Honda: Bring EVs to market faster with GM

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Despite the Honda e, Honda has have a good sleep. Honda will (have to) bring EVs to the market faster.

It is an image we see more often: Japanese manufacturers are rather late with the transition to electric cars. As we have read in the previous article, Jaguar will take it easy for the next three years and then strike back. Honda doesn't have that space.

The big problem is that they are way too late in developing EV platforms. Yes, of course, there is a Honda e. That is an extremely funny car with a technically difficult name from a SEO point of view. But as fun as that car is (you can even drift with it), it's not a brilliant car as an EV. A very small range and still high weight. Perhaps more importantly, the Honda e has really been marketed as a luxury product, as a competitor to a Mini Electric than a Volkswagen ID3. Not as a volume model.

Honda: Faster EVs

Honda: faster EVs on the market

The new CEO of Honda, Toshiro Mibe, sees the mood coming. Mibe is an engineer and comes from the R&D corner of Honda so knows what it takes. The brand wants to say goodbye to the combustion engine in 2040. Because Honda needs a lot of electric cars quickly, they do not intend to develop their own platform. Then it could take years. Honda plans to launch no fewer than 10 new electric cars over the next 5 years.

For that, Honda needs a partner. One that has already invested heavily in EV technology. Toshiro Mibe indicates that General Motors is the most logical partner. This collaboration was announced a while ago. Especially since Sleepy Joe has been president, the EV transition has accelerated. So it is interesting for GM and Honda to both work together and speed up the process.

Honda: Faster EVs

No more pioneer

Like Toyota, Honda was a pioneer of hybrids. In fact, the Insight was slightly earlier on the (Japanese) mark than the Prius. Both brands have invested heavily in hybrid technology and various hydrogen projects. As a result, both brands have missed the EV boat quite a bit. Toyota is now working with Subaru on EVs. Honda works has also tightened ties with other Japanese car brands such as Mazda and Subaru. There are also projects with Volkswagen and Ford in the field of EVs that Honda can look over the shoulder with.

There are several reasons that Japanese car brands are late with EVs. One of the main ones is that they are not very big in Europe. The legislation here is much stricter than in America or Asia. Thus, there was no need to accelerate the EV transition. Now that the US also wants to get rid of the combustion engine, the traditional Japanese brands 'suddenly' have to get rid of the combustion engine. switch.

Via: Automotive News.

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