Honda lagged behind in electric car race, kicks off Prologue in collaboration with General Motors
Honda’s first electric SUV in North America is still three years away from dealerships, trails and roads, but now we know what it’ll be called when it reaches us. Named Prologue, which translates to “Advance,” expected to arrive in 2024, it’s the first of a pair of electric vehicles Honda is developing with General Motors. The other SUV, which has yet to be named, will be sold as the Acura.
The word prologue refers to something that is a precursor to something greater, and this is no accident. This first electric car is just the first of a wave of Honda and Acura electric cars set to hit the streets of the United States and elsewhere in the world before the end of the decade, as Honda makes progress on its goal of selling zero-emissions cars by 2040, and Honda will continue to cut 80 percent of its car emissions by 2035 , with a reduction of no less than 40 percent by 2030.
Of course , it’s not the only one. Honda is doing what Ford did with the Mach-E, but it wouldn’t hurt Honda’s marketing efforts to reassure buyers during this drastic change in model range by reminding them of the iconic Prelude coupe of the ’80s and ’90s.
No hard details were released about the Honda Prologue, and Dave Gardner, Executive Vice President of Honda USA, said only that, “The Prologue will provide our customers with a battery-powered SUV with a suite of premium functionality and the same quality they have come to expect from Honda. “
But it has previously said its engineers and designers will be responsible for the exterior and interior designs of its new EVs, while the GM team will take the vehicle from the platform and complex transmissions, which will incorporate GM’s new Ultium battery technology. Both cars will be built at General Motors plants.Honda design team
Despite being a pioneer in the electric car industry in the Japanese market since the late 1990s, it was Honda who gave America its first hybrid car, in Insight form. electrical. The cute Honda E Model E (pictured below) available in Japan and Europe is not currently available in North America, and there are no plans to change that.
“Our strategy is to offer a higher proportion of hybrid cars in base models in the near term, with a committed effort to achieve a larger size that leads to Honda’s introduction,” Gardner explained. Is its price commensurate with the technology it offers? This is what we will see when pricing its first car .
Are you excited about Honda’s introduction plans, or will it be too late for the electric party that should be called the Epilogue? Let us know in the comments.
Honda said Monday it will sell its first electric SUV in North America in early 2024, part of the automaker’s push to shift away from gas-powered vehicles before the middle of the decade. The new car’s name, Prologue, is meant to signify the beginning of what the company called its “new electrified era.”
around $45,000Pricing and Which One to BuyHonda hasn’t released information about the Prologue’s pricing or trim levels yet, but we expect the new model to start around $45,000 and go up from there.
$45,000How much will the 2024 Honda Prologue cost? According to Kelley Blue Book, the base model of the Honda Prologue is expected to cost $45,000. According to Car and Driver, the Prologue will use the same 100 kWh battery as the Cadillac Lyriq will have, along with a range of about 300 miles on a full charge
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