SHANGHAI MOTOR SHOW: Three new Honda EVs break cover
Australia waits as 2024 Honda e:NP2, e:NS2 and e:N SUV Prologue are all set for launch in ChinaHonda has revealed three of the 10 new battery-electric cars it will launch in China before 2027, with the 2024 Honda e:NP2, e:NS2, e:N SUV Prologue all unwrapped at the Shanghai motor show this week.
All three have been confirmed to go on sale next year in China, joining the production version of the Honda e:N2 sedan that’s already been revealed.
However, don’t hold your breath for a launch Down Under any time soon, following Honda Australia’s recent declaration that it has no plans to introduced EVs here in the “medium term” – that is, for at least five years.
The e:NP2 and e:NS2 twins are shown here in near-production prototype form, with a debut pencilled in for early 2024.
Confusingly, both the e:NP2 and e:NS2 look almost identical, save for their different front-end designs.
No details on powertrains have been revealed, but they’re both expected to use the same electric motor and battery.
One key difference is the e:NP2 will be made by GAC Honda, while the e:NS2 will be assembled by Dongfeng Honda.
Meanwhile, the Honda e:N SUV Prologue looks like a battery-electric version of the combustion-powered Honda CR-V mid-size SUV.
That said, the e:N SUV is said to preview two incoming production SUVs based on the car-maker’s latest e:N Architecture.
Differing from the current CR-V, the battery-electric version gets squared-off wheel-arches, no frontal openings, a sharper snout, full-width LED light bar and slimmer LED headlights.
Inside, the new e:N models come with Honda’s latest driver assist tech, new safety equipment and an AI-powered Honda Connect 4.0 infotainment.
All are said to offer “driving pleasure that enables the driver to enjoy a sense of oneness with the vehicle”.
Despite slow progress in Australia, Honda has committed $A55 billion to developing and releasing 30 pure-electric models globally by 2030.
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