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Honda CR-V fuel-cell, affordable Renault 5 EV, Fiat concepts: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Renault brings back its hot hatch in affordable EV form. Fiat reveals five new EV concepts. And Honda details another impressive-looking hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle, as infrastructure questions remain. Honda has revealed the upcoming fuel-cell version of its Honda CR-V and, once again, it will only be.

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Honda admits it needs affordable EVs with plans for an electric Civic successor

Baua Electric

For Honda to compete as the industry shifts to electric, CEO Toshihiro Mibe explained, “We need more affordable EVs.” Honda is set to expand its lineup with an electric replacement for its all-time best-selling Civic. Honda “went back to the basics,” including a “design for the new era” for the EV series.

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Will it be a Hossan or Ninda? Honda dumps GM, plans new family of affordable electric cars with Nissan

EV Central

Nissan and Honda have co-signed a historic deal that will see the two major Japanese car-makers join forces to fast-track a new family of EVs that will be sold globally. One car, the Honda Prologue (pictured top), has already been released as a result of that dissolved partnership. ” The post Will it be a Hossan or Ninda?

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 deal, affordable Honda and Toyota EVs, Civic and Elantra hybrids: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Honda Space-Hub Concept – 2024 CES Honda may be a late-starter with mass-production EVs, but as communicated last week with the Saloon and Space-Hub concepts and by company executives, it has big plans for later in the decade—including multiple platforms underpinning a unified Series 0 architecture.

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

Baua Electric

Honda built its original reputation around affordable small cars like its Civic. As Honda’s global CEO alluded this past week in a Q&A with Green Car Reports and various automotive and tech media at CES, it doesn’t see how the parallel pencils out quite yet. 2024 Honda Prologue Honda hasn’t had a U.S.

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Battery cost makes affordable Toyota EV unlikely, exec says

Baua Electric

Some automakers are launching small, affordable EVs for the European market, but Toyota currently has no plans to follow them, Andrea Carlucci, the automaker’s European development boss, said. Among the planned models, however, is a small electric SUV for Europe , based on the Urban SUV Concept shown in late 2023.

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Honda outlines EV transformation with new concept vehicle

Teslarati

Honda unveiled its new e:N2 concept in China today, a vehicle that highlights the brand’s electric future. ” And nothing exemplifies this radical shift better than the company’s unveiled concept vehicle, the Honda e:N2. .” Credit: Honda. based Honda HRV.

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