Commencement of 'Okazaki Public EV Share' Operations
Okazaki City, alongside a consortium including NTT Business Solutions, will convert 68 official vehicles to EVs and launch 'Okazaki Public EV Share' to reduce CO2 emissions.
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Okazaki City *1, NTT Business Solutions Corporation *2, Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, Limited *3, Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service Company, Limited *4, REXEV Inc. *5, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation *6 will gradually switch 68 official vehicles owned by Okazaki City to electric vehicles (hereinafter 'EVs') as part of their efforts to realize a zero-carbon city, and will commence operations of an EV car-sharing service 'Okazaki Public EV Share' (hereinafter 'this Project'), making two of them available for citizens and tourists to use.
This Project will be implemented through the EV car-sharing service 'N.mobi' *7.
*1. Okazaki City (Mayor: Yasuhiro Uchida)
*2. NTT Business Solutions Corporation (President and Representative Director: Hidenori Kigami)
*3. Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, Limited (President and Representative Director: Tetsuro Imaeda)
*4. Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service Company, Limited (President and Representative Director: Koji Aso)
*5. REXEV Inc. (President and Representative Director: Ken Watanabe)
*6. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO: Takao Kato)
*7. 'N.mobi' is an EV car-sharing service operated by NTT Business Solutions Corporation. N.mobi website: https://www.nttbizsol.jp/nmobi/
1. Background and Objectives
Okazaki City (Co-proposers: Aichi Prefecture and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation) was selected as a '2nd Leading Decarbonization Area' in November 2022 and is advancing efforts toward realizing a '2050 Zero Carbon City'. *8
As part of this, the city will electrify 68 official vehicles and implement this Project, which allows citizens and tourists to use them for shopping and sightseeing after business hours on weekdays and on holidays.
The EVs to be introduced are assumed to be operated entirely on electricity from renewable energy sources, and are expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 80.7 tons annually compared to conventional gasoline vehicles. Furthermore, through this Project, the aim is to promote the popularization of EVs, reduce the environmental burden by permeating the sharing economy, diversify means of transportation, and make effective use of official vehicles.
*8. Leading Decarbonization Area 'What to do about decarbonization? Town development of energy saving, creation, storage, and adjustment starting from the Okazaki castle town' Okazaki City Website: https://www.city.okazaki.lg.jp/1550/1564/3512/p037111.htm
2. Overview of this Project
(1) Operation Start Date
2026
This Project will be implemented through the EV car-sharing service 'N.mobi' *7.
*1. Okazaki City (Mayor: Yasuhiro Uchida)
*2. NTT Business Solutions Corporation (President and Representative Director: Hidenori Kigami)
*3. Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, Limited (President and Representative Director: Tetsuro Imaeda)
*4. Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service Company, Limited (President and Representative Director: Koji Aso)
*5. REXEV Inc. (President and Representative Director: Ken Watanabe)
*6. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO: Takao Kato)
*7. 'N.mobi' is an EV car-sharing service operated by NTT Business Solutions Corporation. N.mobi website: https://www.nttbizsol.jp/nmobi/
1. Background and Objectives
Okazaki City (Co-proposers: Aichi Prefecture and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation) was selected as a '2nd Leading Decarbonization Area' in November 2022 and is advancing efforts toward realizing a '2050 Zero Carbon City'. *8
As part of this, the city will electrify 68 official vehicles and implement this Project, which allows citizens and tourists to use them for shopping and sightseeing after business hours on weekdays and on holidays.
The EVs to be introduced are assumed to be operated entirely on electricity from renewable energy sources, and are expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 80.7 tons annually compared to conventional gasoline vehicles. Furthermore, through this Project, the aim is to promote the popularization of EVs, reduce the environmental burden by permeating the sharing economy, diversify means of transportation, and make effective use of official vehicles.
*8. Leading Decarbonization Area 'What to do about decarbonization? Town development of energy saving, creation, storage, and adjustment starting from the Okazaki castle town' Okazaki City Website: https://www.city.okazaki.lg.jp/1550/1564/3512/p037111.htm
2. Overview of this Project
(1) Operation Start Date
2026