Honda's President and CEO Takahiro Hachigo poses next to the Honda e electric car and Honda Benly electric scooter during the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2019. REUTERS
TOKYO: As global automakers race to put long-range electric vehicles on highways amid stricter emission laws, Japanese rivals are taking a niche approach and steering towards cheaper, pint-sized runabouts to make costly battery technology more accessible.
At the Tokyo Motor Show that starts on Thursday, Toyota Motor, Nissan and others are due to show prototypes of one- and two-seater electric vehicles (EVs) designed for short distances with limited top speeds.
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