Exclusive interview!World EV War broke out ... What about "Honda"?: Gaia's dawn

The theme of "Gaia's Dawn" (every Friday at 10:00 on Friday) broadcast on December 24 (Fri) is "Exclusive!As the flow of car caloral, one of Japan's leading manufacturers, Honda, for a long -term exclusive coverage!We followed a new struggle to survive in the era of automotive industry.

It started in EV power, China!Honda's new EV development

Honda withdraws from F1 in 2021.The last race "F1 World Championship Final Round" was held on December 12 in Abu Dhabi.At the Honda Technical Research Institute in Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture, at midnight, Honda's president Toshihiro Mibumi will see the races.It is calm down from the beginning, but a miracle occurs in the last week.Eight months before the withdrawal of F1, Honda declared that for the first time as a Japanese automaker, it would stop selling gasoline engine vehicles in 2040 and focus on electric vehicles (EVs) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV).At the development site of Honda's next generation, F1 engineers will be launched one after another to accelerate the development speed.Currently, automakers around the world are not only emerging companies such as Tesla, but also in different industries such as "Hon Hai Precision Industry", and development competition is intensifying.In China and Shanghai, the number of "green number" cars that indicate new energy vehicles such as EVs has increased.The "blue number" for gasoline cars costs about 1.8 million yen and has an auction system, whereas the "green number" can be obtained from the government for free.In China, when the EV market has entered the full -scale spread, there are only about electrical car manufacturers, such as "BYD", which started with a mobile phone battery and "Shao Pen" launched by IT companies.It is said that there are 300 companies.The new car of King (34), who runs a medical company, is an electric vehicle from the emerging manufacturer "Nio".Previously, I was riding a "Volvo" gasoline car.Nio has already expanded to Europe while founded in 2014, sold its name as a luxury brand, and is also called "Chinese Tesla" due to its advancedness.In China, where electric vehicles continue to increase, the congestion of the charging stand is a problem, but the Nio has already developed a battery replacement stand in more than 700 locations in Japan.We plan to increase it further in the future.

In addition, the most selling EVs in China are ultra -small EVs.It is gaining popularity mainly among young people from the price range of about 500,000 yen.How does Honda fight in China, which is going to the "EV power"?On October 13, Honda announced five electric vehicles in Guangzhou, China.He declared that it will accelerate Honda's electrification, mainly in China.The company will set up two new EV factories and start operation in 2024.Katsuji Inoue, a general accounting in Honda China, who has been in charge of the European market for a long time and has been in charge of electrification strategy, said, "The (Chinese market) has evolved quickly.Because there are, it is really hard just to win so that you do not miss this speed. "Honda entered China in 1999 and sold about 1.63 million units in 2020.On the other hand, it was late in the EV market.At the base of Honda in Guangzhou, we will develop the development with the aim of "Unexpected EV" that impresses the heart.Aim for "impressive EV".Honda is lucky and finally challenges the world's largest EV market.The program infiltrates a research and development facility in the suburbs of Guangzhou, where TV cameras are usually included.The new EV driving test, which was scheduled to be released next spring, was exclusively interviewed.What is the secret body with a camouflage running on the test course?......。

In the trump card of "Shinsei Honda"!Exclusive interview with the development of "flying car"!

The program guide Nao Matsushita met with President Toshihiro Misumi at the Honda Technical Research Institute in Wako City, Saitama Prefecture.Under the guidance of President the Third Part, when I entered the Honda Design Studio, a model like a small airplane with a propeller appeared.One -fifth model of Honda's flying car "EVTOL", which will be released for the first time in Japan.It is an epoch -making vehicle that jumps out immediately from the town, and the maximum cruising range is about 400 km.This EVTOL has already started developing aircraft, Boeing and Airbus, and some of them have already flew with people in China.Honda also challenges here."EVTOL" is an abbreviation of "Electric Vertical Takes Off Landing (vertically taking off and landing with electricity)", and will fly a prototype in 2023.Honda Technical Research Institute, a senior chief engineer, was nominated as the leader of the development project."I want to be in charge of the development of Honda Jet," he changed jobs in 2000.Mr. Higashi has participated in a secret project in Honda in the past.However, there were many issues and it ended up in a phantom.If manufacturing is not a business, it will stop.Mr. Higashi says, "If you do whatever you want as an engineer, you can fly, but it can be a business."To succeed in the new business of Honda, Mr. Higashi struggles inside and outside the company.Will Higashi -san's struggle bear fruit?......。If you want to watch this broadcast, go to "TV Tokyo Biz"!