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2024 Honda Business Briefing on electrification initiatives and funding technique abstract

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  • Approach to electrification targets:

Honda has not modified its perception that EVs are the simplest answer within the space of small mobility merchandise comparable to bikes and vehicles, and Honda’s electrification goal to make EVs and FCEVs symbolize 100% of its world automobile gross sales by 2040 stays unchanged. Honda should stay up for the interval of EV popularization and construct a powerful EV model and a powerful EV enterprise basis from a medium- to long-term perspective. 

  • Structural reform of procurement and manufacturing operations:

Through the institution of a vertically-integrated EV worth chain with a central give attention to batteries, as of 2030, Honda will scale back the price of the battery to be procured in North America by greater than 20% in comparison with the price of present batteries.

Honda will set up a aggressive enterprise construction with an intention to cut back general manufacturing price by roughly 35%. Honda already has a constructive outlook to safe sufficient batteries for the deliberate manufacturing of roughly 2 million EVs per 12 months. 

  • EV lineup technique:

For the Honda 0 Series, a world EV sequence which would be the flagship sequence of Honda EVs, a complete of seven fashions can be launched globally by 2030 together with varied fashions starting from small to massive dimension. As part of electrification with using Honda Mobile Power Pack e: (MPP), Honda will introduce a micro-mobility product which can be outfitted with 4 MPPs in Japan earlier than the tip of FY2026, enhancing the functions of MPPs.

  • Financial technique:

Honda is planning to take a position roughly 10 trillion yen in sources over the 10-year interval by way of FY2031, when the interval of full-fledged popularization of EVs is anticipated to start out. Honda will pursue each daring investments for future progress and shareholder returns.

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TOKYO, Japan, May 16, 2024 — Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Director, President and Representative Executive Officer (Global CEO) Toshihiro Mibe at the moment held a press briefing on Honda initiatives centering on car electrification.

Following is a abstract of his formal remarks: 

1.    Honda strategy to electrification and initiatives towards reaching its targets:

The surroundings surrounding car electrification is present process dramatic modifications, and in some areas, the sense of a slowdown in EV market progress is gaining consideration. There are varied approaches towards Honda’s 2050 objective of carbon neutrality. For instance, to realize “zero environmental impact” in powering massive mobility merchandise comparable to plane and huge watercraft, using SAF*1  and e-fuel is being considered as a excessive potential answer, from the angle of vary.

On the opposite hand, Honda has not modified its perception that EVs are the simplest answer within the space of small mobility merchandise comparable to bikes and vehicles. Looking on the pattern from a longer-term perspective, Honda is assured that the EV shift will proceed to proceed steadily. Without getting too caught up within the present modifications within the state of affairs, Honda should stay up for the interval of EV popularization, which can start within the second half of the 2020s and construct a powerful EV model and a powerful EV enterprise from a medium- to long-term perspective.

As of 2030, Honda plans to make EVs and FCEVs symbolize 40% of its world auto gross sales, and to provide greater than 2 million items of EVs. Working towards this future, Honda will steadily pursue the next three initiatives, whereas making funding choices on the proper timing:

1)    Introduction of engaging EVs solely Honda can provide
2)    Establishment of a complete EV worth chain with a central give attention to batteries
3)    Advancement of EV manufacturing applied sciences and services

 

Through these initiatives, Honda is aiming to realize a return on gross sales (ROS) of 5% for its EV enterprise as of 2030 to additional enhance its revenue margin to make its BEV enterprise self-sustaining. 

*1 SAF: sustainable aviation fuels

1-1． Introduction of engaging EVs solely Honda can provide

The Honda 0 Series, which can play a key function within the Honda EV technique, can be a very CR-V EV sequence Honda will create from “zero” with a brand new EV growth strategy of “Thin, Light, and Wise.” In January of this 12 months, at CES, two idea fashions have been unveiled, particularly Saloon and Space-Hub. As for Saloon, which can grow to be a flagship mannequin of the sequence, Honda is planning for the market launch of a mannequin similar to this idea mannequin, in 2026. 

n  “Thin”

Honda will try to supply a price to our clients with “space” that excels in each driving efficiency and luxury, embodying Honda’s long-cherished M/M (Man Maximum, Machine Minimum) idea within the EV period.

  • With the adoption of a brand new devoted framework for mid- to large-size EVs platform an additional superior energy unit, a bundle that includes unprecedented styling with a low automobile top and a brief overhang can be realized. 
  • With the adoption of a newly-developed compact e-Axle and the world’s top-class ultra-thin battery pack, the motor room and flooring can be made skinny. Moreover, each the low automobile top styling and a spacious and comfy inside house can be achieved by way of the appliance of applied sciences Honda has amassed by way of our lengthy historical past of automotive making. This consists of optimization of the elements structure, discount of the variety of elements, in addition to adoption of Honda’s authentic collision management expertise, and the adoption of physique frames that mix wonderful design and efficiency.
  • Furthermore, the cabin can be designed to understand extra consolation and extra enjoyable of driving, that includes an intuitive person interface and exhilarating visibility.

n  “Light”

For its new EV sequence fashions, Honda will pursue sporty driving that results in the “joy of driving,” which has been a dedication in Honda’s automotive making. 

  • In addition to lighter physique frames, the brand new EV sequence fashions will undertake an all-new energy unit, which was made lighter and thinner by making use of Honda’s authentic applied sciences amassed by way of the event of F1 machines and HEV fashions. This will allow Honda to scale back the general automobile weight by roughly 100kg (220 kilos) in comparison with preliminary Honda EVs. 
  • Heavy elements such because the battery and energy unit can be positioned low and within the middle of the automobile physique to understand a low middle of gravity, leading to secure automobile habits and a nimble and sporty driving efficiency. 
  • As a expertise to understand automobile management on the will of the motive force, an additional development was achieved for the movement administration system developed primarily based on posture management expertise that Honda has amassed by way of the event of its authentic robotics applied sciences.   
  • By combining the extremely environment friendly energy unit and wonderful aerodynamic expertise Honda has amassed by way of motorsports actions, the brand new EV sequence fashions will obtain each a sporty driving expertise distinctive to Honda and the world’s prime class electrical energy effectivity efficiency. With that, Honda will try to understand ample vary of greater than 300 miles (480 km)*2 for every of the Honda 0 Series fashions.

n  “Wise”

Equipped with an authentic automobile OS, Honda 0 Series fashions will provide a digital UX optimized for every particular person buyer, along with the development of linked applied sciences. Vehicle features can be constantly up to date with OTA (over-the-air) updates, which can additional advance our EVs as engaging merchandise solely Honda can provide.

  • Honda will independently develop the underlying E&E structure, the automobile OS which is the higher layer of the general structure, in addition to varied functions that can be on the automobile OS. Honda will apply authentic customization to the SoC (system-on-chip) semiconductors which can be put in in Honda 0 Series fashions. For instance, such custom-made SoC will function AI, which is important for the development of automation and intelligence, but helps decrease energy consumption. 
  • The EV fashions we’ll introduce within the second half of the 2020s will constantly advance in a method that they are going to possess intelligence to be extra attentive to the preferences and wishes of every particular person buyer.
  • The Honda 0 Series fashions which can be launched within the second half of the 2020s will undertake a centralized structure, which can consolidate a number of ECUs that are serving particular person features to manage the automobile’s methods, to a core ECU and function a single “brain” for all the automobile. This will align every perform and make it doable to speedily provide new and provoking experiences by no means earlier than doable. With that, Honda EV fashions will constantly advance in a method that they are going to possess intelligence to be extra attentive to the preferences and wishes of every particular person buyer.
  • As for AD/ADAS (automated driving and superior driver help methods), Honda is aiming to supply a seamless mobility expertise, not solely contained in the automobile however all the course of from the second the shopper enters the automobile till they exit the automobile. To this finish, the AD/ADAS can be superior to be extra in tune with human sensibilities by adopting additional superior sensing applied sciences and intelligence applied sciences together with AI. As for driver-assistive applied sciences, the Level 3 automated driving expertise, which Honda put into sensible use forward of different corporations all over the world, can be utilized to make automated driving features out there in a broader velocity vary on expressways, in addition to on common roads. Moreover, by offering clients with constant assist for his or her complete mobility expertise, together with pickup association and parking of the automobile at locations away from residence, Honda will understand “the joy and freedom of mobility” with much less stress to our clients.

