Global Mobility Summit: Suzuki Motor Corp to start road test of electric vehicles next month, says chairman
FirstpostOsamu Suzuki said the company has decided to launch EV in India around 2020 in cooperation with Toyota Motor Corporation. New Delhi: Japanese auto major Suzuki Motor Corporation plans to start road tests of its electric vehicles in India next month as a precursor to launch of EV in 2020, its chairman Osamu Suzuki said on Friday. “I am pleased to announce today that we will start road running a test using a fleet of 50 EV prototype vehicles in India from next month for developing safe and easy-to-use EV for Indian customers in line with Indian climatic and traffic conditions,” Osamu Suzuki said at the Global Mobility Summit ‘MOVE’ here. Toyota Motor Corporation CEO Takeshi Uchiyamada said the company will make efforts for electrification of its vehicles in India, for which it is working with Suzuki to introduce EVs in the country.