script gives you the whole console, including output and control characters. It's a useful tool but might be a little overkill for keeping track of what commands you have run.
I just came back from Japan, and saw very few EVs on the road, just one or two Nissan Leafs. By a wide margin the cars you mostly see on the road there are kei-cars, which are small cars with 660cc engines. They are cheap, tax-advantaged, offer good fuel economy, and are surprisingly roomy. Until there is a good EV kei alternative I don't think EVs will really take off in Japan. Hybrids are pretty common though.
I also saw several mobile charging spots at convenience stores though, which is brilliant, and some larger car parks covered with solar panels. Being able to get charging points at convenient locations using the existing grid, and thus doing away with specific trips to the gas station and fuel distribution logistics will be a huge advantage eventually.
The statistical evidence backs this up: pure electric vehicle sales in Japan are a tiny fraction of total vehicle sales -- less than 1% -- and sales are not growing significantly.
The headline is linkbaity and meant to play on people's unfounded stereotypes of Japan as some sort of environmentally superior Utopian Tomorrowland.
Only about 30,000 plug-in vehicles are sold per year in Japan[1], out of 4.2 million total passenger vehicles sold.[2]
Growth forecasts for plugins are anemic, with even the most optimistic estimates predicting only 50,000 units sold annually by 2023.[3]
I think Japan is at least better than the US environmentally in a number of ways, but a lot of the benefit is squandered away by things like overuse of air conditioning, packaging waste, and industry.
This was true in the first season, but in season two the motor regulations opened up. Teams are now allowed to choose their own motor and gearbox, and there are (I think) about six variations in use. Packaging differences between the motors has led to some variation in rear suspension as well.
Aero, battery, and tires remain standard for all the teams.
It's a crummy product. My homepage is filled with useless crap like word puzzles and simple math equations, I'm inundated with with spam from recruiters, and I get daily connection requests from people I don't know without any explanation of why they want to reach out to me.
It could be a useful network that helps me address professional needs, but they seem to have no interest in building that.
