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Honda looks to build a $14 billion EV and battery plant in Canada

Baua Electric

Japanese automaker Honda has been, shall we say, laying very low when it comes to developing a decent electric vehicle, although we can expect its second EV attempt in the US, the Prologue, soon. If all goes according to plan, Honda will produce in-house batteries at the plant, which would be the company’s second EV plant in North America.

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Report: Honda resuming production of minicars

Green Car Congress

The Nikkei reports that Honda will restart production of minicars for Japan (cars with engine displacements of 660 cc or less) after a hiatus of more than four years. Honda stopped making cars with engine displacements of 660 cc or less in June 2007, farming out production to subsidiary Yachiyo Industry Co.

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India stays No. 3 spot in global car sales but Japan fast closing the gap | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

From the sizeable difference of 344,058 PVs in CY2022, Japan has reduced the gap with India sales to 115,929 units in CY2023. Expectedly, this trend should continue in the future as well,” said Shashank Srivastava, senior executive officer, Sales and Marketing at Maruti Suzuki India. The post India stays No.

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EV Radar: December 2021

Noodoe

Ford May Pass GM in EV Sales Soon. Honda's New SUV Has Beetle-Wing Doors. Cheap New Method Reuses EV Batteries. The EV definitely serves best-in-design for Mattel! EV Investments and Innovation. Given the success of the Mach-E, this is hardly surprising news. The Most Famous EV of All Time? Finally, here's a nice smile!

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

Honda have produced the Honda FCX Clarity FCEV, a hydrogen powered Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV), which they are leasing in limited numbers to selected customers in specially selected locations only. There are several reasons for this approach and understanding a little more about fuel cell vehicles may explain why.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

But the battery-powered two-wheelers get separate showrooms, sales methodologies and marketing programs aimed at different target audience. Honda has the Clarity models, initially a fuel cell electric that was expanded to include a plug-in hybrid, full electric and fuel cell electric. Not easy or cheap, but it has worked so far.

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Will green cars put industry on road to profit?

Green Cars News

This failure, it believes, has prompted US car manufacturers to lose market share to foreign rivals and particularly those from Japan such as Toyota and Honda. While sales of vehicles slumped all around in the US, it was the fuel efficient cars that took arguably the biggest hit.