Old and new companies jostle for smart EV market

Sony

Japan's Sony Group said it plans to launch a company this spring to enter the EV market. The new company, Sony Mobility Inc "explores a commercial launch" of electric vehicles, Sony chairman and President Kenichiro Yoshida said at a news conference.

Yoshida also unveiled a prototype sport utility vehicles (SUV), the Vision-S 02, which uses the same electric vehicle platform as the previously announced Vision-S 01 coupe that began testing on public roads in Europe from December 2020.