Tech Sony and Honda forge EV partnership

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Honda and Sony agreed to a strategic EV partnership to establish a joint venture to develop and commercialize high value-added battery electric vehicles (EVs) and mobility services.

The companies said in a statement they would form a joint venture this year and aim to begin selling the first model in 2025. Honda will be responsible for manufacturing the first model, while Sony will develop the mobility service platform, they said. "In the joint venture, we would like to lead the mobility evolution by combining our technology and experience with Honda's long experience in mobility development and vehicle body manufacturing technologies," Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida said. The companies did not reveal financial details of the tie-up.

Sony, Honda team up to develop and sell electric vehicles

Japan's Sony Corp and Honda Motor Co Ltd said on Friday they would pair up to develop and sell battery-powered electric vehicles, and said they were open to bringing in other partners.

www.reuters.com

Sony, Honda in EV partnership, aiming to launch first car in 2025

Both say still open to links with other companies and industries

asia.nikkei.com

 

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Sony again with joint ventures lol its a very hard industry this time, and older joint ventures werent very successful, but I do hope Sony and Honda get their share SO BADLY, hope it somehow works, it will be difficult but what if, as no one even expected Sony to even have an EV developed and they just show it going for a ride, so its not impossible

And I hope Toyota acknowledges the whole global movements toward EV (and now growing in Japan) and finally stop treating it as small priority, they may miss out too much this way