Honda aims to phase out pure internal combustion engines from Europe

The Japanese automobile giant, Honda aims to phase out all the engines that are based on internal combustion by the end of 2022 from Europe’s lineup and the news has been officially confirmed by Ian Howells, the firm’s senior vice president. 

His statement to Autocar says, “It [Honda’s line-up> will be a combination of full-electric and hybrid. Obviously, if the legislation starts to move as we approach 2035, or transitions away from hybrid as well, then we’ll move our technology away from that.”

According to sources, the Prime Minister of the UK Government has confirmed that they will ban the new diesel and petrol cars in the year 2030. Also, some hybrid vehicles will be allowed to sell until 2035. The government has also revealed its huge investment plans to help the development of EV battery production.

Howells has also put stress on the fact that the brand trusts in a multi-pathway method that will help in decreasing the amount of carbon footprint that the brand is leaving. We know that Honda shows full support for electrification but the cost of electric vehicles is an important factor that has been a hurdle for reducing the carbon output and take is as an immediate solution. 

According to him,  “They’re a third to 50% more expensive than a conventional or hybrid vehicle. They don’t take us the full way and that’s why we do see this as a transitioning or bridging type of technology to get us to the point at which the technology behind the batteries and the infrastructure are both in place to move forward to offering mass personal mobility with a new type of energy carrier.” 

Hence, the brand thinks that hybrid technology will be a great way of transforming into a fully electric lineup. Also, Howells is very much aware of the limitations that would arise due to hybrid vehicles.

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