KYOTO, Japan -- GS Yuasa will enter the market for electric-vehicle batteries as early as next year, President Osamu Murao told Nikkei, shifting focus from hybrids to follow the industry's global pivot to fully electric models.
New business launching as soon as 2023 will tap know-how from hybrids

GS Yuasa has made more than 1.4 million lithium-ion batteries since 2009. (Photo by Eisaku Nitta)
KYOTO, Japan -- GS Yuasa will enter the market for electric-vehicle batteries as early as next year, President Osamu Murao told Nikkei, shifting focus from hybrids to follow the industry's global pivot to fully electric models.