Honda targeting 50% weight reduction with EV solid state batteries

Re:Honda targeting 50% weight reduction with EV solid state ... by jedberg on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @11:39AM (#37323824)

Yeah, I could even get excited about a hybrid Honda van, as it would meet pretty much all my use cases.

But for some reason the company that basically did hybrid first for some reason won't do it anymore.

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Re:Honda targeting 50% weight reduction with EV solid state ... by reducesuffering on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @11:58AM (#37324068)

Toyota really did hybrid first. Honda has lagged on hybrids their whole existence. And the Toyota Sienna minivan is a hybrid.

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Re:Honda targeting 50% weight reduction with EV solid state ... by auxym on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @12:12PM (#37324229)

Not plugin though, at least not yet. AFAIK the Chrysler Pacifica is the only plugin minivan on the NA market at the moment.

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Re:Honda targeting 50% weight reduction with EV solid state ... by tacomadome on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @12:12PM (#37324235)

The Honda Insight came 2 years before the Prius. I’m still bitter because it came in manual, which no other hybrid since has.

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Re:Honda targeting 50% weight reduction with EV solid state ... by papercrane on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @12:24PM (#37324421)

Toyota released the Prius first, but it was exclusive to Japan until 2000. The Insight was available in North America first by few months.

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