Honda started collecting pre-orders for its first production electric car

2 July 2019

Sales of city electric vehicle Honda e start in 2020

A new urban electric vehicle the Honda e was developed with a focus on driverthe driving in urban environments. Compact electro hatchback costs combines high acceleration, efficiency and cruising range EV next generation. It is developed on the basis of the Urban EV concept, shown in Frankfurt, 2017.




Honda e is equipped with a fairly powerful 110 kW (150 HPC.) by an electric motor and an impressive torque of greater than 300 N•m. e applied For Honda one of the most compact in its class batteries with a capacity of 35.5 kW•h Due to good weight distribution, low weight, fast charge 80% in 30 minutes and power reserve of more than 200 km, the electric car fits in with the demands of everyday city driving.
At low location of the battery under the floor of the machine, the center of gravity is located just 50 cm from the ground. The ideal weight distribution on axes – 50:50 wide track into a compact body and short overhangs front and rear, provide the e Honda one of the best balances stability and controllability in the segment of compact cars.

To give the car a sporting character, the drive is only on the rear wheels, which also allows you to provide a greater angle of rotation for driven front wheels. As a result, the turning radius is about 4.3 meters, which makes Honda e extremely maneuverable on small city streets.

Low center of gravity and landing enable Honda e to cope with the body roll without excessive stiffness of the suspension that provides superb handling especially when berestovka in lanes. Honda engineers compare the driving performance of the electric machines of a larger segment, using an independent McPherson Strut suspension design with four powered wheels to provide comfortable and impressive ride for the passengers.

For Honda e will also be offered a Single Pedal Control, allowing the driver to accelerate and brake using only one accelerator pedal. When the accelerator pedal is depressed, the vehicle will accelerate as usual; and when it is released, starts the automatic regenerative braking, which effectively slows down the car. Control system with one pedal increases the efficiency of driving in the urban environment and makes the movement more exciting, and with minimal skill and smoother, providing the driver maximum control and comfort.
High strength materials used in the body shell to improve structural rigidity and reduce weight. Lightweight chassis provides the ideal platform to fine-tune suspension and steering for spirited driving. The dynamic characteristics of Honda e can be further improved due to the Sport Mode, which improves performance due to faster response of the machine on the accelerator pedal.

New compact electric car Honda e is part of the brand strategy involving the use of electrotransmission on all models, which it will be implemented in Europe by 2025.
The production version of the Honda e will be presented later this year (probably at the Frankfurt motor show), but customers can make online pre-order already, in countries such as the UK, Germany, France and Norway, and also in other European markets to register their interest in the new product at the national websites to Honda.

PS Electric Honda with the straightforward title "e" is clearly reminiscent of the first mass brand small car of the first generation Civic in 1972. In General, this seems to be the trend is to make electric vehicles in the style of "neoclassical". Anyway, Honda is positioning the car as a "driversi Kar". Characterized by the fact that it is now on electric vehicles is as if the Renaissance rear-wheel drive scheme, and to give management more acute driverstore character.