Japanese automaker Honda has a confusing EV strategy: a forked path with three prongs. It has a partnership with General Motors for two EVs that will be based on GM’s Ultium battery platform and architecture and will be built at a GM plant; another partnership with Sony will yield affordable EVs; and Honda is working on its own e-architecture for future vehicles. In continued efforts to play catchup when it comes to electric vehicles, Honda today announced some global reorganization and the creation of a new business division to accelerate the transformation of the automaker to a more digital future. Read original article here.
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