Yueyue Global (2021.08.16)
Japanese and Chinese companies compete for pure electric trucks
Hino will launch the pure electric truck "DUTRO Z EV" in the summer of 2022. Isuzu is also advancing the pure electric vehicle verification test of the truck "elf", which is scheduled to be launched on the market in 2022. Regarding pure electric trucks, in Japan, Mitsubishi Fuso Trucks and Buses launched the "eCanter" in 2017. With Hino and Isuzu's involvement, large manufacturers have joined forces to make their debut.
In the cost of pure electric vehicles, the cost of batteries is 3-5% for passenger cars. In order to transport heavier cargo, trucks need more batteries to ensure a range for commercial use. Previously, small trucks reached more than 4 million yen due to differences in load capacity. The All Japan Truck Association stated that "the price of vehicles (pure electric vehicles of Japanese companies) is about twice that of conventional vehicles. It is difficult to spread without a subsidy system."
charging is also a bottleneck. Take Mitsubishi Fuso's eCanter as an example, fast charging takes up to 1.5 hours, and normal charging takes 11 hours.
In addition, Chinese-made commercial pure electric vehicles with lower prices have also appeared, and competition will become increasingly fierce.
Japanese logistics company SG Holdings will use 7,200 light pure electric vehicles of China Guangxi Automobile Group, which are scheduled to be delivered in September 2022. Strive to lower the price of 1.3 million to 1.5 million yen (approximately RMB 77,000 to 88,000) for traditional cars. Although there are differences between light commercial vehicles and small trucks, under the background that pure electric vehicles manufactured in China have begun to be supplied at the same price as traditional vehicles, the price of two times that of traditional vehicles has become a disadvantage for Japanese companies.
On the other hand, if electrification in specific areas such as express delivery is regarded as the trump card, Chinese companies and emerging manufacturers have room to get involved. Sanshiro Fukao, a senior researcher at ITOCHU Research Institute, pointed out that "the number of emerging companies involved in sensitively grasping customer needs may increase." Around the difficult electrification of commercial vehicles,Competition will become increasingly fierce.
survey found that less than a quarter of British companies plan to raise wages to attract new employees
The Guardian reported on the 16th that a report released by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) showed that After the pandemic restrictions are relaxed, less than a quarter of British companies that have difficulty recruiting employees plan to raise wages to attract new employees.
Research shows that the recruitment confidence of British employers has reached the highest point in nine years. A quarterly survey involving more than 2,000 employers and covering all sectors of the economy found that 69% of employers plan to hire new employees in the coming weeks, compared with 49% in the same period last year.
However, when job vacancies appear in the most common industries such as hotels and healthcare and are difficult to fill, only 23% of employers said they would raise wages; 44% of employers said they would improve the skills of existing employees; 26% of employers intend to hire more apprentices; 14% of employers said they would not do anything; 9% of employers said they would introduce or increase automation.
CIPD’s labor market outlook survey shows that employers’ salary intentions are not higher than the pre-coronavirus levels. The report shows that employers’ expected median value of basic salary settlement remained at 2% of the previous quarter, which was 1% for four consecutive quarters. The
report also found that 81% of employers plan to conduct a salary review between now and June 2022. Among them, 33% of employers expect salary increases; 12% of employers expect a freeze; 1% of employers expect a pay cut; 37% of employers say it’s “hard to tell”; 17% of employers say they don’t know.
CIPD labor market economist Jonathan Boys, representing human resources professionals, said that if recruitment challenges continue, some employers may further raise wages, but the company will also look for other ways to attract new employees.
Google and Facebook participate in the investment submarine cable connects Singapore to Japan
Lianhe Zaobao reported on the 16th,Google and Facebook will participate in investing in a new submarine cable that will connect Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines to Taiwan and Japan.
The submarine cable project is called Apricot. When completed in 2024, it will help meet the market's demand for broadband connections and 5G wireless connections.
In March of this year, Facebook announced its participation in two pan-Pacific submarine cables connecting Singapore to the West Coast of the United States, one is Bifrost and the other is Echo. Google also participated in Echo.
Google said that Echo and Apricot will complement each other to improve the resilience of Google Cloud and the company's other digital services. Facebook said that Apricot will initially have a capacity of more than 190 terabits per second.
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Taliban People entering the Afghan capital lined up to withdraw money outside the bank
Local time August 15, 2021, the Afghan capital Kabul officially entered, People line up outside the bank to withdraw money in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
(This article is compiled from the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the Guardian, and Lianhe Zaobao)
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