Nissan and Honda are working to additional speed up initiatives geared toward reaching carbon neutrality and a zero-traffic-accident society. In anticipation of collaboration in areas akin to environmental applied sciences, electrification applied sciences, and software program growth, discussions are being performed on a broad scope.
To speed up this course of, it’s important to create new worth by integrating the applied sciences and data cultivated by every firm, and to enhance enterprise efficiencies. The participation of Mitsubishi Motors within the areas of potential collaboration thought of and mentioned by Nissan and Honda is not going to solely add new data and strengths however can even present additional synergies that may solely be generated by the three corporations, in addition to new enterprise alternatives.
Moreover, Nissan and Honda agreed to joint analysis in basic applied sciences for next-generation software-defined autos (SDVs). The 2 corporations additionally imagine that the software program discipline, together with autonomous driving, connectivity, and AI, which is able to decide the worth of autos sooner or later and turn out to be a supply of competitiveness, is an space the place technological innovation is extraordinarily fast and the place synergies can simply be obtained by way of the fusion of assets from each corporations, akin to technological data and human assets. The 2 firm’s newly signed MOU is aimed to deepen the strategic partnership to outline extra particular areas of cooperation and speed up the conclusion of the strategic partnership.
The subsequent-generation SDV platform is the cornerstone of the sphere of intelligence. The 2 corporations have agreed to conduct joint analysis on basic applied sciences and have begun analysis. Nissan and Honda goal to finish primary analysis in roughly one yr and primarily based on the outcomes take into account the opportunity of mass manufacturing growth.
Batteries are key elements of EVs, and the 2 corporations will take into account the scope of cooperation from a short-term and medium- to long-term perspective. This consists of sharing specs and mutual provide. Bringing collectively the battery applied sciences and property of each corporations will allow providing a variety of battery choices, from high-output to low-cost fashions, in addition to value discount results by way of funding diversification and risk-hedging, and ship the benefit of quantity.
The 2 corporations have reached a primary settlement to commonize the specs of their battery cell modules for EVs from a medium- to long-term perspective, to allow the batteries they plan to acquire to be usable in autos from each corporations. Honda and Nissan will research the provision of lithium-ion batteries for EVs manufactured by L-H Battery Firm, Inc., a three way partnership between Honda and LG Power Answer, to Nissan in North America after 2028.
The 2 corporations have reached a primary settlement to commonize the specs of their respective e-Axles, over the medium to long run, for use within the next-generation EVs of each corporations. The agreed first step is to share motors and inverters, the core of the e-Axle.
With the fashions to be bought globally by Nissan and Honda, the 2 corporations will take into account supplementing fashions from a short-term to medium- to long-term perspective. For the short-term, Nissan and Honda reached a primary settlement on fashions and areas to be complemented by every firm, and likewise agreed on the define of a product evaluate system to be collectively operated by each corporations. ICE and EVs are being thought of as autos for mutual complementation.
The 2 corporations additionally agreed to review the opportunity of cooperation within the areas of power providers and useful resource circulation in Japan, together with charging, power tools, power providers using batteries, and charging providers.
Honda introduced that the Honda Saloon, the flagship idea mannequin for the brand new Honda 0 EV collection, has received the “Pink Dot: Better of the Finest 2024” award, within the Design Idea competitors of the Pink Dot Design Award, probably the most revered design awards on the planet. The Area-Hub, one other idea mannequin of the Honda 0 Sequence, was named a Pink Dot winner in the identical competitors. Representing the key transformation of…
2 August 2024
Honda Motor has unveiled its up to date technique to realize its electrification goal to make EVs and FCEVs symbolize 100% of its international car gross sales by 2040. Firstly, 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 present battery prices. Secondly, it is going to set up a aggressive enterprise construction to scale back the general manufacturing prices by…
19 Might 2024
