Sony Explores Electric Car Business, Presents New Vehicle Model

2022-01-09

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  • Japan's Sony Group says it plans to launch a company this spring to explore entering the electric vehicle (EV) market.
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  • Sony's president and chairman, Kenichiro Yoshida, announced the plans Wednesday in the United States.
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  • He was speaking at the start of the CES technology conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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  • The new company, called Sony Mobility Inc., also aims "to make the best use of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics technologies," Sony said in a statement.
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  • It will seek to "help realize a world where everyone can live in harmony with robots on a daily basis," the statement added.
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  • Sony said its imaging, sensing and entertainment technologies put the company in a good position "to redefine mobility," Yoshida said.
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  • Such technologies are expected to play an important part in the operations of self-driving vehicles.
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  • During his presentation, Yoshida introduced a new electric vehicle model, called the VISION-S 02.
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  • He said the vehicle is based on the same technology as the VISION-S 01, a model presented at the CES conference in 2020.
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  • Sony said it started road testing the VISION-S 01 in Europe in December 2020.
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  • And it has carried out tests on the vehicle's imaging, sensing and safety systems.
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  • The company has the same plans for its VISION-S 02.
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  • Yoshida told reporters the company sees mobility as an "entertainment space" where passengers can choose individualized entertainment and connect using 5G.
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  • 5G is the next generation of high-speed wireless technology.
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  • Many large automobile manufacturers worldwide are investing heavily in electric vehicle technology.
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  • American-based electric car maker Tesla has risen to become the world's most valuable automobile company.
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  • In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation announced in December it planned to invest $70 billion to electrify its automobiles by 2030.
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  • Many investors also expect iPhone maker Apple to launch an electric vehicle within the next few years.
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  • Meanwhile, a U.S. company based in Michigan said this week that it had tested a version of a new battery.
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  • The device was able to power a vehicle for 1,210 kilometers on a single charge.
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  • The test was carried out in a Tesla Model S vehicle.
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  • The company, Our Next Energy (ONE), says it plans to begin producing batteries with a similar ability by late 2023.
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  • ONE's chief executive, Mujeeb Ijaz, told Reuters news agency,
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  • "We plan to build (batteries) in North America, and believe it can be done economically."
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  • The company has worked to develop a long-distance battery that uses safer and more sustainable materials.
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  • The batteries are designed to contain more energy in a smaller, less costly space.
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  • Ijaz has 30 years of industry experience in developing battery systems for electric cars.
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  • He formerly led such projects for Apple and battery maker A123 Systems.
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  • He said the company aims to remove in-demand metals such as nickel and cobalt from its batteries, without losing energy density.
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  • "We aim to re-invent battery chemistry as well as the cell architecture" to be able to reach 1,210 kilometers of distance between charges, Ijaz told Reuters.
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  • I'm Bryan Lynn.
  • 1
  • Japan's Sony Group says it plans to launch a company this spring to explore entering the electric vehicle (EV) market.
  • 2
  • Sony's president and chairman, Kenichiro Yoshida, announced the plans Wednesday in the United States. He was speaking at the start of the CES technology conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • 3
  • The new company, called Sony Mobility Inc., also aims "to make the best use of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics technologies," Sony said in a statement. It will seek to "help realize a world where everyone can live in harmony with robots on a daily basis," the statement added.
  • 4
  • Sony said its imaging, sensing and entertainment technologies put the company in a good position "to redefine mobility," Yoshida said. Such technologies are expected to play an important part in the operations of self-driving vehicles.
  • 5
  • During his presentation, Yoshida introduced a new electric vehicle model, called the VISION-S 02. He said the vehicle is based on the same technology as the VISION-S 01, a model presented at the CES conference in 2020.
  • 6
  • Sony said it started road testing the VISION-S 01 in Europe in December 2020. And it has carried out tests on the vehicle's imaging, sensing and safety systems. The company has the same plans for its VISION-S 02.
  • 7
  • Yoshida told reporters the company sees mobility as an "entertainment space" where passengers can choose individualized entertainment and connect using 5G. 5G is the next generation of high-speed wireless technology.
  • 8
  • Many large automobile manufacturers worldwide are investing heavily in electric vehicle technology. American-based electric car maker Tesla has risen to become the world's most valuable automobile company. In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation announced in December it planned to invest $70 billion to electrify its automobiles by 2030.
  • 9
  • Many investors also expect iPhone maker Apple to launch an electric vehicle within the next few years.
  • 10
  • Meanwhile, a U.S. company based in Michigan said this week that it had tested a version of a new battery. The device was able to power a vehicle for 1,210 kilometers on a single charge. The test was carried out in a Tesla Model S vehicle.
  • 11
  • The company, Our Next Energy (ONE), says it plans to begin producing batteries with a similar ability by late 2023.
  • 12
  • ONE's chief executive, Mujeeb Ijaz, told Reuters news agency, "We plan to build (batteries) in North America, and believe it can be done economically."
  • 13
  • The company has worked to develop a long-distance battery that uses safer and more sustainable materials. The batteries are designed to contain more energy in a smaller, less costly space.
  • 14
  • Ijaz has 30 years of industry experience in developing battery systems for electric cars. He formerly led such projects for Apple and battery maker A123 Systems.
  • 15
  • He said the company aims to remove in-demand metals such as nickel and cobalt from its batteries, without losing energy density. "We aim to re-invent battery chemistry as well as the cell architecture" to be able to reach 1,210 kilometers of distance between charges, Ijaz told Reuters.
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  • I'm Bryan Lynn.
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  • Bryan Lynn wrote this story for VOA Learning English, based on reports from Reuters, The Associated Press and Industry materials.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • artificial intelligence (AI) - n. an area of computer science that deals with giving machines the ability to seem like they have human intelligence
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  • harmony - n. a situation in which people are peaceful and agree with each other
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  • entertainment - n. shows, films, television or other performances or activities that entertain people
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  • mobility - n. the ability to move freely or be easily moved
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  • battery - n. a device that provides and stores electricity for things
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  • charge -n. an amount of electricity that is usually contained in a device such as a battery
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  • sustainable - adj. involving methods that do not completely use up or destroy natural resources
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  • architecture - n. the design and appearance of something