Honda shows off new hybrids for America as it absorbs $9 billion EV loss
To that end, Honda says it will launch 15 models with a new generation of hybrid powertrains by 2030, with most of them destined for here in North America. Yes, that includes a full-size SUV to compete in the D-segment with vehicles like the Toyota Sequoia or Chevrolet Suburban. Honda is targeting a 10 percent increase in fuel efficiency and a 30 percent reduction in cost for the new hybrid system, with the first of the new hybrids—the sedan you see here—planned to debut next year. Acura, Honda’s North American performance brand, isn’t being left out—at least one of the prototypes shown was a new hybrid Acura SUV.
Honda plans to rejigger its US factories so they’re all capable of producing hybrids; last year, we learned aboutthe effort it made to incorporate BEV assembly into its Marysville, Ohio, plant. And a battery joint venture with LG Energy Solution that...
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