For the lulz, I looked at the history of "Honda" article headlines from Teslarati. They read like a story of anything but a well thought out strategy for EVs. Creates the impression of a disjointed "throw money at this", "joint venture with that" tale rather than a streamlined effort. Feels like parts of the company believed they could sit this one out, other parts threw money at projects with negative return on investment that made for a good press release in, what seems like, misguided activism. Some of it, like the hydrogen boondoggle, reeks of denial and desperation. It's hard for legacy automakers to change course or even admit that they should, see my post on VW: https://poal.co/s/Germany/796994 Search for "vw operating loss" Nov '19: Honda CEO denies electric cars, pledges hybrid support: ‘EVs will not be mainstream’ Mar '21: Honda launches $102k Level 3 autonomous Legend sedan after 807k miles of highway testing (100 vehicles, lease only) Mar '22: Honda, Sony agree to electric vehicle development partnership, first deliveries in 2025 Apr '22: GM, Honda announce new partnership to build affordable electric vehicles May '22: Honda Prologue all-electric SUV teased prior to 2024 release date Jun '22: Sony and Honda Invest 10 Billion Yen ($74,083,950) into New Joint Venture Aug '22: LG Energy Solution and Honda announce U.S. EV battery plant, incentives take focus Sep '22: Honda bets on solid-state batteries Sep '22: Honda pushes to secure EV battery metals supply by partnering with Hanwa Sep '22: Honda plans to introduce 10 electric motorcycles Oct '22: Honda Prologue unveiled, Honda’s first American EV offering coming in 2024 Oct '22: Honda picks Ohio for $4.4 billion EV Battery Plant Oct '22: Sony Honda JV to build subscription-based EV by 2026 Oct '22: Honda thinks they have solved electric motorcycle charging Nov '22: Honda CEO shares reservations about simulated manual transmissions for EVs Nov '22: Honda outlines EV transformation with new concept vehicle Jan '23: Sony Honda Mobility exhibits vehicle development with new prototype (The Afeela) Jan '23: Honda formalizes joint venture with LG Energy Solutions Jan '23: Honda to enter battery market with new ‘high capacity’ cells in joint venture Feb '23: Honda to produce cars with hydrogen system co-developed with GM Feb '23: Honda EV production begins to take form with new battery deal Feb '23: Honda breaks ground on its $4.4 billion Gigafactory in the US May '23: Honda unveils next all-electric vehicle to launch in the European market (The e:Ny1) Jun '23: LGES & Honda battery plant in Ohio starts construction on $3.5 billion facility Oct '23: GM and Honda are scrapping an EV partnership to take down Tesla Nov '23: Hyundai, Toyota and Honda have raised wages following UAW strikes Jan '24: Honda may build an EV factory in Canada featuring in-house battery cells Jan '24: Honda just premiered two crazy EV designs at CES Jan '24: GM-Honda to start hydrogen fuel cell commercial production in MI Mar '24: Nissan finds Honda as ideal partner in EV development project Apr '24: Honda invests billions in EV supply chain in Canada (US$11 billion) Aug '24: Honda America CEO and President explains EV hesitation Aug '24: BYD overtakes Honda & Nissan as the 7th largest automaker Oct '24: Nissan joins Ford, Honda, and BMW in EV to grid software venture (chargeScape) Dec '24: BYD predicted to outsell Ford and Honda in 2024 Dec '24: Honda and Nissan to begin talks on potential merger: report Jan '25: Honda 0 EV Lineup to kick off with a sub-$30K model Feb '25: Honda aims to launch $1B+ ‘next-gen’ car factory in Ohio Mar '25: Honda and Acura EVs to gain Tesla Supercharger access this June 2025 Mar '25 to today: <crickets>...</crickets>