Honda Mulls All-EV Sales In China, More Models In U.S.

Honda is gearing up for an electrification shift in North America with two models developed with General Motors (GM) going on sale next year and a bigger EV with a new platform in 2025, a year earlier than initially announced, Mainichi Japan reported.

Photo Insert: By 2035, Honda aims for 100% electric for its China sales, ahead of other regions.

"We believe that the value society places on being kind to the environment will only build in momentum," President Toshihiro Mibe said Wednesday in announcing a sprawling set of initiatives intended to put Honda on the global EV map.

Mibe told reporters that Tokyo-based Honda will forge ahead on investments and partnerships to realize such goals.

Honda has set a goal to have all its models around the world electric or fuel cell, which runs on hydrogen and is emissions-free, by 2040. It aims to make more than 2 million EVs a year by 2030, the Associated Press (AP) also reported.

In Japan, where EV demand is picking up gradually, an EV based on the tiny N-ONE model goes on sale in 2025. Two more EV models are planned for the following year.

In China, the world's biggest EV market, Honda Motor Co. has three EV models going on sale next year, e:NS2, e:NP2 and a concept unveiled at the recent Shanghai auto show. By 2027, Honda will introduce seven more EV models in China.

By 2035, Honda aims for 100% electric for its China sales, ahead of other regions.

All the world's automakers are getting serious about EVs, now dominated by Tesla and China's BYD. With governments moving to curb emissions and climate change, even previously skeptical consumers are starting to buy EVs, especially in the US and China, but also in parts of Europe and in Australia.

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