Japan's Ministry of Environment has issued a grant decision funding a subsidy program for slow-speed electric vehicles, and the nonprofit that administers it, an organization coordinating regional circular-economy partnerships, has reopened applications for a second round under the program.
The subsidy targets what the program calls green slow mobility: electric vehicles that travel under 20 kilometers per hour on public roads, deployed to provide small-scale local transport services rather than mainline transit. Its definition of the vehicle class links directly to guidance published by Japan's transport ministry. The stated purpose is to decarbonize regional transport while addressing local transport problems at the same time.
Financing for the program flows from the Environment Ministry's broader subsidy for carbon dioxide emission-reduction measures, specifically the portion earmarked for regional public transport and the shift toward decarbonization. The administering association received its funding decision from the ministry before opening this second call for applicants.
The listing excerpt reviewed for this article does not specify a funding rate, an application deadline, or which industries and organizations qualify to apply. Municipalities, transit operators, or facility managers interested in a green slow mobility project should check the current jGrants listing directly for those terms before budgeting.