Honda CEO shares a bold take on future of electric vehicles
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At the company’s annual business briefing in Tokyo on May 20, Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe revealed plans to erase nearly 30% of its original multi-trillion-Yen investments, dialing down its EV and software research and development budget from ten trillion yen (~$68.97 billion) to seven trillion yen (~$48.28 billion).
Honda says electric vehicle sales were slowing in the U.S., prompting the Japanese automaker to scrap its previous goal of having EVs reach 30% of its global vehicle sales by 2030
A few years ago, the auto industry was on a frenetic tear to introduce electric vehicles, convinced the transition was imminent. Many of the Japanese automakers, Honda included, were slow to make ...
Honda said it will focus on its next-generation Hybrid EVs to be introduced into market from 2027 onward, after dropping proposed investment in EVs to 7 trillion yen, or $48.3 billion.