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Honda wonders if you’d like gas-engine sounds inside your EV

Green Car Reports

Honda might add the sounds of vintage performance models to future EVs The sounds might be offered for download for a small cost Honda's next-gen user interface could enable in-vehicle purchase capability The upcoming Honda 0 Series EVs are shaping up to be super-quiet inside.

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Honda preps for new Acura EV at Ohio hub, but gas and hybrid cars will stick around

Electrek

Honda is preparing to build its first electric model at its retooled EV hub in Ohio. Meanwhile, Honda said the EV hub will not be exclusive to electric cars with plans to build gas and hybrid models on the same line. A new Acura will be the first EV will be built at the hub in late 2025.

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Honda begins production of 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid in North America

Green Car Congress

Mass production of the all-new 2023 Honda CR-V hybrid began at Honda of Canada Mfg. The CR-V hybrid features a new two-motor hybrid system produced at Honda’s Ohio Transmission Plant (TMP-O), and a newly refined Atkinson-cycle engine unique to hybrid models that is made at the Anna Engine Plant (AEP), also in Ohio.

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Honda to advance fuel cell system as core of its hydrogen business; expansion to other areas; new FCEV in 2024

Green Car Congress

Honda held a press briefing in Tokyo on its hydrogen business initiatives. Honda said that it will take a proactive approach to increase the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier and strive to expand its hydrogen business, in addition to continuing to electrify its products. Commercial vehicles. Stationary power stations.

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Honda begins operation of stationary fuel cell power station on Torrance campus

Green Car Congress

Honda began operation of a stationary fuel cell power station on its corporate campus in Torrance, Calif., The initiative leverages Honda's hydrogen fuel cell technology expertise and contributes to the company's global goal to achieve carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities by 2050.

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Honda wonders if you’d like gas-engine sounds inside your EV

Baua Electric

Honda might add the sounds of vintage performance models to future EVs The sounds might be offered for download for a small cost It’s potentially part of in-vehicle purchases capability in Honda’s next-gen user interface The upcoming Honda 0 Series EVs we just previewed, are shaping up to be super-quiet inside.

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GM and Honda jointly to develop two next-generation Honda EVs on GM platform and Ultium batteries

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General Motors and Honda have agreed to develop jointly two all-new electric vehicles for Honda, based on GM’s highly flexible global EV platform powered by proprietary Ultium batteries. Sales are expected to begin in the 2024 model year in Honda’s United States and Canadian markets. Earlier post.).

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