Honda right this moment exhibited and introduced new details about the second set of Honda e:N Sequence electrical car (EV) fashions, the all-new e:NP2 and e:NS2, on the 18th Beijing Worldwide Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2024), which started right this moment. The all-new Honda e:NP2 goes on sale right this moment from GAC Honda, a Honda car manufacturing and gross sales three way partnership in China. The all-new Honda e:NS2 will go on sale from…
26 April 2024
Honda introduced that it plans to construct a complete EV worth chain in Canada with an approximate funding of CAD$15 billion (USD$11 billion), together with funding by three way partnership companions, to strengthen its EV provide system and functionality to arrange for a future improve in EV demand in North America. The corporate has begun evaluating the necessities to construct an revolutionary and environmentally accountable Honda…
25 April 2024
Nissan unveiled 4 new power car (NEV) ideas and showcased a powerful lineup of electrified fashions at Auto China 2024. The model additionally introduced that it’ll launch yet one more NEV out there than beforehand disclosed, bringing the full of the deliberate car launches to 5 by fiscal yr 2026. The group of 4 ideas consists of two EVs and two plugin hybrids, all developed collectively with Nissan’s accomplice…
25 April 2024
Nissan confirmed its in-construction all-solid-state battery pilot line to members of the media at its Yokohama Plant in Kanagawa Prefecture. The pilot line is aimed to advertise additional the event and revolutionary manufacturing applied sciences of EV batteries. Underneath the Nissan Ambition 2030 long-term imaginative and prescient, Nissan goals to launch EVs outfitted with solid-state batteries by fiscal yr 2028. All-solid-state batteries…
17 April 2024
Honda right this moment unveiled the (yè) Sequence (Ye Sequence), an all-new EV collection Honda will introduce to the Chinese language market, together with the world premiere of the primary set of the Ye Sequence fashions, particularly (yè) P7 (Ye P7) and (yè) S7 (Ye S7), in addition to the idea mannequin for the second set of collection fashions, the (yè) GT CONCEPT (Ye GT CONCEPT). Honda is planning to launch a complete of six the Ye Sequence fashions in China by 2027. The…
17 April 2024
LG Power Answer and Honda have erected the ultimate structural metal beam on the three way partnership’s new EV battery manufacturing facility being constructed close to Jeffersonville, Ohio. This main building milestone comes nearly one yr to the day after the groundbreaking that happened for the over 2 million sq. ft facility that’s anticipated to be accomplished by the tip of 2024. Projected to achieve an general…
5 March 2024
Honda right this moment unveiled the “Honda 0 Sequence,” a brand new EV collection Honda will launch globally beginning in 2026, with the world premiere of two idea fashions, particularly Saloon and Area-Hub, on the CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Honda additionally introduced the world premiere of the brand new H mark for use completely for the next-generation EV fashions of Honda. Honda will create a brand new level of origin for the next-generation of…
9 January 2024
Honda will current the world premiere of its new EV collection for international markets as part of its exhibit at CES 2024, which can be held January 9-12, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. The Honda press convention at CES can be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, with each Toshihiro Mibe, International CEO, and Shinji Aoyama, International EVP, scheduled to talk to convey Honda’s imaginative and prescient for an EV-based society and to current the world…
8 December 2023
Throughout his speech on the Japan Mobility Present, Honda Motor’s Director, President and Consultant, Toshihiro Mibe introduced Honda’s imaginative and prescient for its future growth. Amongst all different issues, he briefly launched the Honda Prelude Idea. Honda has at all times been dedicated to creating sporty autos. And the phrase “prelude” means an “introductory or previous efficiency.” This mannequin will turn out to be the prelude for…
25 October 2023
Mitsubishi Motors introduced right this moment its funding in Ampere, an EV and software program firm to be established by the Renault Group. For Mitsubishi Motors, the funding comes as an formidable step ahead in its mid-term administration plan introduced in March 2023, the place Mitsubishi Motors dedicated to the event of electrical autos and to strengthen cooperation with its Alliance members towards the acceleration part of…
25 October 2023
On the Japan Mobility Present right this moment, Nissan unveiled the Nissan Hyper Drive, the resounding finale of its revolutionary collection of 5 “hyper” idea autos. With one EV idea revealed each week since Oct 3 main as much as the present, Nissan displayed its potential to check a variety of future buyer wants and existence and to counterpoint folks’s lives with innovation and pleasure. The Nissan Hyper Drive is…
