Mazda is building a new battery plant in Japan, aiming for a full-scale electrification era with advanced EV platforms and battery technology.

The company that famously declared it would be the last automaker in the world to field an EV-only fleet has just commissioned a lithium-ion battery plant in Japan.

Mazda will build a battery factory in Japan in partnership with Panasonic Energy. The new plant will supply battery packs for Mazda's first ground-up electric vehicles The new Mazda EV debuts in 2027,

Mazda Motor said on Monday that it will build a new module pack plant for automotive cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells in Iwakuni City in southwest Japan.

The new facility will be equipped to produce modules and packs for automotive cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells.

Mazda is finally stepping up with plans to build its first dedicated EV. The upcoming Mazda EV will be made in Japan and based on a new in-house platform. Here’s what we know about it so far. Although Mazda isn’t the first brand that comes to mind when you think of electric vehicles,

Mazda is building a new plant in Japan, where it will produce Panasonic batteries. Its first EV-dedicated platform is being developed in-house and will be ready by 2027. Mazda is also working on next-gen lithium-ion and solid-state battery technology Mazda has confirmed the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Japan for EV batteries.