Toyota, Mazda, Subaru To Develop New Engines In Hybrid Push

Toyota Motor Corp., Mazda Motor Corp., and Subaru Corp. will each develop engines to enhance the performance of their electric vehicles (EVs), including hybrid and plug-in hybrid models, as part of efforts to increase the competitiveness of their gasoline-electric line-ups, Kyodo News reported.

The smaller, more efficient engines with higher output than existing models will enable vehicles to carry more batteries and emit less carbon dioxide. I Photo: Toyota

With the shared goal of achieving carbon neutrality, the three Japanese automakers aim to develop smaller, more efficient engines with higher output than existing models while also collaborating on the use of carbon-neutral fuels, they said.

Such engines will enable vehicles to carry more batteries and emit less carbon dioxide, allowing them to operate like EVs most of the time while providing engine power for long-distance travel, they said.

"We will develop engines that perfectly fit the era of electrification," Toyota CEO Koji Sato said at a joint press conference.

"As technologies for all-electric vehicles advance, we need to think about plug-in hybrid vehicles that center around electric power rather than internal combustion engines," he said, Mainichi Japan also reported.