Mazda Says Its New EV Is 'Truly Global.' But There's One Problem

• Mazda is among several Japanese carmakers slow to adopt electric cars.
• Thanks to a joint venture with China's Changan Automobile, there's a new Mazda EV in the pipeline called the EZ-6.
• It will go on sale in Europe and China this fall.

Mazda is one of the several Japanese automakers labeled as a "laggard" in the electric vehicle race. And for the past few years it has been in a crisis over its largely undefined EV plans.