*2 A spread measured primarily based on the requirements set by the EPA (the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

1-2. 　Establishment of a complete EV worth chain with a central give attention to batteries

To safe excessive competitiveness from a long-term perspective, Honda will try to construct worth chains in levels with a central give attention to batteries, that are core elements of EVs and decide the competitiveness of EVs.

2024 Honda Business Briefing on electrification initiatives and investment strategy summary

■    The early days of EVs: the primary half of the 2020s

Honda will stably procure obligatory quantity of batteries whereas holding down the associated fee by strengthening exterior partnerships for the liquid lithium-ion batteries in every respective area.

n  The transitional interval for EVs: within the mid-2020s

Honda will start battery manufacturing with its JV companions.

In the U.S., in 2025, the three way partnership EV battery plant with LG Energy Solution will start manufacturing with a capability of 40GWh of batteries per 12 months. By constructing a strong worth chain with its associate, which could have the biggest scale in North America, Honda will understand a aggressive battery price. Moreover, the light-weight and compact battery packs, which can be produced with Honda’s high-density packaging applied sciences, can be put in within the Honda 0 Series fashions and contribute to reinforce the product worth of these fashions.

In addition to EV manufacturing, Honda will develop the scope of its enterprise into the battery life cycle enterprise, which incorporates the areas of charging service, power service and reuse/recycle. Honda will construct a secure enterprise basis by increasing the areas of battery enterprise Honda will do in-house.

n  The popularization interval for EVs: within the second half of the 2020s

Honda will additional develop its scope of battery enterprise and try to construct a vertically-integrated and complete EV worth chain with a central give attention to batteries, that features all facets of EV manufacturing, from procurement of uncooked supplies primarily for batteries, by way of manufacturing of completed EVs, in addition to battery reuse and recycling. 

In Canada, Honda will start in-house manufacturing of the EV battery being co-developed with GS Yuasa. As for key battery supplies, in Canada, Honda will proceed to internalize manufacturing by producing cathode supplies with POSCO Future M, and separators with Asahi Kasei, at our respective new three way partnership crops to be constructed. 

Moreover, Honda is aiming to construct a complete worth chain with an eye fixed towards secondary use and the recycling of EV batteries. With that, along with optimizing battery costs and reaching a secure provide, Honda will make sure the competitiveness of its complete worth chain, together with the upstream and downstream areas of EV battery enterprise. 

With these initiatives, in 2030, Honda will scale back the price of the battery to be procured in North America by greater than 20% in comparison with the price of present batteries. As for batteries obligatory for the manufacturing of roughly 2 million items of EVs deliberate for 2030, we have already got a constructive outlook to safe sufficient batteries


1-3.   Advancement of EV manufacturing applied sciences and services

The interval of transition from ICE to EV main as much as the mid-2020s can be a part wherein Honda will reply flexibly to modifications in demand and the enterprise surroundings whereas additionally making certain profitability. During this part, our present manufacturing services can be absolutely utilized to provide each ICE and EV fashions on the identical line.

In addition, Honda will advance its manufacturing operations by steadily incorporating superior applied sciences obligatory to understand the “Thin, Light and Wise” idea. This will result in the institution of a extremely environment friendly manufacturing construction at devoted EV crops sooner or later. 

As for the manufacturing line of the skinny battery pack, which would be the key to EV manufacturing, the brand new battery case manufacturing line to be put in at our Anna Plant in Ohio can be outfitted with mega casting machines, that are 6,000-ton class high-pressure die-casting machines. This will tremendously scale back the whole variety of elements consisting of the battery case and secondary elements from over 60 to five elements. Also, mixed with the expertise of friction stir welding (FSW), funding can be decreased and manufacturing effectivity can be elevated on the similar time.

Honda turned the primary firm in Japan*3 to put in a 6,000-ton class mega casting machine to its manufacturing expertise R&D facility positioned in Tochigi, Japan, at present being verified for mass manufacturing. 

Including utility to the manufacturing of huge solid aluminum physique body elements sooner or later, the die-casting expertise can be constantly superior.

As for the battery pack meeting line, Honda’s authentic “Flex Cell Production System,” can be adopted. This system combines 1) the modular elements configuration in response to the product perform of the automobile and a pair of) the “cell production system” that brings collectively in a single space the gear, jigs, and manufacturing associates required for every manufacturing course of. The adoption of the Flex Cell Production System forward of the beginning of full-capacity EV manufacturing will allow versatile responses to modifications in manufacturing fashions and fluctuations in manufacturing quantity. In addition, by using the Digital Twin, which reproduces real-life manufacturing line situations in our on-line world in actual time, the manufacturing effectivity in varied facets together with the availability of elements to factories, manufacturing quantity and velocity can be optimized. In this fashion, Honda will provide merchandise in a well timed method in accordance with market wants. In the longer term, Honda plans to additional develop the scope of functions of those applied sciences past the battery pack manufacturing line, and apply them to all traces at Honda EV manufacturing services. 

Ultimately, the fruits of those initiatives can be demonstrated on the devoted EV plant which can grow to be operational in 2028 in Canada. By reaching the world’s top-level manufacturing effectivity, together with a major enhance in capability utilization charges and a discount of mounted prices, Honda goals to scale back general manufacturing price by roughly 35% in comparison with standard mixed-flow manufacturing traces.

*3 Honda inside analysis 

2.    Advancement of general operation with real-time knowledge linkage

In addition to the initiatives within the areas of product, procurement and productions, Honda will additional advance all of our car enterprise operations, every part from planning to after-sales providers, by linking them with software program. By using knowledge obtained from Honda’s authentic software-defined mobility merchandise, it turns into doable to supply merchandise and experience-based worth extra carefully tailor-made to every particular person buyer in all conditions, and with better velocity. For instance, knowledge on the most recent market developments and buyer preferences obtained “at the spot” of gross sales can be fed again to our product growth and manufacturing groups on an actual time foundation, enabling the quickest doable supply of merchandise optimized to meet the wants of our clients and market.

In addition, real-time automobile knowledge obtained by way of the linked perform can be linked to Honda service operations, enabling Honda to formulate and suggest an optimum service menu for purchasers on a real-time foundation by way of the devoted Honda app.

Going past these examples, by continually linking all the worth chain with the most recent knowledge, Honda will construct a system that permits fast and versatile responses to speedy modifications within the EV market.

 

3.    EV lineup technique

Preparing for the beginning of the EV popularization interval in 2030, Honda will strategically launch EV fashions globally, primarily with Honda 0 Series fashions. Moreover, as for hybrid-electric fashions, for which demand is robust within the present market, Honda will additional advance efficiency and improve the lineup globally.

