2020 Honda e review: The most desirable electric car yet?

The 2020 Honda e sets out to prove that truly great design can overcome a high price and what some might regard as a limited range. Dan Prosser tests out this all-new electric car to see if that is indeed the case.


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[tj_enju]

was wondering why he kept holding the charging cable after he'd pluged it in... old habits😁

[thebanditsix]

Nice to hear you say door mirrors, and not the outdated wing mirrors.

[brooksietyper]

Perfect car apart from the range and price! I reckon in 5 years when battery technology has improved this could be sub £20k with 200+ miles of range, then it would be a huge success.

[wayneheyes]

Such a shame you can’t go on the motorway or go other places except city as this car is lovely

[renedekat]

Where did you get that colour? It's not available in the UK. I've driven a blue one, and that looks very different from this one. Unless your camera has a distorted colour sensor.

[EmoSew]

Why cant this come to america!!! 😭💔 Let me drive my cute honda while listening to city pop🎶

[idparkinson]

The government grant is £3000 not £3500

[lash]

I’m not convinced by the limited range. If you needed to make a long distance trip the range becomes an issue. Cute design nevertheless.

[kinocchio]

I am yet to see a Honda e on the streets. Strange.

[mattm]

I wonder how tall he is. I'm 6ft 4 and often a bit tall for small cars.

[Android-vkyh]

Coolest thing too come out this year car or gadget👍turns more heads than a supercar 🤣

[tomhirschel]

In Portugal, it's even more expensive! A Renault Clio is half the price . (Portugal)

[shaunwalton]

Looks like an old vw polo. What a crap road test. Drive round a housing estate for 10 minutes. Anyone who buys this must have no sense of value or any interest in cars.

[Friedfoodie]

I love the Honda e but too expensive and very poor range.

[forzabowe]

Can’t believe a car which looks like that has made production. Got to be aimed at elderly buyers

[JMB]

Does away with wing mirrors because it causes drag and poor efficiency. Adds six screens that reduces range. Good one Honda.

[mhm]

Small and don’t have much size inside for god’s sake why do you ppl expect all the cars to be 4 doors and big there are ppl that want a small compact cars just like this for their own!! Not for the whole family!!

[davidmaxwaterman]

It looks a bit like that Chinese one...did Honda copy the Chinese?

[DavidHughes-opzl]

Ah, yes, folks, the Honda hee-hee e...

...This obscenely overpriced overteched object looks like a cross between a batt-pack-shopping-trolley and a doubly concave mobile matchbox. Saleswise, here in the UK, I predict that it will prove to be a colossal white elephant. It features a boot the size of a postage stamp plus a range just about capable of carrying you twice round the block - ok, make that three times - added to which there's a charging-port lid on the bonnet resembling the top of your nan's commode. Finally (this next bit is tech overload gimmickry gone beserk and then some) we come to a multitude of in-your-face screens stretching would you believe the entire length of the dash, one, wait for it forming a mock fish tank... I kid you not. Presumably it's purpose is as an answer to the masses of ev drivers demanding of the manufacturer that they please be sure to incorporate on the fascia images of fake floating perch etc. The one aspect I applaud are those innovative door cameras but you pay a hell of a premium to enjoy their presence.

[News recently reached me regarding an individual who, apparently murmuring yuck phrases like 'Cutesy-cutesy-cool' and at one and the same time wetting their underwear in the process of viewing the thing, proceeded to put down a deposit to purchase this Japanese runabout. A few weeks after taking delivery, said person went into a motor accessories shop wanting a windscreen wiper for it. The assistant's response was, 'Sounds about right!']

[News recently reached me regarding an individual who, murmuring 'cutesy cutesy' in the process, apparently wet her underwear in excitement on first sight of the thing and proceeded to purchase this Japanese runaround. A few weeks later the woman went into a motor accessories shop wanting a windscreen wiper for it. She was told, 'Sounds about right'.]7

[figgis]

Get an MG EV less money more space more range.