Sharp weighs move into EVs 'in a few years': tech chief

Electronics group to work with parent Hon Hai to be part of value chain

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Sharp Chief Technical Officer Mototaka Taneya previews the company's new EV concept model on Sept. 6. (Photo by Kanoko Sakamoto)

KANOKO SAKAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

OSAKA -- Japanese electronics group Sharp is considering a move into electric vehicles "in the next few years" in partnership with Taiwanese parent Hon Hai Precision Industry, Chief Technical Officer Mototaka Taneya said Friday.

"We are going to be somewhere in the value chain" for EVs, Taneya said at a preview of the Sharp Tech-Day event to be held in Tokyo on Sept. 17-18.

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