Honda U.S. Execs Say Most Drivers Don’t Want EVs Yet
Honda U.S. Execs Say Most Drivers Don’t Want EVs Yet
Honda has pledged to invest $64 billion to develop seven bespoke electric vehicles, which it plans to launch by 2030 on its way to selling only EVs and fuel-cell vehicles after 2040. However, there doesn’t seem to be a consensus within the company that there is enough demand for EVs, which is reflected in its limited selection of available battery-powered models.
This is true for Japan’s home market but also for North America, where Honda sells two vehicles (the Prologue and the Acura ZDX), both of which are made by General Motors on the Ultium platform. Whenever Honda’s top executives come out to speak about selling fully electric vehicles, it always sounds like a mixed message that, in part, reaffirms the brand’s commitment to electrification while also suggesting it’s not yet convinced this is the way.
Most drivers don’t want giant SUVs. That market is saturated. Ship a smaller EV with decent range, affordable price, and fast charging — and you will corner that part of the market.
This is coming from another manufacturer that decided to stop building the cheap cars because they weren't profitable?
Yeah, get fucked.The average tax on cigarettes due to their "Ill effects" on the populous is 1.93 per pack. The average pack is around 8. Car emissions kill about twice as many people as cigarettes do. Sounds like we should tax cars using gasoline an extra 25%.
Throw in us not subsidizing the oil and gasoline and poof, the number of electric chargers and cars would sky rocket. The grid would finally get upgrades as were being proposed pre-obama era.
All they need to do is bring back the Honda Fit but this time its electric. Or do an electric Odyssey.
I really think the reason people aren't getting electric cars is because they are all 20k more than the equivalent mid-size SUV and there are never any for people to test drive on a lot. At least not in my area.
That and the insurance is through the roof in some places.
In my case, he's only half right:
I don't want any new car at all. They're all mobile surveillance platforms, snooping on everything their drivers do and reporting to the mothership, who in turn "monetizes" their data and does god know what else with it.
Well fuck that - be the surveillance machine equipped with an ICE or an electric motor. Big Data-riddled modern cars is the reason why I ride the bus.
We don't want shitty overpriced cars spying on our every move with touchscreen controls for everything. There's nothing that forces an EV to do that.
I will soon have to get a new vehicle and it is looking like I have to buy used to fill those requirements. All newer vehicles, E or ICE, seem like overpriced touchscreen spyware garbage.
A basic vehicle with room for four, no fancy electronics and doodads, zero cloud/app nonsense, 4-600 mile range, under $30K. Essentially, a Camry without range anxiety.
Make it happen and you'll own the automotive world for the next decade.
Model 3 with rebates is pretty close to what you described, other than the doodads.
I'd love an EV, but it needs to be under $5k, 150+ mile range minimum, and not have a battery on its last leg.
Best we can do for you is an electric bicycle.
Get a Wuling Hongguang Mini EV or a citroen ami (which unfortunately is over your budget)
Mostly I want a 400 mile range EV under $50k. Had to settle for a PHEV RAV4 Prime for the moment.
If you can charge at home, I think you should reconsider that 400 mile requirement. I have 310 mile range and rarely use more than like 20% of the battery.
Yeah, that's kind of why I got the RAV4 Prime in the end although I would love to replace it with a full EV eventually. I have fairly specific requirements because my folks live in the mountain about 300 miles away round trip and I need to be able to day trip it in an emergency (and 400 miles range ≠ 400 miles freeway range).
corporate execs are all idiots and should be paid accordingly
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I feel like EV could be like Car version 2.0 but all I'm seeing is Car version 1.2. Maybe because they've driven themselves into a profit corner where basically anything they do that isn't exactly what they are doing stands to lose money. It's a mismatch between what the market wants (smaller, lower cost, safe, cars in all form factors that prioritize user experience and forgo 'luxury features') and what companies are optimized to deliver (big gas vehicles with loads of bells and whistles that look good in commercials).