Honda will launch 30 electric car models by 2030

As announced by Japanese carmaker Honda after a press conference summarizing “on the automotive electrification business”, the company will invest about 5 trillion yen (approximately 36.5 billion euros) in areas of electrification and software engineering in the next 10 years. Honda wants to reshape its portfolio in such a way that the focus will shift from the one-time hardware business to the recurring business. In other words, Honda wants to continue to make money with the software over the life of the car.

The Japanese automaker is planning to build production plants Electric Car in China, specifically in Guangzhou and Wuhan – plans in Wuhan were announced in January. Up to 120,000 electric cars a year will be produced here with partner Dongfeng from 2024. For the Chinese market, Honda announced in a strategy update that it will further strengthen its cooperation with CATL.

The North American region will also have its own electric vehicle production line, but there are no details about this yet. For North America, Honda has so far partnered with GM and wants to use its Ultium platform for electric vehicles. In early April, the two partners agreed to make more affordable electric cars from 2027. In January, it was reported that Honda and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution were in talks about a generic battery factory in the US.

For its home market of Japan, Honda wants to purchase batteries for the ‘mini electric vehicle’ from Envision AESC. Such a vehicle in the price range of less than one million Yen (7,320 Euros) will be launched in 2024. After that, more mini electric models and electric SUVs will be introduced. However, Honda did not mention its plans to cooperate with Sony on electric cars.

Europe did not play a major role in this announcement although the company recently achieved its goal of transitioning to an all-electric portfolio with the launch of the 11th generation Civic – Honda no longer sells combustion cars. in this country too but at least hybrid cars.

In addition to plans to produce batteries with partners, Honda is also stepping up its own battery development: Honda will also build a demonstration line for solid-state battery production, which is expected to come online in spring of 2024.

With its own battery know-how, Honda plans to adapt next-generation batteries for models coming to market in the second half of the decade. They will then likely include pure EV-based vehicles and will be used for the first time in 2026.

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