Affordable electric cars coming in 2027 from new GM/Honda project

Enlarge / The first EV to use GM's Ultium batteries is the Hummer EV, seen here. But from 2027, the cells will also power new, affordable EVs from Honda and GM brands. (credit: General Motors)

On Tuesday, General Motors and Honda announced that the two companies are working together on a new range of affordable electric vehicles. The two manufacturers will develop a new architecture that uses GM's new Ultium battery platform for North America, South America, and China. Production of the first vehicles by both companies should begin in 2027.

Honda and GM have been growing closer for some time. In 2017, they set up a joint venture to mass-produce hydrogen fuel cells, then the following year partnered on autonomous driving technology through Cruise as well as on next-generation battery development.

In 2020 the two companies announced that Honda would design two new EVs for North America using GM's Ultium batteries. Those two EVs are still in development, as is Honda's EV collaboration with Sony-this announcement is in addition to those plans.

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