environmental regulations and customer needs in each European country .
In India , Suzuki will introduce the SUV battery EV announced at the Auto Expo 2023 in FY2024 , with six models to be launched by FY2030 . To provide a full range of products and services , Suzuki will provide not only battery EVs but also carbon neutral internal combustion engine vehicles that use CNG , biogas , and ethanol mixed fuels .
Battery EV introduction plan
Region |
Time of Introduction Forecast by FY2030 |
|
|
No . of models Battery EV ratio |
Japan |
FY2023 6 |
20 % |
Europe |
FY2024 5 |
80 % |
India |
FY2024 6 |
15 % |
Motorcycles
For small and mid-sized motorcycles , which are used for daily transportation such as commuting to work , school or shopping , Suzuki will introduce a battery EV in FY2024 . It plans to launch eight models by FY2030 with a battery EV ratio of 25 %. For large motorcycles for leisure purposes , Suzuki is considering adopting carbon neutral fuels .
Outboard motors
For small outboard motors that are often used in lakes and rivers , Suzuki will introduce battery EVs in FY2024 . It plans to launch 5 models by FY2030 with a battery EV ratio of 5 %. For large outboard motors used in the ocean , Suzuki is considering adopting carbon neutral fuels .
New electric mobility
Suzuki has proposed a variety of electric mobility options , including the electro senior vehicle , which is a new mode of transportation for people who have voluntarily returned their driver ’ s licenses , the KUPO , which is an evolution of the senior vehicles , and the Mobile Mover *, a multi-purpose robotic dolly being developed in collaboration with M2 Labo . Suzuki will take on the challenge of small mobility which supports our lives in new market segments created by the diversification of customer needs and changes in the environment .
* Mobile Mover is a registered trademark of M2 Labo .
Manufacturing
Suzuki will challenge to achieve carbon neutrality of domestic plants in FY2035 .
Suzuki smart factory creation
Suzuki is promoting the Suzuki Smart Factory Creation by drawing out how manufacturing should be in 2030 , so that it continues to become a company that secures people ’ s means of mobility worldwide . By combining Suzuki ’ s principle of manufacturing ‘ Sho-Sho-Kei- Tan-Bi ( Smaller , Fewer , Lighter , Shorter , Beauty )’ with digitalisation , it will optimise , minimise , and simplify the flow of data , things , and energy . Through these initiatives , it will become lean and tackle for carbon neutrality .
Initiatives by domestic plants
At the Kosai plant , which is Suzuki ’ s largest production hub in Japan , efforts are made to reduce CO2 emission of painting facilities by 30 % through renewal of painting facilities and improvement of painting technologies for efficient and optimal use of energy . The plant also produces green hydrogen from renewable energies including solar power generation . The hydrogen is utilised for verification test of fuel cell transporter , which started from the end of 2022 .
At the Hamamatsu plant , which is the motorcycle production hub , through reduction of energy use and conversion into renewable energy including the expansion of solar power generation facilities , the plant will now target to achieve carbon neutrality in FY2027 , earlier than its initial target of FY2030 . By utilising the know how earned at the Hamamatsu plant to other plants , Suzki will make initiatives to achieve carbon neutrality of all domestic plants in FY2035 .
Biogas business in India While Suzuki expects the Indian market to grow toward FY2030 , it also expects that an increase in total CO2 emissions is unavoidable , regardless of reduction in CO2 emission from products . Suzuki will challenge to strike a balance between increasing sales units and reducing total CO2 emissions . Suzuki ’ s unique initiative to tackle this challenge is the biogas business , in which biogas derived from cow dung , which are dairy wastes that can be seen mainly in India ’ s rural area , will be produced and supplied . This biogas can be used for Suzuki ’ s CNG models that account for approximately 70 % of CNG car market in India .
Suzuki signed an MoU with the Indian government agency National Dairy Development Board and Banas Dairy , Asia ’ s largest dairy manufacturer , to conduct verification of biogas . Suzui has also invested in Fujisan Asagiri Biomass LLC . that makes power generation from biogas derived from cow dung in Japan , and are beginning its study . Suzuki believes that the biogas
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