HONDA : e
Honda: e is a 5-door hatchback type electric vehicle that Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has been selling since 2020.
It was announced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2019, and the Japanese specification was exhibited as a reference at the Tokyo Motor Show in October of the same year, and it was released in Japan from October 30 of the following year.
It is Honda’s first mass-produced full EV and is positioned as an "urban commuter proposed by Honda."
With a simple and modern design that adapts to the new era, powerful and clean driving and maneuverability, and various advanced functions, we aimed to become a living partner that seamlessly connects movement and living.
In order to ensure good maneuverability, the layout of the rear engine and rear drive has been adopted, making it the first Honda vehicle to be a rear-wheel drive vehicle since the S2000.
Satoshi Ichinose, who was in charge of development, said, "Increasing Honda’s presence in Europe" and "Not only to clear the so-called CAFE regulations, but also to show the future, unique and unique," Oh, after all. Honda said in an interview that it aimed for a car that makes people think, "Don’t make an interesting car."
The cruising range is a little less than 300km, which is shorter than that of other companies’ electric vehicles, but this is also "a size that can be charged overnight at home" and "not just to carry a large and useless battery in case of emergency" It is said that he chose this size because he was particular about "this size is just right".
However, Honda admits that it is a handicap that it can not move long distances, and Honda is assuming that it will be used as a second car.
The annual sales target is modest at 10,000 units in Europe and 1000 units in Japan, but this is also "not a stance of selling more and more because of compliance with CAFE regulations."
[Excerpt from Wikipedia]
