As the development of EVs = electric vehicles accelerates around the world, Suzuki, which focuses on mini vehicles, has announced that it will take the lead in developing EVs in the field of commercial vehicles within the next few years.
This was revealed by Suzuki President Toshihiro Suzuki in an interview with NHK.
In this, President Suzuki clarified the policy of developing an EV based on "Every", which will be sold as a commercial vehicle within the next few years, in order to respond to the rapidly advancing electrification of vehicles in the world. I made it.
Suzuki plans to accumulate various data and technologies through EVs for commercial vehicles and connect them to EVs of the size of light vehicles for the general public, and this is the first time Suzuki has clarified a concrete development policy.
President Suzuki said, "Because we cannot make the perfect one from the beginning, we will first make it and use it to raise issues. We will proceed with efforts to find a better EV through trial and error as to what kind of improvement can be made." ..
Suzuki's main business is mini vehicles, which account for about 40% of new vehicle sales in Japan, and the focus will be on whether the shift to EVs will progress in this field as well.