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The is an upcoming Japanese battery electric
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that will be produced by Sony Honda Mobility
is a Japanese joint venture Automotive industry, automotive company established by Sony, Sony Group Corporation and Honda, Honda Motor Company in 2022 to produce battery electric vehicles. The company will market its vehicles under the brand.
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starting in 2026. It is the company's first production vehicle.
Overview
Background
In January 2020 at the 53rd Consumer Electronics Show, Sony unveiled the Sony Vision-S concept car sedan, later renamed the Vision-S 01. It was a project led by Sony's AI and Robotics team, and it was a functional prototype that showcased Sony's automotive technology. At the 54th Consumer Electronics Show in January 2021, the vehicle was renamed to the Vision-S 01, and Sony revealed that the vehicle had undergone road testing to further refine its systems. In March 2022, Sony announced that it would form a joint venture with Honda to sell battery-electric vehicles. On January 5, 2023, Sony Honda Mobility unveiled the Afeela 1 as a prototype at the 56th Consumer Electronics Show. The car features Level 3 automated driving capabilities under limited conditions. The Afeela prototype also appears as a playable vehicle in ''Gran Turismo 7
''Gran Turismo 7'' is a 2022 sim racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game is the eighth main installment and the thirteenth overall in the '' Gran Turismo'' series. It was relea ...
''(as the AFEELA Prototype 2024), which was added to the game in version 1.46.
Production
On January 8, 2025, Sony Honda Mobility unveiled the production version at CES 2025. The company says the Afeela 1 “pursues an interactive relationship between people and vehicles” and deliveries to customers will begin in mid-2026. Afeela will sell the EV in two versions, with prices starting from $89,900, including a three-year complimentary subscription to select features, including Afeela Intelligent Drive, Afeela Personal Agent, and entertainment content. The top trim is known as the Signature and is expected to start deliveries in mid-2026, while the base model is dubbed the Origin and will start production in 2027. Refundable reservations opened online directly after the reveal for , initially exclusively for California residents.Powertrain
The Afeela 1 is available with a single all-wheel drive powertrain and battery pack option. It is powered by two 180kW electric motors for a total of . Power is supplied by a 91kWh lithium-ion battery pack, which can be recharged at up 150kW whenDC fast charging
A charging station, also known as a charge point, chargepoint, or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), is a power supply device that supplies electrical power for recharging plug-in electric vehicles (including battery electric vehicle ...
, and it provides a range of about .
See also
*Sony Honda Mobility
is a Japanese joint venture Automotive industry, automotive company established by Sony, Sony Group Corporation and Honda, Honda Motor Company in 2022 to produce battery electric vehicles. The company will market its vehicles under the brand.
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