Toyota, Honda, Nissan trail Tesla and BYD in global EV race: report

Japanese 'laggards' lack robust targets and investment plans, ICCT says

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Every automaker has work to do on electric vehicles, but Japan's top players are "laggards," the International Council on Clean Transportation says. © Reuters

EIKI HAYASHI, Nikkei staff writer

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Japanese automakers received the lowest marks on their shift to electric vehicles in a report out Wednesday, trailing leaders Tesla and BYD by wide margins.

Toyota Motor, Honda Motor, Nissan Motor, Mazda Motor and Suzuki Motor were all deemed "laggards" -- the worst of the three grades -- in the overall ranking of the Global Automaker Rating 2022 report from the International Council on Clean Transportation, the U.S.-based nonprofit organization whose research played a key role in the 2015 scandal involving Volkswagen's faked diesel emissions tests.

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