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Honda and Sony Will Jointly Produce One or More Electric Vehicles

With the advent of electric vehicles, and the technology that goes with them, we're seeing electronics companies reaching ever further into the automotive world. We’re in early days still of this movement, but it looks sure to gain momentum over the next few years and into the next decade.

There have been reports of possible plans over at Apple, but nothing has materialized so far. Where things are taking firmer shape is at Sony. A couple of years ago, the electronics giant actually presented a concept, but it stressed that it did not plan to start producing cars. Since then, however, the company has walked back that categorical declaration, and it looks for all the world like it has changed its mind.

The clearest indication of that is that Sony is moving forward hand-in-hand with another Japanese firm, car manufacturer Honda.

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This past March, the two firms announced their intention to create a joint venture to build electric vehicles. Today, they confirmed that that venture will be run as an independent, stand-alone company.

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