Nov 18, 2024 – 5.12pm

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Japan’s car makers, once a disruptive force in global markets, have been wrong-footed in the race to tap growing global demand for electric vehicles.

With take-up for alternatives to the internal combustion engine slow in its domestic market, Toyota’s early bet on hybrid technology, while profitable, has left it trailing in pure EV development.

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