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Mon, Mar 22, 2021 page7 Why Japan’s big automakers could be facing an electric shock The rapid development of battery-only cars is eclipsing gasoline-powered vehicles and even hybrids, leaving Japanese automakers racing to catch up By Martin Farrer / The Guardian Japan’s traditional automakers need to raise their game in the race to develop pure, battery-driven electric vehicles (EVs) or risk being left behind by Chinese, US and European producers, analysts say. Despite dominating auto production in Asia for decades, Japan’s big players have been slow to fully develop the battery-only technology that is eclipsing hybrids as the most likely...
