Suzuki announces technology strategy for 10 years ahead

Suzuki Motor Corporation recently announced its technological strategy for the next decade. According to a company statement, the Japanese carmaker would develop “technology that minimizes energy consumption” from manufacture to recycling, with the goal of achieving a carbon-neutral world while providing people all over the world with the joy of transportation.

Suzuki has a long history of creating environmentally friendly vehicles and the company’s objective is to reduce weight and they have taken on this challenge.

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Suzuki will develop electric vehicles that reduce energy consumption by combining components that embody “Sho-Sho-KeiTan-Bi” such as a small and efficient electric unit and a small and light battery, with the goal of providing the customers with the most energy-efficient electric vehicles based on the renewal energy ratio and usage conditions in each country and region.

In 2023, the company developed a high-efficiency engine (the Z12E Engine) that focuses on better combustion, which is at the core of internal combustion engines and obtained a maximum thermal efficiency of 40%. The company plan to introduce this highly efficient engine worldwide in the future and reduce energy consumption by carbon-neutral fuel and next-generation hybrids.