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<b>FUEL-CELL FUTURE:</b> Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe drives Toyota's new commercial fuel-cell vehicle, the Mirai, from his office in Tokyo. <i>Image: AP / Eugene Hoshiko.</i>
<b>FUEL-CELL FUTURE:</b> Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe drives Toyota's new commercial fuel-cell vehicle, the Mirai, from his office in Tokyo. <i>Image: AP / Eugene Hoshiko.</i>

TOKYO, Japan - Japan now has more battery-car plug-in charging point than fuel stations.

The country's No.2 automaker, Nissan, says there are 40 000 plug points - including those at private homes - in Japan compared to 34 000 fuel stations.

Hardly a fair comparison, given that fuel stations each serve hundreds of vehicles a day, but whatever - hence the report continues...

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