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Time of India
25-06-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Honda opens first EV concept store in Bengaluru, introduces subscription for Activa e
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has opened its first EV Concept Store in India at Mantri Square Mall, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru. The store marks a key step in HMSI's electric mobility roadmap and aims to showcase the company's progress in electrification, battery-swapping technology, and product innovation. Alongside the store launch, HMSI announced a new BaaS ( Battery as a Service ) Lite Plan for its electric scooter, Activa e, priced at ₹678 per month for 20kWh of energy use. The plan is designed for users with limited daily travel needs and supplements the existing Basic and Advance BaaS subscription options. Inside the EV concept store The Concept Store features a central LED display offering interactive content on Honda's mobility solutions, a history wall tracing key milestones, and several product exhibits. The Product Display Zone features models such as the Activa e and QC1, while a Safe Tech Zone displays technical components like motors, batteries, and the Honda Power Pack Exchanger e, which supports battery swapping for Activa e. Other exhibits include a scale model of the Honda Jet, the Moto Compacto foldable scooter, and the eGX electric go-kart powered by swappable batteries. The store also features a Kids Interaction Zone to engage younger visitors. Activa e and subscription options The Activa e is equipped with two 1.5 kWh swappable batteries developed by Honda Motor Co., Japan, and managed by Honda Power Pack Energy India (HEID). The scooter has a claimed range of 102 km on a full charge. Customers can access battery swapping services through designated Honda swapping stations. HMSI's newly announced subscription pricing for Activa e includes: Lite Plan (20kWh/month) – ₹678Basic Plan (35kWh/month) – ₹1,999Advance Plan (87kWh/month) – ₹3,599 These subscription models are aimed at offering flexible ownership and usage options for a broader segment of customers.
Motor Trend
18-06-2025
- Automotive
- Motor Trend
Honda's Playing with Robots and Reusable Rockets—Look Out, Tesla and SpaceX?
Not content with going fast on Earth's surface with its turbocharged Civic Type R—not to mention its Formula 1 and IndyCar racing engines—Honda is continuing to work on its aeronautical dreams, following up its Honda Jet with... space travel. This isn't a joke. The automaker (or, at least, an arm of the automaker, Honda R&D Co. Limited) is working on rockets, and just successfully launched its first experimental reusable rocket from the Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. No word if the rocket engine uses VTEC to increase its power; most likely it uses literal rocket fuel. Honda is developing reusable rockets, launching its first test flight in Japan. While not aiming for commercial space launches yet, Honda plans a suborbital launch by 2029, expanding its tech focus beyond cars and planes to space technology, paralleling efforts by SpaceX and Tesla. This summary was generated by AI using content from this MotorTrend article Read Next The 20.67-foot tall, 33.47-inch diameter rocket was launched by Honda R&D at 4:15 pm local time and hit an altitude of 890.42 feet. It launched with a fully fueled weight of 2,892.47 pounds and was in the air for a total of 56.6 seconds before landing just 14.57 inches from its designated touchdown point. While not an orbital flight, this adventure was a test to see if Honda's rocket has the ability and stability for flight, descent, and landing capability and survivability. These are all critical data points for a reusable rocket, something that is still a struggle for even a seasoned company like SpaceX—the rocket and space communication company owned by Tesla owner, Elon Musk, that famously lands its booster stages on land and even barges at sea for later reuse, greatly reducing the costs of space launches. Why is Honda launching a rocket today? It's part of their initiative to expand beyond just airplanes and automobiles and to venture into space technology. The rocket venture was first announced in 2021 and will include research into renewable energy system, space robotics, and reusable rockets beyond this experimental one. As of right now, Honda isn't immediately trying to become a commercial space launch company—to the potential relief of Musk, given Honda's reliability record—but Honda does have a plan in place to take a rocket suborbital by 2029. Meaning they want to send a rocket into space, but it won't circle the Earth just yet. While the launch is an exciting development for Honda, and there are amusing parallels between its work on rockets, humanoid robots, and other advanced tech and what Tesla (lately on a humanoid robot kick) and SpaceX (longtime private space company) are up to—even if each company's efforts aren't chronologically simpatico. (Honda's Asimo robot is decades old, while its rockets are new—Tesla and SpaceX are the opposite.) So far, there isn't word that there will be an Acura-badged version of the rocket with Super-Handling All-Weather Descent mode (an obvious riff off Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive...) or whether the eventual rocket will get red-colored Type R badges. What? We ran out of VTEC jokes two paragraphs ago, and like Honda, we're just trying to stick the landing here.
