Honda is nearing the unveiling of its first electric vehicle, the Prologue, and today the automaker gave us our first glimps of the new vehicle. It’s just a sketch, but Honda did share some production details and information on its product roadmap.
Honda plans to sell half a million EVs by the end of the decade. Honda
Honda says the Prologue will be an adventure-ready SUV “capable of satisfying everyday driving and weekend getaways with a strong hint of the well-received Honda e in the front fascia.” The SUV was developed in Honda’s Design Studio in Los Angeles, and was designed with an eye on Honda’s global EV models. Honda said it focused on aerodynamics and fine-tuning the body to reducelines and improve range.
The Japanese automaker developed the Prologue alongside GM, but it has other EVs coming to market by 2026. By 2030, Honda says it will release 30 new EVs globally with a production volume of two million units. The co-developed vehicle is the first, but the rest will be built on Honda e:Architecture. In 2027, the automaker will begin building and selling a line of affordable EVs using the architecture developed with General Motors. Honda says it plans to sell half a million EVs in North America by the end of hte decade.