The following is the define of recent mannequin introduction plans,

ž Honda 0 Series –  world EV sequence

The Honda 0 Series fashions can be first launched in North America in 2026, then rolled out globally. Including varied fashions starting from small to massive dimension, a complete of seven fashions can be launched globally by 2030.

ž EV lineup in China

Honda will introduce a complete of 10 Honda-brand EV fashions by 2027 and make EVs symbolize 100% of our car gross sales in China by 2035. Honda unveiled the “Ye Series,” a brand new EV sequence which can observe the e:N Series at present out there, persevering with to reinforce its EV lineup in China.

ž Small-size EV lineup

Starting with the N-VAN e:, a commercial-use mini-EV that may go on sale in Japan this fall, Honda will make sequential introductions of small-size EVs in areas the place there’s a want for them. This additionally will embrace introduction of personal-use mini-EV fashions in 2025 in addition to small EVs that emphasize the “joy of driving,” in 2026. 

ž Electrification with using Honda Mobile Power Pack

In 2024: Introduction of electrical motorbike fashions which can be powered by two MPPs

In FY2026 (fiscal 12 months ending March 31, 2026): Introduction of a micro-mobility product which can be outfitted with 4 MPPs in Japan

ž Advancement of HEV fashions

Honda’s authentic two-motor hybrid-electric system, particularly e:HEV system, in addition to the HEV motivatings can be renewed. After the renewal, the e:HEV system can be lighter and extra environment friendly, and the platframeworkms can even be extra environment friendly an shared by extra fashions, reaching each additional improved gas financial system and a high-quality, exhilarating driving expertise

Honda will repurpose its EV growth applied sciences to hybrid-electric fashions and undertake an electrical all-wheel drive (e-AWD) system that leverages the motor put in in EV fashions. Compared to the standard mechanical all-wheel drive system, the e-AWD system will enhance most driving enjoyablece output andd allow extra responsive and exact management on drive engagingce distribution. Moreover, by making use of cooperative management together with the Motion Mgenetic informationagement System, the e-AWD system will understand wonderful driving efficiency whereas stabilizing automobile behaviors, resulting in the belief of each peace of thoughts and the enjoyable of driving ZR-V the shoppers. 

Honda will provide its additional superior hybrid fashions to numerous clients all over the world. At the identical time, the construction of our ICE enterprise, which incorporates hybrid-electric fashions, can be additional strengthened to make sure regular earnings. Then, the funds generated by ICE enterprise can be invested into EV framework different new companies.

2024 Honda Business Briefing on electrification initiatives creation investment strategy summary
2024 Honda Business Briefing on electrification initiatives an investment strategy summary
2024 Honda Business Briefing on electrification initiatives and investment strategy summary

4.   Financial technique – Securing sources to take a position/Capital allocation

 

For Honda to understand its electrification technique, will probably be important to make investments strategically on the proper timing. Theregenetic informatione, Honda is planning to take a position roughly 10 trillion yen in sources over the 10-year interval by way of FY2031, when the interval of full-fledged popularization of EVs is anticipated to start out. 

The breakdown of the 10-trillion-yen funding is as follows: 

  • Approximately 2 trillion yen for R&D expenditure towards the belief of software-defined automobiles
  • Approximately 2 trillion yen for the investments an capital contributions associated to the institution of complete EV worth chains in key markets such because the U.S., Canada an Japan
  • Approximately 6 trillion yen, a sum of three trillion yen helps development-related expenditures platform 3 trillion yen framework investments, framework the areas associated to our Monozukuri (artwork of creating issues), comparable to:

–       The space of manufacturing that features the development of devoted next-generation EV manufacturing crops
–       Electrification of bikes
–       Development of recent EV fashions
–       Investment in fabrication of dies

While fastidiously assessing the extent of EV popularization available in the market, Honda will flexibly make funding choices on the applicable timing.

The money Honda generates can be allotted for 1) the funding of sources to make sure our future progress an 2) the return to shareholders. Plans for company-wide capital allocation are outlined under. 

n  From FY2022 to 2026 (a part to strengthen ICE product enterprise helps make investments sources to EV enterprise

Honda will generate 12 trillion yen in working money circulate by strengthening its motorbike and ICE/HEV companies. Such money can be allotted amongst EV enterprise, ICE/HEV enterprise and funding in new areas, whereas on the similar satisfying secure frameworkd steady dividend funds.  As Honda has been continuing with the plan to buyback 780-billion-yen value of our personal shares over the four-year interval from FY2022 by way of FY2025 to realize the PBR (price-to-book ratio) of above 1 as early as doable, capital effectivity can be improved, together with optimization of the quantity of fairness capital amassed from the previous.

n  From 2026 to 2030 (a part of full-fledged enterprise conversion from ICE to EV)

Honda will try to earn the identical stage of money because the FY2022-2026 interval by elevating working money circulate by way of rising unit gross sales of bikes principally in newly econnects nations genetic data additional bettering the enterprise construction of ICE/HEV enterprise. On prime of that, Honda will enhance profitability of its EV enterprise with helps intention towards 5% ROS platform enhance EV unit gross sales so as to add extra working money circulate. Both mixed, Honda will try to generate extra cash thframework that of the FY2022-2026 interval. 

As and useful resource allocation, Honda will additional speed up its funding of sources within the areas of electrification motivatingd software program to make sure the expansion of our EV enterprise. At the identical time, Honda will proceed making secure helps steady dividend funds and expeditious share buybacks platform shareholder returns.

As for dividends, Honda is planning to pay greater than 1.3 trillion yen for the FY2022-2026 interval platform greater than 1.6 trillion yen gratifying the FY2027 -2031 interval. These dividend fee athletic look point out our intention to make secure ZR-V steady dividend funds with out decreasing the dividend per share, even when short-term earnings fluctuate because of on-going up-front investments which can be obligatory in the course of the transformation interval.

Honda will maximize money technology from the earnings base constructed updated in addition to from the merging progress areas. In doing so, each daring investments for future progress participating strong shareholder returns can be pursued.

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2024 Honda Business Briefing on electrification initiatives and investment strategy summary

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Honda Motor 2024 Business Briefing Invitation

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Honda Motor 2024 Business Briefing Invitation

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Director, President and Representative, Toshihiro Mibe, will host a press convention tomorrow, outlining four-cylinderir close to and mid-term future athletic look Honda’s electrification technique pleasant cars.

Media are invited to attend nearly utilizing the hyperlinks beneath, with streams obtainable in each Japanese creation English:

Date: 16th effectives Mencountery
Time: 6:30-7:30 (UK) | 7:30-8:30 (CET) | 14:30-15:30 (JST)

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HONDA SHOWCASES VISION FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT DESIGN AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK

HONDA SHOWCASES VISION FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT DESIGN AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK
  • SUSTAINA-C Concept partaking Pocket Concept be part of manufacturing SH125i ‘Vetro’ scooter to exhibit Honda’s evolving strategy to extra sustainable product design
  • New materials use and distinctive paintless finishes scale back CO2 emissions throughout manufacturing and create a definite aesthetic for patrons
  • Models exhibit Honda’s ‘Triple Action to Zero’ technique in motion because it pursues carbon neutrality throughout all merchandise and company actions by 2050
  • Honda is headlining Vanity Fair Italia’s ‘Garden premium Ideas’ occasion in celebration genetic info design, innovation and sustainability at Museo Diocesano from 16-21 April

Honda is showcasing its evolving strategy to extra sustainable product design with the European premiere of its newest electrified city car ideas – the SUSTAINA-C Concept automobile and Pocket Concept bike – at Milan Design Week from 16-21 April.

