanese-based” is a good way to put it. The company is headquartered in Japan, but the cars are made in China and the management is Chinese. Chinese-made cars don’t sell well in Japan, so small Chinese EV manufacturers have started setting up automotive import companies in Japan to sell small Chinese EV buses to Japanese municipalities.

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      1 year ago

      The moment I saw it had an app I assumed it was Chinese.

      There are some JDM EV startups like KG Motors.