Suzuki Jimny EV confirmed; set for 2024 launch, to be joined by other new hybrid, BEV models

Suzuki has outlined their carbon neutrality plans, and as expected, showcased some of the upcoming products. It'll be a diverse range, and one of the more interesting ones is the Suzuki Jimny EV.

Should all go to plan, the fully-electric Jimny will be first unveiled for the European market in 2024. It will be introduced alongside 4 more battery-electric models for the region.

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Currently, the Jimny is offered with a pair of engine choices: a 660 cc, three-cylinder turbocharged engine (64 PS, 105 Nm, for Japan only), and a 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated four-cylinder mill (100 PS, 130 Nm), the latter of which is what Malaysian customers get.

Aside from the European market's plans, Japan and India will also receive their set of EV models starting this year and the next, respectively. Along with cars, electric motorcycles and boat engines will also be explored.

Though note that Suzuki isn't putting all the chips on just EVs. Note that their green vehicle plans also encapsulate hybrids, as well as combustion engines that burn synthetic fuel – cow-dung derived biogas, compressed natural gas (CNGs), and ethanol mixed fuels among them.

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