Business Upturn
15-05-2025
- Business
- Business Upturn
Honda Airways becomes Authorized Sales Representative for Honda Aircraft Company in Japan
GREENSBORO, N.C., May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Honda Aircraft Company announced that, beginning in April 2025, Honda Airways will serve as its Authorized Sales Representative (ASR) in Japan. Pursuant to this change, parties interested in the acquisition of HondaJet aircraft in Japan may direct inquiries to Honda Airways Co., Ltd. for assistance from representatives local to their region of operations. Following this development in the HondaJet sales network, Japan General Aviation Service (JGAS) will continue to provide maintenance services for HondaJet aircraft in Japan. This change to the HondaJet sales network comes as Honda Aircraft Company reinforces synergies with other portions of the Honda Group. Founded in 1964, Honda Airways is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Honda Motor Company in Japan. While Honda Airways has been focused on the operation of a designated flight school and partnerships with local authorities for the contract operation of helicopters on disaster relief and medical missions, the company has expanded functional capabilities to support the HondaJet. 'As Honda continues to increase the scope of its business operations to encompass an ever-growing range of industries and functions, we are excited to take this opportunity for closer collaboration with a fellow Honda subsidiary,' said Honda Aircraft Company President and CEO, Hideto Yamasaki. 'We aim to make aviation a key element of the greater Honda mobility ecosystem, and Honda Aircraft Company views this partnership with Honda Airways as a major step towards achieving that target.' The Honda Aircraft Company Sales and Marketing Team has worked closely with Honda Airways to prepare them for this enhanced role with the HondaJet. By bringing Japan sales of the HondaJet under the purview of Honda Airways, Honda Aircraft Company aims to enhance the HondaJet onboarding process and provide easier access for Japanese owners and operators via local sales representatives. 'We believe this decision will leverage the united strength of the Honda Group,' said Honda Airways President and CEO, Hiroyuki Shimizu. 'We are committed to providing customers with safe, reliable air travel throughout the lifecycle of the aircraft in cooperation with our authorized partners.' With the HondaJet footprint rapidly growing in Japan, Honda Aircraft Company is excited to deliver the joy of skyward mobility to an ever-increasing userbase. About Honda Aircraft Company Honda Aircraft Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. responsible for the research, development, sales, marketing, customer service, and manufacture of the innovative HondaJet Elite II. Founded in 2006, Honda Aircraft's world headquarters is located in North Carolina. In 2023, the company announced plans to develop and produce its newest 11-occupant aircraft, the HondaJet Echelon, which will be offered alongside the HondaJet Elite II. Cumulative HondaJet deliveries surpassed 250 planes globally in 2024. The challenging spirit upon which Mr. Soichiro Honda founded Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is alive today as Honda Aircraft advances the global Honda brand slogan 'The Power of Dreams: How We Move You.' Learn more with the Honda Digital FactBook. A photo accompanying this announcement is available at Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with GlobeNewswire. Business Upturn takes no editorial responsibility for the same.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Wake Forest symposium tackles rising housing demand
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — They say growth is a good thing, but are we ready for it? As more businesses and industries move into the Piedmont Triad, the demand for housing is rising fast. Experts at the Wake Forest Law Review Symposium gathered on Friday to talk about how we can tackle this challenge. They highlighted the need for municipalities to collaborate with other local entities, developers and the state to address the housing need. Experts say this is something that can't wait. 'The coming housing crisis that we have in our community. It's estimated that Greensboro will need between 10,000 to 30,000 new homes between 2030,' said Don Vaughan, a Wake Forest Law Review Symposium panelist. Law and policy experts, community leaders and housing advocates spent the day discussing strategies to address housing. 'There are more people coming into Greensboro in the Triad than there are people leaving, and we've got to meet that crisis and meet it soon,' Vaughan said. He said more businesses means more people. 'We've had great success here with economic development at the airport. We have Boom … coming in. We have Marshall Aerospace coming in. We've had great success with Honda Jet and all the other industries out there … We have Toyota battery coming,' Vaughan said. The conference highlighted legal frameworks, local initiatives and the impact of race on housing accessibility, but the big question is where to build. 'NIMBY: Not in my backyard … Everybody wants housing but not where it is. The proper areas that can provide people transportation can provide them food services … Look at those areas now. Encourage the developers to build in those areas all around the city … It's a big challenge,' Vaughan said. Experts also spoke to the lack of available funding to build affordable housing. They also highlighted efforts of municipalities to address housing concerns. 'The Greensboro city manager is putting together a task force right now to look at available sites, to look at what inventory we have in homes … to try to get ahead of what's coming. We've never faced this in Greensboro since we moved in the troops in World War II,' Vaughan said. When speaking about housing needs, panelists also addressed the topic of gentrification and the need to renovate and upgrade public housing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
