Honda Motor said on Tuesday that it was scaling back its investment in electric vehicles given slowing demand and would be focusing on capturing growing demand for hybrids with new models. CEO Toshihiro Mibe told a press conference the automaker has lowered its planned investment in electrification and software through the 2030 business year to 7 trillion yen ($48.

Originally aiming for EVs to comprise 30 per cent of its global vehicle sales by 2030, Honda has now abandoned that target. The company also trimmed its planned investment in electrification from 10 trillion yen (USD 69 billion) to 7 trillion yen (USD 48 billion) by the fiscal year ending 2031.