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2024 Honda Prologue: Japan’s most American brand gets serious about EVs

Charged EVs

Honda is often known as the world’s largest maker of internal combustion engines—more than 14 million of them a year. It’s worth noting that the Prologue presently carries heavy incentives, from the federal $7,500 point-of-purchase rebate to Honda’s own internal spiffs. But that may not have been enough.

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

Green Car Congress

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. SAE International defines automated driving based on six levels of capability, from zero to five. Honda Motor Co.,

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2017 Chrysler Pacifica wins Altair Enlighten Award for weight reduction in full vehicle category; Toyota, Faurecia and AP&T module, technology winners

Green Car Congress

In addition, the all-new Pacifica minivan also makes strategic use of aluminum. Its combined city/highway rating of 22 mpg is unsurpassed in the minivan segment, while the all-new vehicle’s unique construction also benefits the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid. All-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica body structure 72% high-strength steel.

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Event: 2024 Los Angeles Auto Show

Clean Fleet Report

The 2024 LAAS had a mix of these, but also numerous vehicles powered by a more traditional internal combustion engine (ICE). Deliveries to your local Acura dealer will be in early 2025. Acura says an all-new SUV, based on the Performance EV Concept, will go into production in late 2025, at the Honda EV Hub in Marysville, Ohio.

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

The Truth About Cars

For 2023, CR reported that EVs had 79 percent more problems than automobiles that use internal combustion. Lexus and Toyota took the number one and two spots, respectively, and were followed by Mini, Acura, Honda, Subaru, Mazda, Porsche, BMW, and Kia. SUVs, crossovers, and minivans were next.

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2024 Honda Prologue: Japan’s most American brand gets serious about EVs – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Honda is often known as the world’s largest maker of internal combustion engines—more than 14 million of them a year. It’s worth noting that the Prologue presently carries heavy incentives, from the federal $7,500 point-of-purchase rebate to Honda’s own internal spiffs. But that may not have been enough.

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