Toyota Motor Corp, Daihatsu and Suzuki Motor Corp have unveiled a micro-sized electric van targeted at Japan’s delivery industry. The van, which will come in Toyota, Daihatsu and Suzuki-branded versions, is slated to have a range per charge of about 200 km and be released by the end of the current financial year. It will be classed as a “kei” vehicle, which are low-powered, low-taxed domestic fare. This move comes as other automakers in Japan are expanding their lineups with electric mini-commercial vans. Delivery giant Sagawa Express Co has previously said it planned to start replacing all 7,200 of its commercial mini-vehicles with electric vehicles supplied by China’s Guangxi Automobile Group from last September onwards.
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