[Eshan Joshi]

General Motors will help Honda develop its next two electric vehicles, due in North Amercian dealers by the 2024 model year. The Honda EVs will make use of GM’s proprietary Ultium battery technology and modular electric vehicle platform, although the Japanese automaker will engineer the architecture to suit consumer expectations and design priorities.

GM Ultium batteries, which were announced early last month, use proprietary low-cobalt chemistry, and the cells are stackable, either vertically or horizontally, to optimize energy storage for a variety of different vehicle types. Ultium power will make its way into the company’s scalable electric vehicle platform, which will underpin vehicles as diverse as the Cruise Origin self-driving car, Cadillac Lyriq luxury SUV, and future electric GM work trucks. The platform will allow for front-, rear-, and all-wheel drive, further improving flexibility.

Honda, however, will provide engineering input on the platform before it makes its way into the automaker’s vehicles. Furthermore, interior and exterior design work on the EVs will be all-Honda, ensuring they have a look and feel consistent with the brand’s other products. Both new electric vehicles will be built at GM’s North American manufacturing facilities.
The announcement makes good sense for both auto companies. The joint agreement allows GM to defray battery and platform development costs across even more vehicle lines, and assembling Honda vehicles in GM plants will streamline production. Honda, meanwhile, will be able to speed up the introduction of its own long-distance EVs, and both companies benefit from an expanded economy of scale.

It’s also not the first time the two auto giants have teamed up on advanced technology. Honda and GM have collaborated on fuel-cell development before, and both companies contributed significantly to the Cruise Origin’s autonomous driving technology. Going back even further, a Honda-built V6 made its way into the GM-engineered Saturn Vue starting in 2004.

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https://www.motor1.com/news/407669/honda-gm-joint-ev/

[Venkatesh]

Honda Prologue teased as Electric SUV Co-Developed with GM. The Prologue will arrive in 2024.



The Prologue will use the Ultium battery packs from GM.

Honda's luxury division Acura will be launching its own electric SUV on the same GM-sourced platform later that year.

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[volkman10]

Honda And GM Announce Shared EV Platform, First Model Arrives In 2027.

They are negotiating collaboration on future batteries, too.


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[RahulNagaraj]

Honda & General Motors have announced a strengthening of their partnership, which will see the two car brands co-develop a series of affordable electric vehicles in the near future. The partnership expands on the previous announcement which allowed Honda to use GM's EV platform on two of their upcoming electric SUVs.



As per the new deal, Honda & GM will develop a new series of EVs, based on the American car giant's next-generation Ultium battery technology. The two companies state that the new series of affordable EVs will include a number of products, including compact crossovers and is set to be introduced from 2027 onwards. With high sales ambitions, the two companies stated that the manufacturing plans could enable production of millions of EVs globally.

The new lineup of EVs being co-developed by Honda & GM is expected to be offered with a starting price tag below US$ 30,000. The two brands are also said to be working together to bring down the cost of electrification while improving performance. Honda & GM will also discuss future collaboration opportunities on EV battery technology. However, both companies declined to disclose the financial terms of their partnership.

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