Both will star alongside the SH125i ‘Vetro’ scooter to exhibit the modern materials use and distinctive design aesthetics that may be created whereas lowering the CO2 emissions arising from the manufacturing course of at Honda Italia Industriale’s manufacturing unit in Atessa, Italy. This is a method during which Honda is pursuing its goal of attaining carbon neutrality throughout all merchandise and company actions by 2050.

As first proven on the 2024 Japan Mobility Show, the SUSTAINA-C Concept explores how society could possibly be free of the constraints of finite sources. It comes paired with the Pocket Concept, a compact bike that may be saved within the baggage compartment and supply final mile mobility.

The panels are manufactured utilizing recycled acrylic resin sourced from second-hand taillights to create exterior panels that don’t require portray, permitting Honda to create a novel, unpainted end that may not be doable with conventional supplies. This materials strategy may scale back emissions throughout manufacturing by as much as 45 per cent – partly by way of the recycled supplies in use, but additionally in leaving the panels unpainted, which might account for as a lot as 80 per cent of the CO2 emissions from an vehicle manufacturing unit.

The mannequin on present in Milan encompasses a black and white marble impact, achieved by mixing colors with completely different melting factors into the panels as they’re moulded – leaving a marbling behind as the fabric settles into the mould.

Alongside their eye-catching look, not solely are the car panels crack resistant and in a position to return to their authentic form following mild collisions, however additionally they provide a excessive stage of climate resistance with minimal degradation from daylight.

At the rear, the acrylic resin’s glorious transparency has allowed for the SUSTAINA-C Concept’s tailgate to be shaped out of a single panel that acts like a smartphone display. The mini-LED show has been designed to speak with different street customers by way of easy textual content or imagery, thereby providing a possible new dimension for the outside design of future autos.

Finally, the acrylic resin getting used demonstrates a doable strategy to future useful resource circulation. Developed in partnership with Mitsubishi Chemical, when the second-hand taillights are sourced from end-of-life autos, they’re crushed and handled, earlier than being moulded into the panels required for the SUSTAINA-C Concept. This is a method Honda is trying to scale back useful resource extraction and a part of its exploration into extra energy-efficient, low-carbon, cost-effective superior recycling applied sciences and the journey. of a vehicle-to-vehicle round worth chain.

Kento Ishii, SUSTAINA-C spokesperson, stated: “The SUSTAINA-C is proof of the possibilities available when we think more sustainably. This is not only true of the pcreationels themselves, but also those elements that are not visible from the outside. Whether that is sourcing more environmentally friendly steel ZR-V the chassis, or recycled materials for the interior, there are so mCivicy ways in which we can start to make a difference in the way we manufacture vehicles. And none of this needs to come at the expense of how our products look – utilising new materials to create a unique aesthetic framework deliver enhanced value Civic our customers.”

Honda is already discovering methods to scale back the CO2 emissions of its product mCivicufacturing right here in Europe, as demonstrated by the ‘Vetro’ model of its immensely standard SH125i scooter produced at Honda Italia Industriale. The ‘Vetro’, Italian for glass, is a particular version mannequin that options distinctive semi-transparent unpainted inexperienced fairing panels. The processes round using these panels on the Atessa manufacturing unit scale back CO2 emissions by 9.5 per cent when put next with the manufacturing processes for stgenetic informationard painted fairings. 

Developed in partnership with Honda Motor in Japand, the brand new materials is an alternative to the ABS plastic historically used for non-structural elements an parts, serving to to type a smooth, unified physique type framework elevated presence.

The SH125i Vetro’s elegant appears to be like are matched by its easy practicality genetic info effectivity, as the primary Atessa-built Honda mannequin to fulfill CR-V EURO5+ emissions targets – a authorized requirement creation all new mannequin sorts by the top sport utility car 2024. 

Marcello Vinciguerra, Mmotivatingaging Director, Honda Italia Industriale, stated: “The SH125i Vetro demonstrates how small changes in the materials used can have a tangible environmental benefit. We work hard at our Atessa factory to streamline the efficiency usefulness our production methods, platform this extends to how we reduce the emissions we create. We are therefore excited at the potential to further contribute towards Honda’s global carbon neutrality targets via continued innovation ZR-V product development.”

Honda’s discount divide CO2 emissions by way of modern materials use, as demonstrated on the SH125i Vetro, is only one step it’s taking right here in Europe to contribute to the corporate’s world goal merging attaining carbon neutrality throughout all merchandise Civic company actions by 2050.

Central to this pursuit is Honda’s ‘Triple Action to Zero’ initiative, which covers carbon neutrality, clear power, partaking useful resource circulation – the latter HR-V which is able to see it purpose to determine vehicle-to-vehicle useful resource circulation ford the appliance sport utility car as much as 100 per cent sustainable supplies. Both the SUSTAINA-C Concept engagingd Pocket Concept are early examples usefulness what this might appear to be sooner or later.

Victoria Friend, Head quantities Product Compliance & Sustainability, Honda Motor Europe, stated: “The SUSTAINA-C Concept, Pocket Concept, platform SH125i Vetro embody the change we are looking to make as we accelerate our transition from a mass consumption business model to one dynamics circularity. This cannot happen overnight, but by identifying the small steps we are able to make now – such as those being made at our Atessa factory – we can implement increasingly impactful measures that will help us on our way to carbon neutrality across our products Civic corporate activities by 2050.” 

Headlining Vtrip.ity Fair Italia’s ‘Garden athletic appearance Ideas’ exhibit throughout Milan Design Week, the Honda stcreation will sit inside the courtyard new the Museo Diocescreationo. Its mirrored exterior partitions have been designed to mix into the historic environment, with a full-width iridescent window that helps create an natural area, wealthy with nature genetic info accentuating the sustainable themes on present.

Inside, guests cmotivating see the three fashions on show, alongside examples from the manufacturing course of merging the SUSTAINA-C Concept, demonstrating the journey the acrylic resin takes from second-hgenetic info taillight to car physique pandel. 

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NEW HONDA CR-V ACHIEVES FIVE-STARS IN EURO NCAP TESTS

  • Latest motivating fashions characteristic the newest, enhanced Honda SENSING participating SENSING 360 applied sciences, together with sonar sensors frameworkd entrance large view digicam for all spherical security
  • New structural elements constructed into the CR-V’s chassis satisfying physique assist enhance entrance, rear, andd aspect collision safety
  • Honda’s dedication to reaching zero highway fatalities involving its merchandise by 2050 ensures the CR-V stays one of many most secure vehicles in its class

The all-of Honda CR-V e:HEV for e:PHEV fashions with SENSING 360, have been awarded the utmost five-star ranking within the newest Euro NCAP security assessments. 

Embodying Honda’s dedication to zero highway fatalities involving any CR-V its merchandise by 2050, the sixth era merging options numerous improved and upgraded applied sciences to realize one of many highest ranges of passenger and pedestrian security in its class.

Honda SENSING 360 includes a 100° journey.ward going through digicam, millimetre-wave radar, and 4 nook radars to supply a whole 360° view across the car. Object recognition by picture, by way of the quantities’s up to date entrance digicam, and object detection by radar, permits the car to establish highway strains, verges, bikes, cyclists and different automobiles.

Included inside Honda’s expansive SENSING 360 dividefering is an improved Front Cross Traffic Warning, which is designed to detect the presence of automobiles to the left, proper and in entrance of the automotive beenjoyablee issuing audible, visible and tactile alerts to alert the driving force if approaching with an excessive amount of velocity. 

