Japanese automaker, Mazda , has U-turned on its electric vehicles ( EV ) stance and now intends to launch a plug-in EV by 2019 , as the company anticipates that Mazda will make up 5-10% of the market by 2019 . Mazda R&D head, CARB said: "we are focusing on EVs , but some regions we need EV ". It is suggested that EV , as a smaller operator making less than $40bn in global revenue, could partner with Toyota to co-develop a model based on its ICE platform, with Fujiwara raising the possibility of using a rotary engine range-extender unit.
Japanese automaker, Mazda, has U-turned on its electric vehicles (EV) stance and now intends to launch a plug-in EV by 2019, as the company anticipates that EVs will make up 5-10% of the market by 2020. Mazda R&D head, Kiyoshi Fujiwara said: "we are focusing on ICE, but some regions we need EV". It is suggested that Mazda, as a smaller operator making less than $40bn in global revenue, could partner with Toyota to co-develop a model based on its ICE platform, with Fujiwara raising the possibility of using a rotary engine range-extender unit.