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Next Honda CR-V goes hybrid-only, with a new platform arriving in 2027

Why it matters: Australia gets its CR-Vs from Thailand, not North America, and Honda hasn't said when Thai production of the new model starts.

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The current Honda CR-V hybrid, which the new hybrid-only model will replace
Photo: © M 93, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons. May show an overseas version.

Honda has confirmed the seventh-generation CR-V, badged 2028 in the US, will arrive next year with hybrid power only: no petrol-only version. It uses a new fifth-generation two-motor Honda Hybrid system, a new electric all-wheel-drive unit in place of the current mechanical driveshaft to the rear wheels, and an all-new, lighter platform. Honda says it aims to improve fuel efficiency by more than 10%, but hasn't said compared with what, and hasn't released photos, specs or prices yet, only a teaser of the new CR-V badge. Reports from Japan's Nikkei say production starts in Canada in February 2027.

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Source: Honda (US) news release, 12 Nov 2026; also Cars.com, InsideEVs and Cars24 (Australian supply from Thailand)

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How we work it out, and our sources

Weekly cost = the car's energy use × 250 km × your electricity or fuel price, with 90% of charging at home. Prices are list prices at November 2026; check with the dealer.

  • Electricity: 2026–27 default rates (AER, Victorian Default Offer, state retailers). Public charging: Sydney network prices, July 2026.
  • Petrol and diesel: capital-city daily averages from state government price feeds, via FuelRadar, 12 November 2026. Diesel for Hobart, Canberra and Darwin is estimated from the national fall.
  • Cars: maker figures via CarExpert, Drive, CarsGuide and EV Central. Plug-in electric range is taken as 80% of the claim.
  • Servicing: published capped prices; marked as an estimate where not yet published (CarExpert comparison).
  • Tyres: an EV set lasts about 35,000 km, a petrol or hybrid set 50,000 km (RACV); prices from Gridly.
  • Home charger: about $2,000 installed ($1,000–$3,000). Novated leases: PwC summary.

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