Honda's two new EVs might give Tesla's Cybertruck some competition in the futuristic-looking vehicle category
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- Honda unveiled two new futuristic-looking cars on Tuesday at CES.
- The vehicles could rival the Cybertruck's edgy design.
- Honda showed off the models to promote its new lineup of EVs.
The Tesla Cybertruck's futuristic style might be catching on.
At the Consumer Electronic Show on Tuesday, Honda unveiled two concept models for its new lineup of electric cars, the Honda 0 Series. Named the Saloon and Space-Hub, they have a similar boxy and unconventional vibe as the Cybertruck.
The Saloon is very sleek and has a bubble-like shape, with a yoke steering wheel and a falcon door. It also has steer-by-wire technology, a feature designed to improve a vehicle's maneuverability. The Cybertruck uses the technology.
Honda aims to bring an EV based on the Saloon to the US market by 2026 and also plans to integrate autonomous driving features into the lineup.
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The Space-Hub is more reminiscent of a minivan, with a much larger and more boxy shape, plus an all-glass ceiling.
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Honda has not commented on any similarities between its new concept cars and the Cybertruck. In fact, Shinji Aoyama, Global EVP of Honda, said in a press release that the vehicles have a design that is "overwhelmingly different from other EVs to evoke a new perspective for people."
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When Elon Musk first unveiled the angular and futuristic design for the Cybertruck in 2019, the vehicle design proved polarizing, with some even calling it ugly. Since then, the Cybertruck has garnered over two million online reservations, according to one tally, and has been bought by several celebrities.
Tesla began deliveries of the electric pickup truck late last year.