Honda reveals electrification plans and e:Ny1, Civic hybrid models for Europe

MANILA: Honda will expand its electrified lineup for the European lineup in 2023. 

New additions include an all-electric B-segment SUV, previewed as the e:Ny1 Prototype (main photo) — which appears to be an EV version of the HR-V — a C-segment full hybrid SUV, and the all-new CR-V, which will be available with both full hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrain options for the first time in Europe.

Coming to market in 2023, the e:Ny1 EV will "offer the unique blend of dynamics, technology, and design that Honda is known for," Honda promised in a release. The carmaker is also pitching the EV for families. 

Meanwhile, available to European customers later this year, the 11th-generation Civic e:HEV hybrid will complete the brand’s commitment to electrify its entire mainstream European automobile range by the end of 2022.

The new Civic is the latest car to be offered exclusively with e:HEV technology, joining the brand’s other electrified models: Jazz, Jazz Crosstar, CR-V, HR-V and Honda e.

Powering the Civic e:HEV is a combination of a power-dense lithium-ion battery, two compact, powerful electric motors, and a newly developed 2.0-liter i-VTEC gas engine.

The Civic has been targeted to achieve CO2 emissions of less than 110 grams per kilometer and maximum motor output of 135kW and 315Nm of torque.

Aside from offering electrified models, Honda said it also developing urban charging solutions and commercial energy services. 

In Switzerland, Honda has supplied 50 Honda e electric vehicles and 35 Honda Power Manager units to car sharing operator, Mobility, as part of the ‘V2X Suisse’ consortium.

The Honda e units will be used as part of a car sharing fleet in a pioneering trial which uses the Honda e’s bi-directional charging function to feed energy back to the grid when the vehicles are not in use.

Including the European region, Honda aims to increase its proportion of EV and fuel cell vehicle (FCV) unit sales ratio to 40% by 2030, and to 80% by 2035. The company will also end the sale of internal combustion engine automobiles globally by 2040.

Honda will venture in aircraft and robotics, with an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for city-to-city transport, and an AI-operated multi-fingered Honda Avatar Robot that will follow the footsteps of ASIMO for practical use in the 2030s.

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