Honda to unveil mystery EV at L.A. auto show

 Honda to unveil mystery EV at L.A. auto show
Honda Personal-Neo Urban Transport Concept

'All-new' electric vehicle concept will debut in L.A. on November 17 alongside a new plug-in hybrid system from Honda

[Editor's note: The photo here is of the Personal-Neo Urban Transport Concept which debuted at the L.A. auto show last year.]

Honda has released a teaser press release.

The Japanese automaker will be unveiling a new electric vehicle concept at the Los Angeles auto show tomorrow. Details are non-existent beyond that, at this point. We have to wait until the press days at the auto show start tomorrow.

The "all-new" EV concept car will be accompanied at the show by some new tech too. That is, a plug-in hybrid platform that Honda has previously stated it is developing that will form the basis for their next-generation hybrid technology.

More details will be made available tomorrow - Wednesday November 17.

Source: Honda

HONDA TO DEBUT ALL-NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE CONCEPT AND PLUG-IN HYBRID PLATFORM AT LA AUTO SHOW

An all-new Honda electric vehicle concept will make its world debut on Wednesday, 17 November at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. Additionally, Honda will reveal a plug-in hybrid platform showcasing the next-generation of Honda hybrid technology.

Both the electric vehicle concept and the plug-in hybrid platform, together with the FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle, demonstrate the company's vision for the future of personal mobility, and its continued commitment to developing advanced environmental technologies.

Details and images on the electric vehicle concept will be released on 17 November, 2010 at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

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For more information, please contact:

Steve Kirk
T: 01753 590232
E: Steve.Kirk@honda-eu.com

Ellie Wright
T: 01753 590193
E: Ellie.Wright@honda-eu.com

Images and other Honda press material can be downloaded from
the Honda (UK) media website at www.hondauk-media.co.uk

 

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 bmw2002m bmw2002m
I'm going to stick my neck out here and say that electric cars are ridiculous. Did anyone see Tiff Needell's review of the Tesla? 100K for a car with a 160 mile range. That aside this car looks stupid.
November 16, 2010 9:27 am
 charlemagne charlemagne
not only EVs are usually capable of 80 to 200 mile ranges but, besides that, they aren't capable of high speeds (or your trip will last only 30 minutes) and somebody should say that, loud and clear: they are really polluting the enviroment: please calculate the amount of carbon dioxide and the rest of polluting gases produced during ... producing electricity! u can't have electricity produced only by some new regenerable and eco fancy technologies... you have to use good ol' gas, coal and nuclear facilities. and this is only one part of the ecuation. the second reffers to the huge amounts of used batteries generated by the presumed huge number of Evs. So the answer isn't yet the electric vehicle battery operated.a more logical solution would be the restriction on fuel consumption by limiting the power - at least the general public intended vehicles. smaller engines - that would cut the consumption, hence the emissions, and as a bonus a better public roads security. I do prefer a pathetic little piston engine than a cold feelingless electric gizmo under the hood.
November 16, 2010 10:21 am
 Douglas6250 Douglas6250
Well I do agree that electric cars are very impractical in terms of range at this stage, but I to say that it is actually less polluting when producing electricity than producing them alone on the car (range extenders probably) as everything is cheaper (and less polluting, more efficient in this case) when produced in mass numbers.
November 16, 2010 12:00 pm
 MRAD MRAD
Actually electric vehicles are capable of incredibly high speeds and acceleration due to their peak power being available the moment that you turn the car on. Also, it depends on the number of motors used and their power rating, look at the Lightining GT for example and tell me that car is slow. You also have to keep in mind how far you can drive in a Murcielago, which isn't that different (though you can fill up, and with EV's you can swap the battery in the right US state or EU country).
November 17, 2010 9:39 am