Honda Announces $15B Investment in Four Ontario EV Plants
Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. will invest C$15 billion in four new electric vehicle assembly and battery manufacturing plants in Ontario, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday. Trudeau called the deal the “largest investment in Canada’s history,”…
Honda to Build $11 billion EV hub in Canada
Honda Motor and yet-to-be-named joint venture partners plan to invest $11 billion in Ontario, Canada, to create a “comprehensive EV value chain,” the Japanese automaker announced Thursday. The company said the new North American electric vehicle epicenter will include new…
Honda’s First US-Made EV to Share Assembly Line With Gas Cars
Honda Motor Co. plans to start manufacturing its first US-made fully electric vehicles at a plant in Ohio next year on a production line that will also build traditional gas-powered cars. Producing the as-yet-unnamed mid- to large-sized EV alongside one…
Nissan And Honda To Explore Joining Forces for EVs
Today, Nissan and Honda announced that they signed an agreement to start a study into the feasibility of a strategic partnership for electric vehicles, according to The Wall Street Journal. The two Japanese motor companies will look into an EV…
Honda’s First Electric SUV Qualifies for Full EV Tax Credit
Most people who buy Honda’s first-ever electric SUV will be able to take advantage of the full $7,500 EV tax credit offered by the U.S. government. “The federal tax credit applies to the purchase of all 2024 Prologues built after…
Fuel Cell Electric Trucks Are Coming, Ready Or Not
The road ahead has not gotten much easier for fuel cell cars, but trucks are a different matter. Just a couple of weeks ago, Isuzu and Honda kicked off a months-long road test of their GIGA FUEL CELL heavy-duty truck,…
Honda Considers US$14 Billion Plan for EV Production in Canada
Honda Motor Co is considering building an electric vehicle plant in Canada in a near ¥2 trillion (US$13.83 billion) project that could possibly include in-house production of batteries, Japan’s Nikkei news group reported on Sunday (Jan 7). The project could…
Honda will Launch a ‘new Global EV Series’ at CES
While the Consumer Electronics Show looks to be a little light on auto-related announcements next year, Honda said it will use the event to launch a new global series of electric vehicles. And today it dropped its first teaser. The…
Honda Takes Another Crack At U.S. Ev Market With Help From Gm
Honda Motor Co. is trying to crack into the U.S. market for electric vehicles with a new model and an old strategy: If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. The Japanese carmaker unveiled the brand’s first electric SUV on Thursday, marking a renewed push into…
Honda Will Use Tesla’s Ev Charging Standard In North America
Honda announced today that it’s switching to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) for upcoming EVs sold on the continent. Honda models that go on sale in 2025 and later will use NACS instead of the Combined Charging System (CCS). The automaker says it’s developing…