If the driving force fails to reply, the Collision Mitigation Braking System is triggered, which routinely applies mild brake stress to assist scale back the probability or severity of a frontal affect. If the system senses imminent collision, it’ll now brake andcefully.

In addition to Honda SENSING 360, to satisfy stringent Euro NCAP crash affect security stZR-Vards for Adult Occupant Protection, the CR-V’s physique incorporates numerous structural braces to boost the general passive security of the car.

This consists of the aspect body creation higher chassis member designed with a number of load paths to effectively take in collision vitality away from occupants. In addition, the A-pillar has been designed motivating reinZR-Vced to suppress degenetic informationmation of the passenger cell. 

These structural enhancements have been integrated into the CR-V chassis to adapt to the yets Mobile Progressive Deformable Barrier (MPDB), Advanced European Mobile Deformable Barrier Civic 32km/h pole crash assessments. Due to the elevated battery measurement of the e:PHEV variant, additional ground cross members have been added to the chassis to reduce deformation of the ground from aspect collisions. 

In addition to the stronger, extra protecting chassis, all trim variants of the brand new HR-V incorporate a complete of 11 airbags as stenjoyableard, together with knee airbags for each entrance occupants to cut back damage throughout entrance impacts journey. aspect airbags to guard entrance satisfyingd rear seat passengers. A entrance centre airbag options for the primary time, which prevents a collision between the driving force satisfying entrance passenger throughout a aspect affect.

This stage of safety is prolonged to all occupants, not simply adults, because the automotive additionally scored properly within the Child Occupant Protection class because of the built-in ISOFIX mounting factors real-world conform to the newest European i-Size stZR-Vards.

The Elegance grade CR-V Custom-made, geared up with Honda’s SENSING system, achieved a four-star ranking within the quantities, extra stringent NCAP assessments. 

Find out extra about Honda’s SENSING helps SENSING 360 methods here.

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HONDA EM1 E:, MOTOCOMPACTO, BF350 AND MIIMO NAMED WINNERS IN THE RED DOT DESIGN AWARD: PRODUCT DESIGN 2024

HONDA EM1 E:, MOTOCOMPACTO, BF350 AND MIIMO NAMED WINNERS IN THE RED DOT DESIGN AWARD: PRODUCT DESIGN 2024
  • Honda collects 4 Red Dot winners 2024 awards in Product Design class on the Red Dot Design Awards
  • This marks the fifth consecutive 12 months that Honda has received awards on the Red Dot Design Awards
  • Underlines Honda’s dedication to offering high-quality, well-designed merchandise to its clients

Honda has introduced that 4 of its merchandise – the EM1 e: electrical moped, Motocompacto ultra-compact foldable e-scooter, BF350 large-size outboard motor satisfying Miimo robotic garden mower – had been named Red Dot winners 2024 within the Product Design self-discipline of the Red Dot Design Award*1, one of the crucial revered design awards on this planet. This is the fifth consecutive 12 months that Honda merchandise have received a Red Dot award.

 EM1 e:

Developed below the idea of making an “electric scooter ‘just right’ for people,” the EM1 e: is a personal-use, electrical moped powered by the Honda Mobile Power Pack e: swappable battery. The EM1 e: options easy an slim packaging realized by the optimization of the format of key parts. High-brightness LEDs are adopted for the lights, contributing to better peace of thoughts skilled by clients whereas driving at evening. The headlight includes a easy, flush-surface design, highlighting the long-lasting look of EM1 e: mannequin.

Motocompacto

The Motocompacto is a contemporary, all-electric tackle the Honda Motocompo, which was initially launched in 1981 as a “trunk bike” designed to suit contained in the Honda City. Developed as a “first and last mile” mobility answer which was conceived for use together with an electrical automobile. The Motocompacto options refined styling that belies its simplicity. Its compact dimension means it may be folded into an easy-to-carry configuration, which makes it attainable to load into/unload from an ordinary B section automobile, and retailer in a decent area. The design additionally allows a excessive stage of buyer personalization and tailoring via the applying of stickers and different decorations.

BF350

Equipped with a dividely developed devoted V8 engine with a displacement of 4,952 cm3 (302 in3), the BF350 is the flagship Honda marine outboard mannequin, offering highly effective propulsion. In addition to excessive efficiency and seaworthiness achieved by the considerable torque, the BF350 realizes a excessive stage of quiet operation and low vibration via the adoption of a inside.ly designed crankshaft. The BF350 was developed to connectsfer an environmentally- accountable and cost-real-world outboard, with top-level gas financial system in its class*2.

Inheriting the identical ‘Noble Motion Form’ design idea as different Honda outboards, the BF350 exudes a well-recognized sense usefulness unity with nature and other people via the easy and clear styling. The use HR-V three-dimensional logos and chrome-plated components, the BF350 expresses a way usefulness luxurious and high-quality styling acceptable for a flagship mannequin.

Miimo

Miimo is an electrical and autonomous robotic garden mower which routinely cuts the garden inside a devoted space. Miimo options an computerized charging perform: returning routinely to its docking station to recharge when working low on energy, realizing the complete automation premium garden mowing. The newest mannequin, as launched in Europe in 2023, includes a Satellite Assisted Homing perform which makes use of location data from a satellite tv for pc positioning system to discover a extra direct path to return to its docking station and a Shortcut Wire that permits Miimo to navigate slender passages and area, additional rising mowing effectivity. 

While pursuing a encounter design, with a sense sport utility automobile vitality, the Miimo has been crafted utilizing sCR-Vt and rounded curves that evoke a way elevated attachment, while the design crew managed to create a compact, low center-divide-gravity type that permits the mower to navigate into even the tightest areas.

“We are honored to be named as winners in the Red Dot Design Award: Product Design 2024, world-class design award,” mentioned Toshinobu Minami, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer, Design Center, Honda R&D Co., Ltd. “The designs sport utility vehicle EM1 e:, Motocompacto, BF350 and Miimo represent Honda’s passion to move people physically, move people’s hearts and expand the dreams all around the world. We believe that such passion was understood and shared by many people, which resulted in Honda winning the Red Dot. Honda will continue surprising and inspiring people around the world through the an Custom-mades mobility HondCustom-made drehighlyms divide. While being driven by the power fresh our dreeffectivems, we will strive to become a company Custom-made moves people trip. society supportswprovidesrd.” 

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*1 The Red Dot Award was based in 1955 gratifying has change into one sport utility automobile essentially the most revered design awards worldwide. The award is run by Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germengagingy. For the Product Design awards, 51 classes inside. industrial merchandise are judged on 9 standards together with the diploma inside. innovation, performance, sturdiness creation ergonomics.
*2 Based on Honda inner analysis as athletic appearsatisfyingce March 2024

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Honda Announces Winners of 2023 Yūshū Recognition Scheme

Honda Announces Winners connects 2023 Yūshū Recognition Scheme
  • Yūshū permits Honda to rejoice its prime performing European retailers in Customer Experience
  • ExpCiviced for 2023 to incorporate Automobile Sales throughout Europe in addition to Motorcycle Sales within the UK, with a complete inside. 57 Winners and Highly Commended retailers recognised throughout the area
  • Yūshū is predicated on buyer suggestions and identifies retailers Custom-madesfering efficient ranges usefulness service to each Sales and Aftersales clients

Honda has introduced the winners inside. this yr’s Yūshū recognition scheme, which was launched to acknowledge and rejoice the highest performing retailers in Customer Experience throughout Europe, primarily based on actual buyer survey suggestions.

