Honda has lastly launched extra particulars of its first EV, the Prologue. When it goes on sale in early 2024, patrons will rise up to 300 miles of vary with a beginning value within the excessive $40,000 vary.

The second of Honda’s Ultium-based EV crossovers (the Acura ZDX is the opposite), it’s a contemporary design. In a world of EVs that strive so arduous in desirous to let everybody know that they’re an EV with their design, the Prologue comes throughout as nearly traditional Honda: good-looking, but inoffensive. You may thank Honda’s Los Angeles Design Studio for that. The result’s a crossover with a wheelbase Honda says is the longest in its class at 121.8-inches. As a complete, the Prologue is 5 inches wider and eight inches longer than a CR-V.

Inside, the styling carries over into the cabin as effectively, with a touch that wouldn’t look misplaced in a Civic or Accord. However there are some intelligent design particulars, like a two-tiered console, a multi-use tray between the seats that’s extensive sufficient to deal with two smartphones laid aspect by aspect, cupholders sufficiently big to hold 32-ounce drinks, and pocket-style wi-fi cellphone chargers. All the opposite traditional tech stuff is there, like an 11-inch show for the driving force, one other 11.3-inch infotainment display screen working a local Google working system, a number of charging ports, and over-the-air replace functionality.

There are 136.9 whole cubic toes of inside house, and the second row folds 60/40. With each seats up, there’s 25.2 cubic toes of cargo house; with the second row down that grows to 57.7 cubic toes with one other 0.5 cubic toes accessible in a hidden cubby underneath the cargo flooring.

So far as the specs, they fall proper in keeping with different EV choices in the marketplace. The Prologue shall be accessible in three trims, base EX, Touring, and the highest of the road Elite. Normal fashions get a front-mounted motor, whereas all-wheel drive fashions get an extra motor mounted within the rear. The unusual half is that Honda says that the twin motor setup will get 288 hp and 333 lb-ft of torque, implying that the only motor setup has a unique energy score, nevertheless solely these twin motor rankings have been launched. Nonetheless, the Prologue will get as much as 300 miles of vary, although which may change with the optionally available 21-inch wheels, a measurement Honda says are the biggest ever supplied on one in every of their vehicles.

The Prologue has DC quick charging functionality with as much as 155 kW. That’s sufficient to present the Prologue 65 miles of vary in simply 10 minutes. Honda can also be providing Prologue patrons charging options within the type of charging packages. These packages have each charging credit and set up incentives.

• Dwelling Charging Station (11.5 kW) and $100 Public Charging Credit score, plus $500 Set up Incentive (through (HHE – see under)
• Transportable Charging Equipment (7.6 kW) and $300 Public Charging Credit score, plus $250 Set up Incentive (through HHE)
• $750 Public Charging Credit score

Honda isn’t speaking actual pricing for the Prologue simply but, but it surely’s set to go on sale in early 2024.