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Honda CEO: Solid-state batteries may enable affordable small EV by 2030

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Honda built its original reputation around affordable small cars like its Civic. It might take a technology breakthrough, like solid-state battery tech, before Honda sees a small, affordable car as making sense—late in the decade. Aoyama underscored that Acura is being handled differently, though.

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First look: Meet the Prologue, Honda’s first electric SUV

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Honda already has the funky e on sale in Europe and Japan and the e:NP1 and e:NS1 in China , but the Prologue will be the first EV it will sell in North America. The Prologue will be twinned in North America with a model from its Acura prestige brand called the ZDX that also launches in 2024.

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Blazer EV price cut, Dodge electric muscle, Rivian R2 and R3: The Week in Reverse

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Which affordable EV regained its EV tax credit eligibility this week? Then it surprised with two “one more thing” debuts—of the R3 and high-performance R3X , two true compact EVs could amount to an even stronger proposition for Europe. That lowers the Prologue’s effective base price to $41,295 including destination.

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12 things to know about next-gen Honda EVs arriving in 2026

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first—before Japan, China, and Europe—the automaker made clear. Also don’t expect an affordable small EV much before 2030. Acura is being handled differently. In an accompanying release, Honda noted wider availability and more affordability for such an ability set. At least some of these models will be U.S.-made,

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