A senior official in the Japanese car manufacturer “Honda” recently announced that the company intends to launch three new platforms for electric cars, as HONDA plans to produce millions of electric cars by 2030, relying on three new platforms, as one of these platforms is scheduled to be developed In conjunction with its partner General Motors of America.
Honda plans to launch 30 models of new electric cars by 2030
Honda Motor Co., the Japanese car manufacturer, plans to launch 30 new models of electric cars by 2030, as part of the company’s plan to produce more than 2 million cars annually.
HONDA had previously announced that it would allocate approximately eight trillion yen, or an estimated $64 billion, to develop research operations over the next ten years, with about 5 trillion of it going to be directed especially to the development of research and technologies. The modern field of electric cars, in addition to the development of computer programs that are used in the automotive world.
It is reported that the Japanese company has allocated 43 billion yen for the construction of a pilot line for the production of solid batteries, which is scheduled to be operational by 2024.
Honda develops three new electric vehicle platforms
Shinji Aoyama, CEO and global head of the electric sector at HONDA, told Reuters International that the company plans to produce a small-sized commercial electric car in Japan by 2024, based on a small electric platform, and another large-scale model will follow in North America by 2026 on another big new platform.
Shinji Aoyama also indicated via a video call, that there is a third medium-sized platform, as he described it, and announced that it is in partnership with General Motors, and work on it will start from 2027.
It is noteworthy that both companies (HONDA- General Motors) said earlier that they will work jointly to develop electric cars at an affordable cost during the production process within the global car markets.
Oyama also stated that the upcoming electric cars have not been determined whether they will depend on the engineering of General Motors factories, or the HONDA factories, but he announced that the bill for the manufacturing process would be shared at the time, in order to enable the production of cars in either of the two companies’ factories.
Oyama said that HONDA has announced that it has agreed to use the Ultium battery (the second generation from General Motors), although not all of its specifications have been finalized.
It is noteworthy that Honda Motors had stated earlier, that it plans to produce 2 million electric cars worldwide by 2030, including cars of mid-size models that it is developing in partnership with General Motors.
Finally, the global head of the electric car sector at HONDA says that the company plans to produce 750,000 to 800,000 electric cars in North America only by 2030, and almost the same production within China, in addition to another 400,000 to 500,000 electric cars in Japan, and other markets. other cars.
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