Honda Motor Co. on Tuesday announced two major investments tied to electric-vehicle and battery production in Ohio, marking the latest move by a global automaker to advance its electrification strategy amid tightening government policies and growing consumer demand. The Japanese automaker will invest $700 million to retool several existing assembly and powertrain plants in Ohio for production of EVs. And with joint-venture partner and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution, Honda will spend $3.5 billion to build a battery plant. The companies revealed Tuesday that the previously-announc…