Honda’s motobike New reports say it is preparing to launch an electric HR-V partner, a new hybrid SUV and a redesigned CR-V with hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains.
Autocar reports that the Honda range will expand to include a new hybrid SUV, similar in size to the Kia Sportage and Toyota RAV4.
Next generation CR-VATwhich, in turn, will reportedly grow in size to accommodate Skoda Kodiaq. For reference, the current CR-V measures 4635mm long on a 2660mm wheelbase, while the Kodiaq measures 4697mm on a 2791mm wheelbase.
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CR-V plug-in hybrid for the Chinese market
That could give Honda’s Australian audience a more appealing three-row option, as the current CR-V’s available third row is just as cramped as the ones in Mitsubishi Outlander and Nissan X-Trail.
We’ve also gone nearly 20 years without once receiving the larger, three-row Pilot crossover, which continues to feature left-wheel drive primarily for the US market.
The CR-V will continue to offer a hybrid powertrain, something that has never been offered in Australia. Also continuing with the model change is a plug-in hybrid, reportedly a powertrain option that was only recently introduced on the CR-V in the Chinese market.
The newly revealed Honda e: Ny1 concept will launch an electric SUV in production next year.
The strangely named SUV looks like the e:NP1 and e:NS1 SUVs revealed by Honda in China last year, and thus closely resembles the redesign. HR VUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.
Even so, the e: Ny1 concept and two Chinese models are said to use a new platform called e: N Architecture F.
The E:NP1 and e:NS1 offer a 68.8kWh battery and a choice of two powertrains: one with 134kW of power and a range of 402km according to the more generous CLTC standards and one with 150kW, model 310Nm of torque and 510km range.
They also have an extra-large 15.2-inch touchscreen infotainment system and a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, along with various small styling tweaks that differentiate them from the HR-V.
Outside of China, Honda currently offers only one electric vehicle: the classic e-hatchback, which has a range of just 227 km according to WLTP standards. Cute EVs are not for sale here.
Honda wants 40% of sales in its “major markets” electric (EV) and hydrogen fuel cell (FCEV) by 2030.
The market share of EVs and FCEVs in major markets will grow to 80% by 2035 before reaching 100% globally by 2040.
