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Gifu Prefecture, Not Tokyo, Has Japan's Highest EV Density. Here's Why.
Japan's EV capital isn't its biggest city. Marqstats explains why a prefecture most people haven't heard of leads national EV adoption.
Italy Just Moved EUR 597 Million From Chargers to Car Buyers. Here's Why That's a Bigger Deal Than It Sounds.
A genuine policy trade-off, decided in Rome. Marqstats explains what Italy gave up on chargers to fund cheaper EVs instead.
Same Car, Same Service, 41% Different Price: Germany's Urban-Rural EV Repair Gap
Same car. Same job. A documented 41% price difference. Marqstats explains Germany's urban-rural EV service divide.
Île-de-France's EV Numbers Look Huge. A Third of Them Are Somewhere Else.
A region's EV numbers look dominant on paper. The real story is more spread out than the registration data suggests. Marqstats explains the leasing quirk behind it.
3% of Brazil's Vehicles Are Trucks. They Drink More Than a Third of the Oil.
Heavy trucks are just 3.4% of Brazil's vehicles but drink more than a third of all lubricant volume. Here's the math behind that outsized share.
Germany's Weird Oil-Selling Rule: Sell One Liter, Take One Liter Back
Germany requires anyone who sells lubricant to take back the same amount of used oil. It's a big part of why DIY oil changes barely exist there.
Japan's Tiniest Cars Need Oil Changes Every 2,500 Kilometers
Kei cars are a third of Japan's fleet. Their tiny turbocharged engines need oil changed as often as every 2,500 km. Here's why that actually matters.
22% of New UK Cars Are Electric. Only 5% on the Road Actually Are.
22% of new UK car sales are electric. Only 5% of cars actually on UK roads are. Here's exactly why that gap matters for garages and oil suppliers.
Three Provinces, 94% of Canada's EV Repair Market
Almost all of Canada's EV maintenance demand lives in three provinces. Marqstats explains how that happened and what it means for the rest of the country.
Why a São Paulo Bus Is Worth 33 Private Cars to Brazil's EV Repair Shops
A tiny fraction of Brazil's electric fleet generates an outsized share of its maintenance revenue. Marqstats explains why buses are different.
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