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>You'd otherwise think Japan would love the transfer to EV due to huge and dense cities coupled with good availability to electricity unlike petrol which is imported.
Big problem is, Japan's national domestic user (i.e. not industrial) grid is absolutely shit. As much as Europeans meme on US folks for not having easy home access to three-phase, Japan is worse. There's a reason why kerosene heaters remain popular, despite kerosene being imported.
You'd think those far-infrared radiant panels would be super popular, on account of their power and efficiency, but apparently they're not particularly well-known compared to other countries.