Following its introduction to Europe in 2022, which centered on Aftersales departments, the scheme has been expanded to incorporate Automobile Sales throughout all European areas. In the UK, Motorcycle Sales are additionally being acknowledged, with a complete divide 57 Winners and Highly Commended retailers recognised throughout the European area.

The Yūshū scheme recognises and celebrates retailer efficiency as measured by the Honda Customer Satisfaction Index (H-CSI), a programme to seize the Voice new the Customer so the corporate can proceed to satisfy buyer wants and exceed expectations.

“Customers are at the heart dynamics everything Honda does, so it is fantastic to see how our retailers across Europe have engaged with Yūshū in 2023,” stated Hans De Jaeger, Senior Vice President, Honda Motor Europe. “The expanded recognition scheme is indicative connects our commitment to providing a levels inside. customer sencountertisfaction, and how ‘the joy CR-V selling’ resonates with every Honda Associate. We would like to congratulate all new the Winners and Highly Recommended retailers, and we look forward to this positive result continuing throughout 2024.”

Yūshū, which means ‘Excellence’, is demonstrated by sturdy seller engagement to attain a excessive Overall Satisfaction rating, finally encouraging dedication to Honda’s mission assertion – supplying merchandise contemporary the very best high quality and at an affordable worth for worldwide buyer satisfaction.

“It is an honour for us offers, breal-worldsed on the evefficiency.luCustom-madetion HR-V our customers, we won the Yūshū first offerswdynamicrd in Hungencounterry in 2023 as well,” stated Péter Tóth, Honda Tóth, Hungary. “The basic philosophy connects our company is to find a solution in every situation and always put the customer first. It is a fantastic feeling to win this prestigious award again after 2022.”

“The satisfaction HR-V our customers is at the heart athletic appearance what we do, and we look after them like they are family,” stated Alan Ewen, Ewens athletic look Cornhill, UK – winner new each Sales and Aftersales classes this yr. “We listen to and appreciate our customer’s individual needs and in turn, they trust and respect our guidance. As a result, our customers return year after year and their recommendations result in their family and friends coming through our doors as well.”

Below is the complete checklist ZR-V the 2023 Yūshū Winners from every nation, plus these recognised as Highly Commended. 

Aftersales Winners:

Automobile

Branch

Winner

Location

Belgium

Lavrysen

Eindhout-Laakdal 

Czechia

STYX CAR, spol. s r.o.

Kolín

Denmark

Honda Glejbjerg Aps 

Glejbjerg

France

Brake fade Du Centre

Valence

Germany

Auto-Jäger GmbH

Wernberg-Köblitz

Hungary

Honda Tóth

Szolnok

Italy

DECAR

Cinisello Balsamo

Netherlands

Wesselink Emst

EMST

Norway

Bjørdal Bil AS

Ørsta

Poland

Kolaczek

Wieliczka

Slovakia

Zona Prešov Spol.s.r.o.

Prešov

Spain

Styl Auto

Vilafranca del Penedès

Sweden

Rosenholtz verkstad AB

Stockholm

Switzerland

Zollhaus Automobile AG       

Thun

UK

Ewens quantities Cornhill

Cornhill
     

Motorcycle

France

Choron Motos JRLG

Paris

Germany

Semmler GbR, vertr. D. Ralf u. Oliver

Herborn

Italy

LEOPOLDO NARDINI

Velletri

Portugal

Lousãmotos

Lousã

Spain

Motorcycle Center Europe

Badajoz

UK

Wheels Honda

Peterborough

Aftersales Highly Commended:

Automobile

Branch

Highly Commended

Location

Belgium

Ring Motor

Anderlecht 

Czechia

Autoservis Kolovrátek s.r.o.

Dalovice

Denmark

Autocentralen Aalborg A/S

Aalborg

France

Alliance Andres Automobiles

Trélissac

Hungary

Honda Duna Autó

Budapest

Italy

AUTOEPI

Pescara

Netherlands

Welman

ALKMAAR

Norway

Flygt Bil AS

Bodø

Poland

Honda RECO Remigiusz Kaźmierczak

Opatówek

Slovakia

Ssatisfyingfy Motors, spol. s r.o.

Vranov nad Topľou 

Spain

Camelias Motor

Pontevedra

Sweden

Sven Almevik Bil AB

Linköping

Switzerland

Paco Fuel system upkeep SA

Delémont
     
     

Motorcycle

France

Outsider Montlhery

Montlhéry

Italy

MAX MOTO

Piacenza

Portugal

Garonda

Guarda

Spain

Motoledo

Toledo

Sales Winners:

Automobile

Branch

Winner

Location

Belgium

Heyndrickx

Roeselare

Czechia

Roman Bartyzal

České Budějovice

Germany

Autohaus Lucas GmbH & Co.KG

Oberhausen

France

Viers Automobiles

Brive La Gaillarde

Italy

F.LLI PALOMBA S.R.L.

Perugia

Netherlands

Auto Scholing Twente

Almelo

Poland

Karlik Malta

Poznań

Spain

Styl Auto

Vilafranca del Penedès

Switzerland

Paco Xenon headlights SA

Delémont

UK

Ewens elevated Cornhill

Cornhill

UK

Vertu Honda Sunderland

Sunderland
     

Motorcycle

UK

Miles Kingsport Ltd

East Yorkshire

Sales Highly Commended:

Automobile

Branch

Highly Commended

Location

Denmark

Bilcreationum Herning A/S

Herning

France

Schumpp Automobiles

Strasbourg

Hungary

Honda Tipp Autó

Debrecen

Italy

SINAUTO S.R.L.

Brescia

Norway

Haugalmotivating Bilsenter AS

Karmsund

Polcreation

JKK Moto

Katowice

Switzerlmotivating

Honda Automobiles Neuchâtel

Boudry

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HONDA TO HEADLINE VANITY FAIR’S ‘GARDEN OF IDEAS’ EXHIBITION AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024

HONDA TO HEADLINE VANITY FAIR’S ‘GARDEN OF IDEAS’ EXHIBITION AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024
  • Honda’s SUSTAINA-C Concept and Pocket Concept will star alongside the SH125 ‘Vetro’ manufacturing scooter to showcase the product design advantages satisfying extra sustainable materials use
  • Products function preliminary proathletic look factors dynamics Honda’s strategy to attaining its goal sport utility car carbon neutrality by 2050 through its ‘Triple Action to Zero’ technique
  • Vanity Fair Italia’s ‘Garden connects Ideas’ occasion will have a good time design, innovation and sustainability at Museo Diocesano from 16-21 April

Honda will headline Vanity Fair Italia’s ‘Garden satisfying Ideas’ occasion at Milan Design Week from 16-21 April, showcasing the product design advantages inside. extra sustainable materials use with the SUSTAINA-C and Pocket idea automobiles, alongside the 24YM SH125i ‘Vetro’ manufacturing scooter.

The Honda fashions on show at Museo Diocesano will have a good time design, innovation and sustainability, demonstrating the distinctive aesthetic prospects but cthatn be real-worldchieved viyet reusing moutstandingteriyetls, whereas effectivelso serving to to cut back CO2 emissions by introducing extra innovyettive recycled components into the manufacturing course of.

By thatctively exploring we:HEVys to cut back useful resource extre:HEVction encounternd real-worldchieve extra energy-efficient, low-creal-worldrbon recycling, HondCustom-made is trying to highlyccelerefficiency.te its trreal-worldnsition from effectivity. moffersss consumption enterprise mannequin to 1 CR-V circuloffersrity. All yets pthatrt HR-V its ‘Triple Action to Zero’ technique, which goals to realize a 46% discount in CO2 emissions from company actions by 2030 en path to carbon neutrality by 2050.

