Best-selling Japanese car brand to take on Tesla with upcoming EV saloon – and it could have over 700 miles of range [Video]

A BEST-selling Japanese car brand will take on Tesla in Europe with a new EV saloon that could have up to 700 miles of range.

The model is the first of its kind for the manufacturer and was originally only intended to be sold in China.

In fact, makers Mazda didn’t base the car on any of its existing models, making it technically unique in its lineup.

Instead, the motor was based on a design from Chinese EV firm Changan as part of a joint venture between the two.

But the companies have now changed course and will bring the EZ-6 saloon to Europe in the near future, according to Autocar.

The two brands have now signed an “agreement on electric vehicle export co-operation”, which sees Changan become Mazda’s “exclusive Chinese new-energy R&D and production base facing the …