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Agreement reached to standardize swappable batteries for electric motorcycles

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The Swappable Battery Consortium for Electric Motorcycles has reached an agreement to standardize swappable batteries and replacement systems, allowing battery sharing and paving the way for increased adoption of electric motorcycles in Japan. Suzuki Motor Corporation and Yamaha Motor Co., Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.,

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Japanese automakers develop electric van to compete in EV market

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Toyota is showing its commitment to electric vehicle development by partnering with its Japanese rivals, Suzuki Motor Corp. The three Japanese automakers plan to develop battery electric mini-commercial vans. The battery electric van also uses Toyota’s electrification technology. and Daihatsu Motor Co.,

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Maruti Suzuki Delivers 10 SX4 Hybrids and 4 Eeco Charge Electric Concepts for Commonwealth Games

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Maruti Suzuki, India’s car market leader, recently provided 10 SX4 Hybrid and 4 Eeco Charge EV concepts for the use at the Commonwealth Games , running in Delhi 3-14 October. The hybrid system used in the SX4 Hybrid features an electric motor and twin clutch arrangement with Lithium-ion battery technology. SX4 Hybrid.

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Why Hybrids are gaining momentum amid EV frenzy | Autocar Professional

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The hybrid vehicles — dual powered by a petrol engine and an electric motor — are gathering strong traction amongst SUV buyers versus all electric battery-operated passenger vehicles. Already, about a fifth of the Grand Vitaras sold by Maruti Suzuki are powered by a hybrid powertrain. In the US, hybrid vehicles accounted for 8.3

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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The positive results came as a result of more electrified vehicles from Mercedes (+44%), Volkswagen (+240%), BMW (+15%), Hyundai (+25%), Volvo (+79%), and Suzuki, among others. Contrary to the trend in 2019, the growth was not driven by Tesla. 29f21c0cbca83138705c33c58e16f247. >.

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Compact Commercial Vehicle Makers Share Common Platform for Mini-Van BEV

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Japanese car makers Daihatsu, Suzuki, and Toyota came together to launch a single platform mini-commercial van battery electric prototypes at the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) exhibit which ran along with the G7 Hiroshima Summit.