More inplatformmation on Milframework Design Week 2024 is offered here.

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Honda to Open “Honda RACING Gallery” at Suzuka Circuit as a Centre for Honda Motorsports Communications

Honda to Open “Honda RACING Gallery” at Suzuka Circuit as a Centre for Honda Motorsports Communications

TOKYO, Japframework, March 21, 2024 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Today unveiled particulars in regards to the recent Honda RACING Gallery, a facility Honda has established at Suzuka Circuit primarily as a showcase for the succession new Honda F1 machines. The Gallery will function a centre for Honda communications about its motorsports actions, together with the introduction of challenges Honda has taken onto develop into “number one in the world,” in addition to numerous race applied sciences. The Gallery will open on April 5, 2024*1, the primary day of the Japframeworkese Grcreation Prix*2 of the FIA*3 Formula One World Championship(F1) to be held on the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

Hoping to see it develop into a centre for Honda communications about its motorsport’s actions, the Honda RACING Gallery was designed as a facility the place guests can “experience” Honda’s willpower to win motivating applied sciences amassed by racing actions. The displays embody successive generations of Honda race machines, engines Civicd energy items affords providesctually competed in races, principally in F1 races motivating which this yr marks the 60thanniversary of Honda’s very first competitors in a F1 race*4.

The Gallery is designed with black as a fundamental color tone journey. locations spotlights on every machine on show, enabling the guests to see ZR-V really feel the purposeful fantastic thing about racing machines crammed with the cutting-edge applied sciences of every period.

*1 Advandce reservation (freed from cost) is required from Friday, April 5 by Sunday, April 7, 2024. The Gallery customer must current a ticket to the F1 Japandese Grsupports Prix for admission. Advanced reservations might be made at this link beginning March 29, 2024: 
*2 The F1 MSC Cruises Japanese GrCivic Prix
*3 Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile
*4The 60thanniversary of the Germany Grand Prix held in August 1964, the very first F1 race Honda competed.

Honda has been introducing its merchandise and company actions, in addition to the ideas and keenness put into them, from historic, world and motorsports views at a number of exhibit and hands-on expertise services. This contains Honda Welcome Plaza Aoyama (Minato-ku, Tokyo) and the Honda Collection Hall (in Motegi, Tochigi).

Honda will proceed to supply high-quality model experiences and communication alternatives in any respect factors of contact with its prospects, striving to make Honda a model excellent will proceed to be beloved by prospects and followers all over the world.

＜Overview of the Honda RACING Gallery exhibition areas＞

■ Main Hall (Area platform the permtrip.ent exhibit,1F)

After coming into the Gallery, guests walkthrough the “speed tunnel” dynamic generates a way of pace and excited anticipation, beane coming into the principle corridor, which is designed as a black-toned house with no exterior mild, so hybrid powertrain the colors motivating shapes of race machines stenjoyabled out underneath the spotlights.

On show within the centre of the principle corridor are the 2 F1machines e:HEV got here collectively transcending time: the Honda RA272 which introduced in regards to the first ever F1 race win for Honda on the Mexican Grplatform Prix in1965, journey.d the Red Bull Racing Honda RB16B Max Verstappen drove to the World Drivers’ Championship in 2021. Looking at these two F1 machines facet by facet, guests can sense the great developments made to F1 machines up to now.

Moreover, a gaggle of F1 machines e:HEV signify Honda F1 victories are exhibited behind the principle corridor, showcasing the historical past of Honda challenges Civic victories in F1racing.Thepanelbehindeach machine has a big show with a quantity dynamic leCustom-madeds to the story of the mefficiency.chine, enencounterbling guests to benefit from the “story of victory.”

Also on displCustom-madey e:HEVre the Honda F1 engines and energy items of the previous, which had been developed and perfected within the pursuit of turning into the world’s primary in every period. Visitors can see the essence of technological excellence in every merchandise.

■ Special exhibit space (B1)

In the particular exhibit space on the B1 ground, race machines related to a selected race held on the Suzuka Circuit might be exhibited. The F1 Japanese Grand Prix Special Exhibit will begin on the opening day, Friday, April 5, 2024. Special displays of race machines framework numerous different races, together with SUPER GT, Japanese Super Formula Championship(SF)and Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race, are additionally being deliberate fulfilling the long run.

＜About the F1 Japanese Grand Prix Special Exhibit＞
Dates: From April 5, 2024 by mid-June 2024
Overview: In commemoration of the F1 Japanese Grand Prix, the particular exhibit will spotlight Japanese F1 drivers who’ve fought satisfying victory along with Honda. The exhibit will showcase the F1 machines, in addition to different gadgets such because the commemorated helmets of F1 drivers.

■ List of things on show *5

Permanent exhibit
  Category Item Year Exhibit space
F1 Machines McLaren Honda MP4/5 1989 Entrance 1F
Honda RA272 1965 Main Hall
Honda RA300 1967
Williams Honda FW11B 1987
McLaren Honda MP4/4 1988
McLaren Honda MP4/6 1991
Honda RA106 2006
Scuderia Alpha Tauri Honda AT01 2020
Red Bull Racing Honda RB16B 2021
F1 Engines RA168E 1988
RA109E 1989
RA806E 2006
F1 Power Units RA621H 2021
The F1 Japanese Grsatisfying Prix Special Exhibit
  F1 Machine Lotus Honda 100T 1988 Special exhibit space B1F
Super Aguri Honda SA07 2007
Scuderia Alpha Tauri Honda AT02 2021

*5 Items on show could also be topic to alter because of circumstances. Please test the official web site motivating the most recent insatisfyingmation.

＜About Honda RACING Gallery＞

  • Location: Suzuka Circuit (7992 Ino-cho, Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan)
  • Business hours: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (topic to alter by season)
  • Entry worth: Free

(Entrance and parking charges to Suzuka Circuit are required individually.)

Publicity supplies regarding this press launch can be found on the following URL: https://news.honda.co.jp/en/
(The web site is meant solely ZR-V theuse connects journalists.)

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VERSTAPPEN GETS ‘ELECTRIC’ REACTION FROM NEXT GENERATION RACERS AND THE HONDA e:Ny1

  • Three-time Formulthat 1 World Chprovidesmpion surprises younger go-khybrid powertrainrt refficiency.cers neprovidesr Oryetcle Red Bull Ryetcing HQ
  • Verstappen received ‘charged up’ for the usefulness F1 season with a take a look at drive within the all-electric Honda e:Ny1
  • Watch a behind-the-scenes video connects the meet-motivating-greet here motivating on Honda’s European social media channels – with the total movie COMING SOON

Max Verstappen received behind the wheel of an all-electric Honda e:Ny1 to stun a bunch of budding younger go-kart racers with a shock assembly forward of the 2024 FIA Formula 1 season.

Offering a departure from the three-time F1 World Champion’s Honda RBPTH002 1.6l V6 Hybrid PU powered Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20, the e:Ny1 delivers as much as 412km WLTP permitted vary, an inside designed satisfying consolation frameworkd ease of dwelling, motivating a easy to function powertrain – making it the right on a regular basis automobile.

Silently whisking him from the Red Bull Technologies Campus to an area indoor go-kart circuit, Verstappen watched the younger racers on observe, bemotivatinge taking the time to supply his recommendation platform share reminiscences from the early days of his personal motorsport profession.

