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Honda electric SUV coupe for China previewed with concept

Green Car Reports

Honda on Saturday revealed a concept car previewing its first mass-market electric SUV. Unveiled at the 2020 Beijing Motor Show, the Honda SUV e:concept indicates the styling direction for the first Honda-branded mass-produced EV for the Chinese market.

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Confirmed: 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid arriving for US in early 2020, will top 40 MPG city

Green Car Reports

Honda is at last revealing the first electrified SUV for its U.S. The automaker has announced that this higher-mileage 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid will be U.S.-produced It leads Honda’s plan to electrify the brand’s. lineup, and it’s a hybrid version of the brand’s best-selling model in the U.S.,

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Honda targeting introduction of Level 4 automated driving capability by 2025; Level 3 by 2020

Green Car Congress

Honda is targeting the year 2025 for the introduction of vehicles with highly-automated driving capability in most driving situations (SAE Level 4). This new goal builds upon earlier-announced plans for Honda and Acura vehicles to have highly-automated freeway driving capability (SAE Level 3) by 2020. Honda Motor Co.,

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EPA: preliminary data show average fuel economy of new light-duty vehicles reached a record high of 25.7 MPG in 2020

Green Car Congress

Preliminary data in EPA’s 2020 Automotive Trends Report shows average fuel economy for model year 2020 light-duty vehicles increased to 25.7 From 2005–2020 average fuel economy rose by 29%. Source: EPA 2020 Automotive Trends Report. miles per gallon (MPG).

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Sony Honda Mobility New Brand Afeela Prototype Unveiled at CES 2023

Electric Cars Report

At CES 2023, Sony announced the Afeela concept car, a collaboration with Honda under the company Sony Honda Mobility. This development comes three years after Sony first indicated its interest in the electric car market with the unveiling of the S-Vision concept in 2020 and the S-Vision 02 SUV concept in 2022.

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GM and Honda expanding partnership to codevelop series of affordable EVs in most popular vehicle segments; on sale in 2027

Green Car Congress

General Motors and Honda plan to expand the two companies’ relationship by codeveloping a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architecture using next-generation Ultium battery technology. Honda is making progress on its all-solid-state battery technology which the company sees as the core element of future EVs.

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Honda plots $65 billion investment to build seven new EVs as it looks for a comeback

Baua Electric

Honda is done standing by while rivals like Tesla and BYD steal market share. To stay competitive, Honda is doubling its investment in EVs to $65 billion (10 trillion yen) through 2030. Honda believes it can compete in the small electric vehicle and motorbike segment. Honda’s new 0 series is expected to play a key role.

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