The Honda e (EV)

Watch a Tesla Model 3 being charged by a Honda E electric car

The Honda E electric car is equipped with a powerful inverter, and a Tesla Model 3 owner decided to demonstrate that by charging his electric car with the Honda E.

Last year, Honda launched the production version of the Honda E — its first next-gen electric car.

It is a fun, quick, city electric car, but it is, unfortunately, a compliance car to a degree since Honda is only launching it in Europe.

The electric car is equipped with a 35.5 kWh Lithium-ion battery. Honda says the car will be capable of charging to 80% in 30 minutes, and it’ll have a 200 km (125 miles) range.

It has a retro-looking design and an interesting interior with a long screen extending all around the dashboard with each ends serving as side mirrors.

Another interesting feature is a 1.5 kW house outlet under the dash.



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Honda e review: first UK test

Let’s have a summary.

It has both charm and integrity. And that means you’ll make allowances for this endearing little car, you’ll manage with the boot space, create workarounds for the range, deal with the cost (£29,160 for this range-topper. Or £299 a month, about the same as a Mini Electric and a date night). It’s not the most practical small electric car, or the one with the longest range, but it is the best built and most desirable. And it makes you happy when you drive it. And that’s the best bit of it all.

Specs: single e-motor, RWD, 152bhp, 232lb ft, 8.3secs, 90mph, 130 miles, 0g/km, 35.5kwh battery, 171/861 litre boot, 1542kg


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Honda E Advance 2020 UK review

Should I buy one?

Honda benchmarked this EV against bigger cars for refinement, and it most definitely shows. This is one car you can drive in urban areas without being constantly reminded of the ravaged state of Britain’s roads. Altogether, driving the E is an uplifting experience, which shows a new way for small cars – or at least for small cars that weigh 1.5 tonnes...

The exhaustive launch bumf for the E is succinct about only one thing: that it represents “the start of Honda’s electrification journey”. On the showing of the Japanese brand’s first UK-bound EV, this could well be a bandwagon worth boarding.

Honda E Advance specification

Where Berkshire, UK Price £28,660 (after government grant) On sale now Engine single electric motor Power 151bhp Torque 232lb ft Gearbox single-speed automatic Kerb weight 1542kg Top speed 90mph 0-62mph 8.3sec Battery 35.5kWh Range 125 miles (WLTP) CO2 0g/km Rivals Renault Zoe, VW e-Up!


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Honda previews second EV ahead of Beijing show unveil

Honda releases first official image of follow up to E supermini, but it's unlikely to come to UK

Honda will use the upcoming Bejing motor show to preview its second production EV, the first fully electric model from the brand to go on sale in China.

Details of the new concept car, which has been teased with a CGI rendering of its front-end design, remain thin on the ground. We can see, however, that it's larger than the recently launched Honda E, appearing to be either a saloon or low-height crossover. Both bodystyles are popular in Asian markets.

The car's design also appears to move to a less retro-themed appoach than its supermini stablemate, instead taking a more futuristic look. A blanked-off grille is also visible, as is becoming common, because battery-electric models don't require as much front-end air cooling as their combustion-engined equivalents.


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Europeans Aren't Buying The Honda E So Now Honda Has To Team Up With Tesla

Honda is humming the tune of the Jackson 5’s “ABC” today as it combines efforts with Fiat Chrysler and Tesla to comply with emissions standards in the EU. It is likely that Honda is joining FCA and Tesla because of lower-than-expected sales of its BEV, the Honda E. As reported by the Japan Times, Honda is joining a pooled fleet with its competitors:

Honda was newly added as of last week to a European Commission filing in which manufacturers declare their intent to jointly meet greenhouse-gas emissions standards. The Japanese automaker’s entry into the other two companies’ pooled fleet won’t change the conditions of a three-year agreement reached with Tesla in 2019, a Fiat Chrysler spokesman said.

It is unclear how much money Honda is paying to join a pool populated by Tesla’s all-electric fleet. Selling regulatory credits to other carmakers has been a boon to the Model 3 maker, bringing in almost $1.2 billion (¥126 billion) of revenue this year.

 

Honda e In-Depth Review - Style Over Substance? - OSV​

Electric cars are all very worthy but, by and large, they tend to lack any kind of 'want one' factor. Here's one though, that you might really covet - the Honda e.

Because it's very small and doesn't go particularly far on a single charge, it's very much an urban town runabout. But what a cool one to have.

Full review (0:59:01 duration)

 
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