China's BYD Will Strike At The Heart Of Japan's Car Market

China's BYD Will Strike At The Heart Of Japan's Car Market

Today on Critical Materials: China is coming for Japan's kei cars, Uber plays a pivotal role in Tesla vs Waymo robotaxi battle and electric semis target diesel.

China’s BYD Will Strike At The Heart Of Japan’s Car Market

Japan’s kei cars are the cutest vehicles on the road. I mean, just look at them. Could you picture a more perfect people mover if you tried? No, you can’t, and I’m not taking notes on that. They’re perfect. I know that, Japan knows that and apparently China does too—becuase EV giant BYD has its eyes set on the kei market. Welcome back to Critical Materials, your daily roundup for all things electric and tech in the automotive space. On today’s d…