Honda News
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Automaker plans to launch 10 e:N models in China by 2027.
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Beyond GM and Sony EV projects, Honda goes solo on solid-state tech
Honda is aiming to put its first solid-state cells into cars later this decade, but which solution will let it strike out on its own?
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Honda promises “improved hybrid performance” for 2023 Accord
Honda says that the upcoming 11th-generation version will "bring excitement back," and suggests the hybrid system will aid that.
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Review: 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid is brand’s best gas-driven SUV
Honda gives the CR-V Hybrid’s electric side a boost but still doesn’t let the gas engine play second fiddle.
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Future Honda EVs to be powered by batteries from Ohio plant
Mass production of lithium-ion batteries for Honda EVs will start in 2025, and a corresponding investment will help revamp Ohio plants for EVs and EV components.
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Honda reveals size of 2024 Prologue EV, plan to prioritize CR-V Hybrid drivers
Honda sees drivers of the CR-V Hybrid jumping over to the somewhat larger Prologue EV in a couple years.
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The hybrid CR-V has been positioned as the premium powertrain in the CR-V lineup; it now earns 40 mpg, but that's with front-wheel drive.
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Honda plans 10 new electric motorcycle models by 2025, including one for kids
Honda also said it will equip future electric motorcycles with solid-state batteries, utilizing technology the company is also eyeing for cars.
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US-based Honda-LG battery venture will power future EVs from 2026 on
The battery joint venture will make lithium-ion pouch cells in the U.S., with timing coordinated with the 2026 arrival of EVs built on a new Honda platform.
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Honda Prologue EV was designed virtually, won't look like related GM EVs
Under the skin, the Prologue will be based on GM's Ultium electric vehicle platform, but it was designed by a California-led Honda team.
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2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid goes sporty, angles for half of sales
Honda has rearranged its two-mode hybrid system and boosted the motor torque. Will it gain mpg?
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2023 Honda HR-V is a hybrid system away from greatness
Honda is the fuel economy leader, and yet the latest American HR-V is near the back of the pack in mpg. This home run in so many ways would be much better off as a hybrid.
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PlayStation Plus gives Sony a continuing stream of revenue after it's sold each console, and it seems the company might like to do the same with cars.
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Honda will drop Insight hybrid sedan to make room for Civic Hybrid
Honda is changing strategy to focus on hybrid versions of its core models, which it expects to make up 50% of the sales mix for each model.
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Honda teases two electric sports cars, charges up EV investment
Honda plans to launch 30 EVs globally by 2030, and aims to be producing around two million EVs annually at that point.
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GM and Honda expand partnership with range of affordable EVs expected by 2027
The electric vehicle partnership aims to build millions of EVs using GM's Ultium battery technology.
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Honda plans quieter, more efficient EVs with lots of wind-tunnel development
A $124 million wind tunnel facility in Ohio will help aid in the development of future electric vehicles.
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Sony and Honda ally to build EVs—first product due in 2025
With a timeline accelerated versus Honda's own plan for a dedicated EV platform, a new joint-venture EV company would bring more EVs sooner.
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Honda, known for engines and vehicles, is looking to rockets and robots as part of its future, while electric vehicles won't come until later in the decade.
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Report: Honda Prologue electric SUV planned for 70,000 annual US sales
Arriving in 2024, the Honda Prologue will set the stage for Honda's own EVs later in the decade and a goal of 40 percent EVs by then.
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Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid is gone after 2021, but Clarity Fuel Cell will linger into 2022
Honda's three-pronged way of expanding its green-car portfolio goes out with a whimper, ahead of more hybrids and future EVs.
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2022 Honda Insight hybrid starts $2,000 higher, still gets 52 mpg
A slimmed-down Insight lineup for 2022 raises our suspicions that Honda plans more affordable hybrids—like an HR-V Hybrid and Civic Hybrid hatchback.
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2022 Honda Civic sedan bows: Is a high-mpg Civic Hybrid hatchback on the way?
Honda hasn't yet confirmed a Civic Hybrid, but some manufacturing decisions suggest that a Civic Hybrid hatchback is a possibility.
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Review update: 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid is 38-mpg mainstream green
The CR-V Hybrid includes all-wheel drive, handles well, and rides quietly—all while returning close to 40 mpg.
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