TOKYO (Reuters): Japan’s Mazda Motor Corp will introduce 13 electric car models by about 2025, including hybrids and plug-in hybrids, the automaker said on Thursday, as it looks to electrify all vehicles by 2030.
The roll-out of three hybrids, five plug-in hybrids, and three electric vehicles (EVs) will start next year, focusing mainly on Japan, Europe, the United States, China, and ASEAN markets, the company said in a statement.
The models will use Mazda’s Skyactiv multi-solution scalable architecture, and the Toyota Motor Corp’shybrid system will be incorporated into some. In May, Mazda said all vehicles it produced by 2030 would incorporate electrification, ramping up the battery-EV ratio to 25 percent from a previously announced figure of 5 percent.
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Mazda also said it would develop a scalable platform specifically for EVs and planned for several models between 2025 and 2030. The carmaker will carry out EV development independently, while using basic technologies jointly created by Mazda, Toyota, and Denso Corp, its senior managing executive officer, Ichiro Hirose, told reporters on Thursday.
Separately, Mazda said it would introduce its driving-assistance co-pilot system on large-size chassis cars from next year. This will switch to automated driving to pull over or stop cars upon detecting that a driver is incapacitated by a sudden change in physical condition.
