Sony And Honda Have Three New EVs On The Way, Including An SUV
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Sony And Honda Have Three New EVs On The Way, Including An SUV

Sony And Honda Have Three New EVs On The Way, Including An SUV

Sony Honda Mobility is the automotive three way partnership between Honda and Sony. It goals to construct electrical automobiles with superior self-driving know-how. Now, there are new particulars about when the corporate’s first fashions will hit the street.

In addition to the beforehand introduced Afeela electric sedan coming in 2025, Sony Honda Mobility will launch an SUV in 2027 and a inexpensive compact mannequin in 2028 or later, in accordance with Nikkei Asia. All three automobiles will trip on the identical platform.

2024 Sony Honda Mobility Afeela prototype

Sony Honda Mobility’s compact mannequin will allegedly share parts with Honda’s in-house developed EVs to maintain costs down. The firm simply confirmed off the Saloon concept at CES forward of launching a manufacturing mannequin in 2026.

We do not have many particulars about Sony Honda Mobility’s SUV but. Sony beforehand showed the Vision-S 02 concept (beneath) that previewed how such a automobile would possibly look. It shared a design language with the sedan however with a taller trip and a hatchback.

The Afeela sedan launching in 2025 makes use of entrance and rear electrical motors, every making 241 horsepower. It has a 91.0-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack. Sales within the United States ought to begin in early 2026.

Sony Vision-S 02 SUV Concept
Sony Vision-S 02 SUV Concept

Sony Honda Mobility is loading the Afeela with know-how. The pre-production mannequin has 45 sensors, together with lidar and eight cameras. Chips from Qualcomm would allegedly present the processing functionality to help Level 3 self-driving, which means an individual would nonetheless must take over management at instances.

The Afeela has an understated, easily styled exterior. Inside, there is a display screen spanning practically all the dashboard. Sony intends to supply entry to its huge media empire so of us can watch films like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse or play Fortnite on this show. The driver grips a yoke steering wheel.

Honda would construct a few of these EVs in Ohio, in accordance with Quartz. Given the placement, the automobiles would possibly use the batteries coming from Honda and LG’s joint venture factory in the state.