Japan to get Electric Catbuses This Year

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Ghibli Park to Install Electric Catbuses This Year

One of the biggest attractions at the newly opened Ghibli Park are the Catbus displays of My Neighbor Totoro fame (pictured top-right). But the park isn't content with just creating stationary Catbuses—its next step is to implement electric Catbuses that can transport people around the park in an environmentally friendly way.

The Ghibli Park announced at a press conference last Thursday that it plans to install five low-speed electric vehicles dressed up as Catbuses in 2023. The vehicles will be based on an existing Toyota model.

Aichi Governor Hideaki Ōmura commented: "When the Catbus vehicles come to fruition, they will add another big appeal to the park."