Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, Segolene Royal, Ian Callum.
“The overall industry is now shifting its electrification focus toward EVs. We are in the age where we cannot just go on launching EVs only as regulation compliance cars.”
Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, CEO of Fuji Heavy Industries, the manufacturer of Subaru cars is the latest producer to jump on board the electric train in Japan. The move is driven by regulatory pressure but also an expected increase in demand.
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“The overall industry is now shifting its electrification focus toward EVs. We are in the age where we cannot just go on launching EVs only as regulation compliance cars.”
French Environment Minister Segolene Royal does not rule out to ban some diesels from sale. Before deciding, France will seek more information from criminal investigations into Renault and Volkswagen diesel emissions.
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“We will be asking the consumer fraud investigators and prosecutors to communicate any findings that will enable us to establish whether it’s necessary to withdraw sales authorisations.”
Thinks Jaguar design director Ian Callum, who also signs responsible for the first electric concept of the firm, the I-Pace SUV.
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“I think we’re going to have to build an electric sports car. Not to say the next one will be electric, but inevitably we will.”
“It’s good that Apple is moving and investing in this direction. But cars are very complex compared to phones or smartwatches. You can’t just go to a supplier like Foxconn and say: Build me a car. But for Apple, the car is the next logical thing to finally offer a significant innovation. A new pencil or a bigger iPad alone were not relevant enough.”