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

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 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 ...

In the Japanese ultra-compact, limited-power "kei car" category ... said on Friday it would introduce the cheapest compact electric car in Japan, to penetrate a market dominated by local giants ...

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 ...

In the Japanese ultra-compact, limited-power “kei car” category ... re-entered Japan’s passenger car market in 2022 with only electric and fuel cell vehicles, after exiting in 2009 due to low sales in ...

Hydrogen has been battling to find a platform in the renewable fuel battle, though it seems destined to fail to catch on in the US.

When new, the electric cycle cost between $55,000 and ... With a 25-year rolling ban on gray-market imports into the U.S., kei cars like the 1997 Daihatsu can be registered and driven in most ...