Honda Saloon concept electric vehicle
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Honda Motor revealed two concept cars Tuesday on the CES tech conference as a preview for a recent lineup of electrified vehicles that can begin arriving in North America in 2026.
The concept models are called the “Space-Hub” and “Saloon,” which the primary production “Honda 0 Series” EV shall be based on, based on the Japanese automaker. Honda says the brand new “0 Series” of vehicles are being developed under three core principles: “Thin, light and smart.”
“We’ll create a totally recent value from zero based on thin, light and smart as the muse for our recent Honda 0 EV series to further advance the enjoyment and freedom of mobility to the subsequent level,” Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe said in a release.
Honda plans to introduce the primary model of the Honda 0 Series based on the Saloon concept in North America, followed by model introductions in Japan, Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and South America.
Honda Space-Hub concept electric vehicle
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The Saloon is a sleek, futuristic-looking vehicle that seems fit for “Tron” movies, with a big open-mouthed front-end light in neon lighting with a redesigned Honda “H” in the middle. The back, just like the front, includes a large indented rectangular area with red lighting around the inside with “Honda” in the middle.
Inside, the Saloon includes a minimalistic digital cockpit with a yoke steering wheel, which is analogous to concept cars from other corporations which have debuted at CES. To enter, a big falcon wing door opens upward from the roof of the vehicle.
The Space-Hub is a minivan/shuttle that features the identical kind of design characteristics because the smaller Saloon but in larger formats. Its interior includes a similar cockpit, nevertheless it has a cavernous back area with lounge-type seating.
Honda Saloon concept electric vehicle
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Each concepts look like designed to feature autonomous driving capabilities: the steering yoke is in a position to retract into the dashboard of every.
Honda said 0 Series will first feature a complicated driver-assistive system based on technologies first deployed in Japan, followed by a next-generation “automated driving,” or AD, system. The corporate says the upcoming system will expand using some hands-off functions to be used on each expressways and surface streets.Â
“The subsequent generation AD system is being developed based on Honda’s ‘human-centric’ safety concept. It should feature advanced AI, sensing, recognition and driver monitoring technologies to attain more human-like, natural and high-precision risk predictions, making it possible to supply AD features people can feel secure and assured using,” Honda said in the discharge.
Honda Saloon concept electric vehicle
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Honda didn’t release exact specifications or performance expectations for the concept vehicles or upcoming EVs aside from projections for recharging.
The corporate said the Honda 0 Series models launching within the late 2020s shall be able to fast charging from 15% to 80% of battery capability in about 10 to quarter-hour.
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Correction: An earlier version of a headline on this text misspelled “Space-Hub.”