25 October 2023
Honda and Mitsubishi introduced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to start discussions towards the creation of recent companies with an goal of leveraging the strengths of each corporations to construct sustainable enterprise fashions in mild of anticipated progress within the electrical car (EV) market towards a decarbonized future society. The 2 corporations will discover the opportunity of new companies with the purpose…
17 October 2023
2024 Porsche Macan 4
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 188.3 in / 4784 mmWidth: 76.3 in / 1938 mmHeight: 63.9 in / 1622 mmCurb weight: 5302.12 lb / 2405 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 100 kWh, Voltage: 800 V
2024 Porsche Macan Turbo
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 188.3 in / 4784 mmWidth: 76.3 in / 1938 mmHeight: 63.8 in / 1621 mmCurb weight: 5302.12 lb / 2405 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 100 kWh, Voltage: 800 V
2024 Xiaomi SU7 RWD
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 196.7 in / 4997 mmWidth: 77.3 in / 1963 mmHeight: 57.3 in / 1455 mmCurb weight: 4365.15 lb / 1980 kgElectric motor: 220 kW, 400 Nm, Location: RearBattery: 73.6 kWh
2024 Xiaomi SU7 AWD
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 196.7 in / 4997 mmWidth: 77.3 in / 1963 mmHeight: 56.7 in / 1440 mmCurb weight: 4861.19 lb / 2205 kgElectric motor #1: 275 kW, 500 Nm, Location: RearElectric motor #2: 220 kW, 400 Nm, Location: FrontBattery: 101 kWh, Voltage: 871 V
2024 Volkswagen ID.7 Professional
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 195.3 in / 4961 mmHeight: 60.5 in / 1536 mmCurb weight: 4788.44 lb / 2172 kgElectric motor: 210 kW, 550 Nm, Location: RearBattery: 77 kWh
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Luxurious 2
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 224.3 in / 5697 mmHeight: 76.1 in / 1934 mmElectric motor: 505 kW, 1064 Nm, Location: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 200 kWh, Voltage: 800 V
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Sport 2
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 224.3 in / 5697 mmHeight: 76.1 in / 1934 mmElectric motor: 505 kW, 1064 Nm, Location: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 200 kWh, Voltage: 800 V
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Luxurious 1
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 224.3 in / 5697 mmHeight: 76.1 in / 1934 mmElectric motor: 505 kW, 1064 Nm, Location: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 200 kWh, Voltage: 800 V
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Sport 1
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 224.3 in / 5697 mmHeight: 76.1 in / 1934 mmElectric motor: 505 kW, 1064 Nm, Location: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 200 kWh, Voltage: 800 V
2023 BMW i7 xDrive60
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 212.2 in / 5391 mmWidth: 76.8 in / 1950 mmHeight: 60.8 in / 1544 mmCurb weight: 5820.2 lb / 2640 kgElectric motor #1: 190 kW, 365 Nm, Location: RearElectric motor #2: 230 kW, 380 Nm, Location: FrontBattery: 105.7 kWh, Voltage: 376.4 V
2024 BMW iX M60
Doorways: 5, Seats: 5Length: 195.0 in / 4953 mmWidth: 77.4 in / 1967 mmHeight: 66.8 in / 1696 mmCurb weight: 5862.09 lb / 2659 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 111.5 kWh, Voltage: 330.3 V
2024 BMW iX xDrive50
Doorways: 5, Seats: 5Length: 195.0 in / 4953 mmWidth: 77.4 in / 1967 mmHeight: 66.8 in / 1696 mmCurb weight: 5698.95 lb / 2585 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 111.5 kWh, Voltage: 330.3 V
2024 BMW i4 xDrive40
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 188.3 in / 4783 mmWidth: 72.9 in / 1852 mmHeight: 57.0 in / 1448 mmCurb weight: 5048.59 lb / 2290 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 83.9 kWh, Voltage: 398.5 V
2023 BMW i4 M50
Doorways: 4, Seats: 5Length: 188.3 in / 4783 mmWidth: 72.9 in / 1852 mmHeight: 57.0 in / 1448 mmCurb weight: 5048.59 lb / 2290 kgElectric motor #1: 230 kW @ 8000 – 17000 rpm, 365 Nm, Location: RearElectric motor #2: 190 kW @ 8000 – 17000 rpm, 430 Nm, Location: FrontBattery: 83.9 kWh, Voltage: 398.5 V
2023 BMW iX M60
Doorways: 5, Seats: 5Length: 195.0 in / 4953 mmWidth: 77.4 in / 1967 mmHeight: 66.8 in / 1696 mmCurb weight: 5862.09 lb / 2659 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 111.5 kWh, Voltage: 330.3 V
2023 BMW iX xDrive50
Doorways: 5, Seats: 5Length: 195.0 in / 4953 mmWidth: 77.4 in / 1967 mmHeight: 66.8 in / 1696 mmCurb weight: 5698.95 lb / 2585 kgLocation: RearLocation: FrontBattery: 111.5 kWh, Voltage: 330.3 V
2024 Volvo EX90 Twin Efficiency (E2)
Doorways: 5, Seats: 7Length: 198.3 in / 5037 mmWidth: 77.3 in / 1964 mmHeight: 68.7 in / 1744 mmCurb weight: 6197.19 lb / 2811 kgElectric motor #1: 190 kW, 490 Nm, Location: RearElectric motor #2: 180 kW, 420 Nm, Location: FrontBattery: 111 kWh, Voltage: 400 V