As of March 31, 2024, around 99.6 percent of mini vehicles in use in Japan were gasoline-powered, illustrating the importance of internal combustion engines in the light motor vehicle segment. Electric mini vehicles represented roughly 0.3 percent of mini vehicles subject to inspection. Various other propellants had numbers too low to be featured and made up combined the missing rest of 0.1 percent.
Distribution of light motor vehicles in use in Japan in 2024, by fuel type
The Road Transport Vehicle Law defines light automobiles built since October 2008 as three- or four-wheeled automobiles with an engine displacement of 660cc or smaller not exceeding 3.4m in length, 2m in height, and 1.48m in width. Older vehicles follow slightly different regulations concerning displacement and size.
Figures may not add up to 100 due to rounding by the source.
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Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization. (April 11, 2024). Distribution of light motor vehicles in use in Japan in 2024, by fuel type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284021/japan-mini-vehicles-in-use-share-by-fuel/
Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization. "Distribution of light motor vehicles in use in Japan in 2024, by fuel type." Chart. April 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284021/japan-mini-vehicles-in-use-share-by-fuel/
Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization. (2024). Distribution of light motor vehicles in use in Japan in 2024, by fuel type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284021/japan-mini-vehicles-in-use-share-by-fuel/
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