The Japanese government is considering reviving the “Eco-point” incentive scheme for environment-friendly home appliances in the winter to encourage power-saving efforts, national policy minister Koichiro Gemba says. The scheme was introduced in May 2009 as part of the government’s economic stimulus package and ended this past March. Consumers who bought eco-friendly home electronics could exchange…
Hector Fratty
Hector Fratty, DrivingVisionNews President and Founder has been for his entire career in automotive lighting. From 1995 to 2006, he was Valeo Lighting Systems’ chief of R&D, managing a staff of 650 engineers and technicians and a budget of over €70m. He holds 20 patents worldwide. In 2008, after 2 years’ consultancy, he initiated the launch of Driving Vision News, a news pipeline dedicated to keeping the lighting and driver assistance community informed of the latest progress and development in the industry. Hector Fratty presides over the highly‐regarded biennial VISION Congress international automotive lighting and driver assistance symposium. Hector Fratty is also a member of the ISAL steering committees.