Honda Prologue EV previewed

Honda has announced that the first pure-electric large SUV it will create as part of its partnership with General Motors will be called the Honda Prologue when it goes on sale in 2024.

The moniker was confirmed in a teaser video released overnight, but there is no glimpse of the actual vehicle.

The 2024 Honda Prologue is set to become the Japanese car-maker's first model based on GM's all-new Ultium platform it has created for pure-electric vehicles.

It will also use the US car-maker's advanced Ultium batteries that feature solid-state cobalt-free electrolytes that enable ultra-fast charging and ensure the cells still provide adequate charge after one million miles.

The first of a family of co-developed vehicles, the Honda Prologue will also be accompanied shortly after launch by a more upmarket version that will be sold under its Acura premium brand.

It's thought the large SUV will have the Tesla Model X in its sights and offer a long range of between 500-700km.

Set to be manufactured at GM's Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico, it's not yet known if there are plans for right-hand drive production.

Honda in the US, meanwhile, predicts that EVs and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles will account for 40 per cent of sales in North America by 2030 and 80 per cent in 2035.

As well as the tie-up with GM, Honda is also well underway developing its own pure-electric architecture for a family of vehicles both for the US and the European and Australian markets.