EV Magazine March 2026 | Page 13

TOYOTA’ S NEW CEO: WILL KENTA KON FOCUS ON EVS?
Toyota’ s CFO Kenta Kon has been named as the company’ s next President and CEO from April 2026. Previous leader Koji Sato has pursued a multi-pathway approach, but its new top boss will ramp up EV strategy.
INSIDE GRIDSERVE’ S EHGV CHARGING HUBS
Electric HGVs can now charge at one of GRIDSERVE’ s public eHGV charging hubs in the UK.

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GROWTH FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES THANKS TO EVS

“ CONSUMERS MUST FEEL ENTICED RATHER THAN FORCED TO SWITCH” Ola Källenius, CEO, Mercedes-Benz