CEO: Honda to add compact EVs in Japan in 2020

TOKYO -- Honda will soon be selling compact electric vehicles in Japan.The company's CEO made the announcement at the Tokyo Motor Show, which opened to the media on Wednesday.The company will clear cost-related hurdles for compact EVs and study better ways to produce them, Chief Executive Takahiro Hachigo told Reuters.He says Honda is studying other markets for the zero-emission vehicles, but they are probably not well-suited for the U.S. market.The sale is expected to start in Japan in 2020.