Honda U.S. Execs Say Most Drivers Don’t Want EVs Yet - eviltoast

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.

  • barsquid@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Dang. I’d never be able to trust logging in to a website in order to opt out of data collection on my own hardware. I hope they are honoring that.

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      4 months ago

      Given that they won’t even track the car for theft purposes past that, I am fairly certain they are.

      I suppose you could always just try and find the SIM card and remove it too…