TOKYO, April 6 (Xinhua) — The variety of imported electrical autos (EV) offered in Japan throughout fiscal 2022 jumped 65.0 % from a yr earlier to a report 16,464 items, an industrial group mentioned on Thursday.
The determine represents 6.7 % of the 246,196 imported vehicles offered within the yr ended final month, the Japan Automobile Importers Association mentioned.
Meanwhile, passenger EV gross sales in Japan, together with these made by home carmakers, accounted for simply 2 % of whole automotive gross sales in fiscal 2022, based on knowledge from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association and the Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Association, underscoring the nation’s dependence on gasoline-powered vehicles.
Of the three.61 million passenger vehicles newly offered in Japan, about 77,000 have been EVs, the organizations mentioned, noting that the upper EV share for imported vehicles could replicate the broader number of merchandise supplied by international makers than their Japanese rivals.
Government subsidies prompted extra drivers to show to environment-friendly, all-electric autos, the affiliation added.