Honda Motor limits investments in electric vehicles, which was announced on Tuesday by the president of Toshihiro Mibe, who said at a press conference that Honda lowers planned investments in electrification and software to a financial year 2030 to 7 trillions of yen ($ 48.4 billion). Reuters reminds that the previous plan provided investments in electrics at the level of 10 trillion yen.
The second largest car manufacturer in Japan after Toyota She also gave up the purpose that electric cars constitute 30 percent. Total sales of the company until 2030.
Global trend
Honda is another world A car brand that limited investments in electric vehicles. The reason for changing the course of automotive companies is falling demand for electrics and an increase in clients’ interest in hybrid vehicles. An additional stimulus to change the attitude is the fact that Governments around the world alleviate the schedules of meeting emission standards and goals regarding the sale of electric vehicles.
Honda plan – 13 new hybrid models
Within four years Honda plans to launch 13 new generation hybrid models, Starting from 2027.
Currently in the company’s offer There is more than a dozen hybrid models around the worldof which three are available in the USA: Civicwhich is available in the hatchback and sedan version, Accord and CR-V.
The company will also develop a hybrid system for large -sized models, which is planned for the market in the second half of the decade.
The car manufacturer has a very ambitious plan for hybrid cars. The company’s goal is to achieve sales on the level by 2030 2.2-2.3 million hybrid vehicles. This is a gigantic increase compared to last year’s 868 thousand. Hybrids sold. Last year, Honda sold a total of 3.8 million vehicles of all types.
Honda does not give up ecology
Despite the current change in the course, Honda does not give up investment in ecological cars. The Japanese manufacturer announced that By 2040, it plans to make all the sale of new cars to be included in cars powered by batteries and fuel cells.
