Toyota and three other Japanese automakers together with a power utility have set up a group to promote electric vehicles by standardizing recharging machines and marketing the technology abroad.
Get out the volt: Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko (left) and Nissan Motors Co. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga walk past a model of a recharging machine at a Monday news conference in Tokyo. AP PHOTO
Representatives of Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co., Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Fuji Heavy Industries and Tokyo Electric Power Co. gathered at a Tokyo hotel Monday to announce the association, which includes about 160 businesses, some of them foreign, and government organizations.
The officials said the time may have arrived for electric vehicles to really take off not only in Japan but also around the world as concerns grow about emissions and dependence on oil. But the main hurdles that need to be overcome are better battery technology, costs and having recharging stations in convenient locations.
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Source: japantimes.co.jp
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