With a series of new entrants to EV = electric vehicles worldwide, Idemitsu Kosan, a major oil wholesaler, has decided to start producing small EVs and sharing services in Japan.
Idemitsu will embark on a small EV business in collaboration with Tajima Motor Corporation, which develops racing cars and manufactures EVs.
The car is a four-seater car with a total length of 2.5 meters and a width of 1.3 meters.
Next year, it plans to start sales and sharing services at affiliated gas stations nationwide.
With the government setting a goal of converting all new car sales to electric vehicles such as hybrid vehicles and EVs in the mid-2030s, the demand for gasoline is expected to decline in the future, and Idemitsu will handle the EV business itself as a new source of revenue. I want to do it.
Shunichi Kito, president of Idemitsu Kosan, said at an online press conference, "There is no doubt that the energy shift will be severe. We will strive to transform the future while achieving a stable supply of existing energy. From various angles for EVs. I want to work on it. "
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Nobuhiro Tajima, president of Tajima Motor, said, "We want to make use of the know-how we have cultivated so far to realize low-priced vehicles in the shortest possible time."