Three of Japan's biggest car makers have shunned electric vehicles and vowed to achieve carbon neutrality by developing cleaner internal combustion engines (ICE).
Toyota, Mazda and Subaru announced in Tokyo this week they will commit to bringing to market smaller engines as well as utilise hybrid technology and adopt green biofuels to lower vehicle emissions.
All three manufacturers have been reluctant to join the battery car arms race currently in motion in China and Europe. And their latest announcement shows a willing to double down on a strategy involving selling more than just EVs in the future.
Subaru's CEO Atsushi Osaki, Toyota's CEO Koji Sato and Mazda's CEO Masahiro Moro says the three car companies have joined forces to develop new compact internal combustion engines in a bid to achieve carbon neutrality without relying solely on EVs
Toyota's event, hosted alongside Mazda and Subaru Motor, showcased its in-development 1.5-litre and 2.0-litre engines, which it says with significantly reduced volume and height versus existing powerplants.
'With these engines, each of the three companies will aim to optimise integration with motors, batteries, and other electric drive units,' they said in a joint statement.
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