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Still a future for petrol-driven vehicles: Mazda chief
08/08/2008 13:29. DESPITE the race to build electric cars, petrol-powered vehicles will still be around for decades, the Japanese car maker Mazda says.

The worldwide boss of the company, Hisakazu Imaki, said in Sydney yesterday that Mazda would continue to invest heavily in petrol engines for at least the next seven years, and that it was not working on a plug-in electric car.

The move is out of step with General Motors, Toyota, Nissan and Renault, which are working to get electric cars into showrooms in the next few years. Instead, Mazda plans to reduce the consumption of its petrol-powered cars by 30 per cent by 2015.

Mazda's view is also at odds with Ford, which owns a 37 per cent stake in Mazda and is speeding up development of an electric vehicle. "Yes, it's true we are heading in a different... // Latrobe Valley Express

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