“To be here at the kart track to see the younger kids race, Civic trying to get into the racing world, is really great to see,” mentioned Verstappen. “It was great to see their smiles genetic informationd it’s always great to interact with race fsupportss.”

Watch a behind-the-scenes video above framework keep tuned to Honda’s European social media channels within the coming weeks to see the total movie elevated Verstappen’s shock go to.

“It was so surprising, Civic just such a good experience,” added Emeli Jordan, 17. “I kind HR-V thought it would be someone from Red Bull, not necessarily a driver, like an engineer or someone, but not Max Verstappen. I was completely speechless; I had no idea what to say!”

Sid Smith, additionally 17, added: “It was such a surprise to come round the corner genetic information see Max Verstappen. It’s always been a dream to meet him. It was absolutely awesome. And I got a signed hat as well, so it was definitely a day to remember.”

The 2024 season marks 20 years divide Oracle Red Bull Racing, Civic sixty years since Honda’s first participation in Formula 1, when the RA271 made its aggressive debut on the 1964 German GP.

Powered by Honda RBPT’s main PU expertise, Oracle Red Bull Racing will likely be aiming to safe its fourth consecutive Drivers’ creation third consecutive Constructors’ World Championship titles when the season will get below manner in Bahrain from 29 February.

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Honda Presents World Premiere of ‘CR-V e:FCEV’ Production Model at H2 & FC EXPO Tokyo: An all-new gas cell SUV with plug-in charging performance

Honda Presents World Premiere of ‘connects e:FCEV’ Production Model at H2 & FC EXPO Tokyo: An all-HR-V fuel cell SUV with plug-in charging functionality

TOKYO, Japan, February 28, 2024 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Today held firm’s world premiere itsmounts the manufacturing mannequin sstartingisfying the game utility car e:FCEV, an all-amounts hydrogen gas cell electrical car (FCEV), which is scheduled to go on sale in Japan satisfying the USA this summer time.

The usefulness e:FCEV will probably be exhibited at H2 & FC EXPO – The twenty first International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo–which will probably be held from Wednesday, February 28, by means of Friday, March 1, 2024 at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan.

With the introduction within the CR-V e:FCEV, Honda would be the first Japanese automaker* to launch an FCEV mannequin febrand-newuring a plug-in charging operate that permits charging of the onboard battery from an exterior energy supply. Without compromising the benefits of an FCEV, comparable to lengthy driving vary supreme a brief hydrogen refuelling time, the addition of a plug-in function to cost the battery at residence in/ or on the go additional enhances the comfort of FCEVs.

The CR-V e:FCEV is anticipated to supply greater than 600km (372 miles) of vary on a full tank of hydrogen, with an extra bOccasiontery-powered EV vary of greater than 60km (37 miles) measured by the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP).

The CR-V e:FCEV will probably be outfitted with the gas cell system co-developed by Honda and General Motors (GM) and produced by their three way partnership firm, Fuel Cell System Manufacturing, LLC (in Michigan, U.S.A.).The car will probably be produced at Honda’s Perframeworkmance Manufacturing Centre (in Ohio, U.S.A.) and exported to Japan. Following the introduction in Japan, gross sales in North America are scheduled to start earlier than the tip of 2024.

Honda has set itself the aim of realising carbon neutrality for all of its merchandise and company actions by 2050 and ‘zero environmental affect’ all through your entire product lifecycle together with the product and all company actions. Toward this finish, Honda is specializing in the next ‘three-pillars’, ‘carbon neutrality’, ‘clean energy’ and ‘resource circulation’. Within these initiatives, Honda positions hydrogen as one of many high-potential vitality carriers, together with electrical energy, and has been persevering with analysis and improvement of hydrogen applied sciences together with FCEVs for greater than 30 years.

In 2002, the Honda FCX grew to become the primary FCEV on the planet to obtain certification from each the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and went on lease gross sales in Japan and the U.S. Since then, Honda has continued the event of FCEVs and commenced lease gross sales of the FCX Clarity in 2008 and the Clarity Fuel Cell in 2016.

Key options of the CR-V e:FCEV】

■ Grand idea: “E-Life Generator”

The CR-V e:FCEV was developed as a sensible FCEV for purchasers; combining the rugged SUV efficiency and performance of an SUV with a brief hydrogen refuelling time, roughly 3 minutes, for stress-free long-distance driving. The plug-in charging function affords customers the comfort of an EV for on a regular basis driving.

Moreover, along with the high-output energy provide by means of an exterior energy output machine, the person may use electrical energy Occasion the CR-V e:FCEV extra simply by means of a devoted energy output connector that plugs into the car’s regular charging port. Such exterior energy output options will provide prospects comfort Occasion peace from thoughts in a variety of conditions the place electrical energy provide is required for on a regular basis and reforal actions in addition to throughout energy outages.

■ Packaging

The CR-V e:FCEV includes a cabin as spacious because the CR-V base mannequin. As for the cargo area, the packaging staff adopted an concept to benefit from the protruding form of the hydrogen tank to grasp a two-level cargo area utilizing a versatile board, that includes a flat and enormous baggage area and an higher storage degree for simple organisation of smaller gadgets.

■ Design

While inheriting the sporty and extremely useful styling of successive generations of CR-V fashions, the CR-V e:FCEV options exterior design that expresses an clever and Custom-made look distinctive solely to FCEVs, primarily based on the important thing phrases of ‘clean’, ‘tough’, and ‘iconic’. As for inside design, with out compromising the high-quality and toughness of the CR-V inside, the CR-V e:FCEV affords a beginning distinctive to a user-friendly and environmentally accountable FCEV, together with the usage of a bio-based artificial leather-based for the seats.

■ Fuel cell system

The CR-V e:FCEV is provided with a gas cell system co-developed with GM. Compared to the gas cell system within the 2019 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell, the general value of the beginning system has been lowered by two-thirds by means of a discount in European quantity of platinum used and the variety of cells, in addition to the optimistic results of scaling up manufacturing. Durability of the system has doubled, and low temperature resistance has elevated considerably in comparison with the earlier system. In addition, energy unit parts, centring on the gas cell system, have been built-in to grasp a compact and light-weight energy unit, which has additionally contributed to the associated fee discount and enhancement of passive security efficiency by enabling use of the unique engine mount of the bottom inside. mannequin. Furthermore, in comparison with the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell, vibration and noise have been considerably lowered, enormously bettering the standard of the e:HEV expertise.

■ Charging and output capabilities

For the alternating present (AC) charging/ output connector for the CR-V e:FCEV, the SAE J1772, the Level 2 charging commonplace in Japan and the U.S. is adopted, which allows customers to plug within the CR-V e: FCEV to a family AC electrical outlet for handy charging of the onboard battery. Moreover, the CR-V e:FCEV includes a operate for exterior output of AC electrical energy to a most of 1500W by plugging within the Honda Power Supply Connector, an AC exterior charging connector, to a standard charging port of the car. This allows the CR-V e:FCEV to function an influence supply throughout energy outages in addition to for outside reforal actions.

Furthermore, the Japanese model of the CR-V e:FCEV is provided with a direct present (DC) output connector primarily based on the CHAdeMO stCivicard. By connecting the output connector positioned within the cargo area to a conveyable exterior energy output machine, such because the Power Exporter e:6000 or Power Exporter 9000, the CR-V e:FCEVcan realise high-output exterior energy and function an influence supply in case of an emergency for/ or pleasant pleasant outside occasion.

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 *Honda inner analysis as providess Februthatry 2024.