GM and Honda have been codeveloping hydrogen fuel cells for years, and these efforts are, at long last, bearing fruit. On Thursday, the automakers’ 50-50 joint venture Fuel Cell System Manufacturing facility in Brownstown, Michigan commenced commercial production of hydrogen fuel cells. The systems built at FCSM will find their way into a variety of…
Engineers and designers at Honda are hard at work on the company’s next-generation of electric vehicles. Opening its proverbial kimono, the Japanese automaker unveiled not one, but two sleek-looking concepts at CES in Las Vegas on Tuesday, vehicles that clearly show where the company is headed in the not-too-distant future. Part of the “Honda 0…
The new Honda Motocompacto is a 21st-century take on the automaker’s folding scooter of similar name from way back in the 1980s. A first- and last-mile transportation solution, this cute-as-a-button suitcase on wheels is intended to bookend the automaker’s nascent lineup of eco-friendly all-electric vehicles, though it’s also fun to ride and looks fricken cool,…
It feels like we’ve been waiting years for this day, but at long last, Honda unveiled the upcoming 2024 Prologue all-electric SUV. On Thursday, the Japanese automaker shared important information about this new nameplate’s dimensions, range and more. Closely related to the 2024 Acura ZDX, the new Prologue was also co-developed with GM and rides…
Honda finally unveiled the 2024 Prologue. Aside from important speeds and feeds, the automaker also shared some details about the technology this all-electric SUV will offer. Not only is the Japanese company bringing Google to this vehicle’s interior, Honda is also aiming to make the charging experience much more seamless. Providing myriad benefits, the 2024…
The 2024 Honda Prologue all-electric SUV is built on the Ultium vehicle platform, but even though it shares numerous foundational components with GM vehicles, the Prologue still had to drive like a Honda. Here’s what that means. Even though the hardware is the same, explained John Hwang, chief engineer of both the Acura ZDX and…
Why is Honda using GM’s Ultium platform to underpin the upcoming Prologue SUV and closely related Acura ZDX? There are several good reasons, actually. Being a little behind the EV curve, one of the main targets for the Japanese automaker’s product development team was speed to market, and going with a complete and stable vehicle…
Going electric doesn’t necessarily mean you have to buy a new car or truck. E-bikes and battery-powered scooters are great transportation solutions as well, ones that are particularly useful in densely populated urban areas. Joining this burgeoning vehicle segment, Honda announced its new Motocompacto, a foldable electric scooter that will be sold both online as…
Another major automaker is teaming up with Tesla. On Thursday, Honda announced it’s adopting the misleadingly named but increasingly important North American Charging Standard or NACS for short. This should give future Acura and Honda electric vehicles access to Elon Musk’s industry-leading Supercharger network for a dramatically improved ownership experience. The automaker’s first North American…
Seven automakers are creating a joint venture and work together to build out a new EV charging network across North America. Finally it appears that automakers have decided that just relying on what is already out there isn’t going to work, and are taking matters into their own collective hands. BMW Group, General Motors, Honda,…
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