The electric versions of the Daihatsu Hijet, Toyota Pixis Van, and Suzuki Every will have around 200 km (124 miles) of range ...

But what happens when Japan’s best selling kei car turns electric? Electric cars are known for their struggles with range, heavy batteries, and expensive price tag. Kei cars are faced with the ...

Car weight has become a big issue with the rise of EVs, but Japanese kei cars have had the problem solved for years. These ...

The collaboration agreement announced this week by Renault-Nissan Alliance and Mitsubishi will include the co-development of an electric vehicle based on the tiny "kei car" compact platform.

Subaru's electric kei car, the Stella plug-in, is about to be introduced at the G8 summit in Hokkaido. When the initial release went out, it was said that five cars would be built, four of which ...

The launch of the new model comes as Japan’s second-biggest automaker by volume separately plans to start selling an electric kei passenger car next year. Honda is a powerhouse in Japan’s ...

VW forced the cancellation of an auction featuring a modified Daihatsu kei van on Cars & Bids ... Buzz, its $70,000 electric Microbus reboot with a touch over 200 miles of range, built almost ...

There’s the HongGuang MINI, already a market leader in China, the Nissan Sakura, an electric Kei car from Japan. Another Chinese contender, the BYD Seagull, might fit the bill. Nissan declined ...

The Japan launch of the Hyundai Inster follows attempts by Tesla and other foreign brands to enter a country seeing a slow take-up of EVs. With the Inster, Hyundai will take a low-price strategy akin ...

Sometimes democracy works and the people’s voices are heard. The Colorado DMV is seemingly backing down from its proposed Kei car ban just days after word of it began spreading. “Please be ...