Honda unveils three new electrical vehicles in China

Forward of the 2024 Beijing motor present, Honda has whipped the covers off three electrical fashions developed in China.

All three, the Ye P7 and Ye S7 crossovers, in addition to the Ye GT Idea, are all based mostly on a “newly developed devoted EV platform developed in China”.

This new platform isn’t the e:Structure that’s set debut in North America later this decade. It’s unclear if vehicles based mostly on this China-developed structure can be exported to different markets, though we suspect Honda Europe can be eager to get their fingers on a few of these automobiles.

Particulars concerning the Ye P7 and Ye S7’s drivetrains haven’t been absolutely revealed, however Honda says vehicles on this platform can be accessible in each single motor rear-wheel drive, and twin motor all-wheel drive configurations.

In accordance with Honda, the Ye P7, Ye S7 and Ye GT Idea have all been designed to the corporate’s “man most, machine minimal” ethos.

They’re additionally the primary manufacturing automobiles to function the model’s simplified, and fairly retro, H-mark emblem that’s reserved for electrical vehicles. Like some earlier EVs from Honda, together with the GM-based Prologue within the US, the Ye fashions eschew the H emblem on the tailgate in favour of the corporate’s new phrase mark.

The Ye P7 and Ye S7 have totally different entrance and rear finish styling, however the doorways, inside, platform and general physique construction are shared.

The Ye S7 has Y-shaped headlights, full-width gentle bars at each ends, and vertical tail-lights. Will probably be constructed and bought by Dongfeng Honda three way partnership.

In the meantime Honda’s different Chinese language three way partnership with GAC will produce the Ye P7, which options crab claw-style head-and tai-lights.

Each the Ye P7 and Ye S7 will go on sale in China on the finish of 2024.

As for the Ye GT Idea, the fastback-style sedan is claimed to preview a “second collection” of EVs that can go on sale in China earlier than the top of 2025.

For the curious, the Ye a part of the identify comes from the Chinese language phrase 烨, which roughly interprets to “blaze of fireplace” or “superb”.

In the present day’s vehicles, in addition to the HR-V-based e:NS1 and e:NP1 launched in 2022, are a part of Honda’s plan to launch 10 EVs in China by 2027. The model goals to have an electrical solely vary in China by 2035.

In 2021 Honda pledged to promote solely electrical automobiles and hydrogen gasoline cell vehicles internationally by 2040, and to go absolutely carbon impartial by 2050.