{"id":186878,"date":"2026-05-29T09:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T07:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=186878"},"modified":"2026-05-29T09:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T07:46:13","slug":"japan-has-a-new-ev-brand-but-its-not-really-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/05\/29\/japan-has-a-new-ev-brand-but-its-not-really-japanese\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan heeft een nieuw EV-merk, maar het is niet echt Japans"},"content":{"rendered":"Is de streng bewaakte Japanse kei-automarkt klaar voor een omwenteling? Er is een nieuwkomer in Tokio: het jonge merk EMTA heeft namelijk aangekondigd een graantje mee te willen pikken van de beroemde kleine en betaalbare auto\u2019s in het land. 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