RE: Honda unveils EV-STER electric roadster at Tokyo
Wednesday 30th November 2011
This slinky roadster is called the Honda EV-STER (no, we can't work out how to pronounce it either) and is effectively Honda's take on a Tesla Roadster.
Honda unveils EV-STER electric roadster at Tokyo
Is RWD roadster an electric take on the old Honda Beat? We hope so
These days, no motor show stand from a major manufacturer can get away without some attempt at making green motoring sexy, exciting, sporty or fun in some other way, but we have to say that Honda's attempt with the EV-STER seems to be better than most.
The rear-drive electric roadster concept promises low weight (we don't know exactly what, but it does come via extensive use of carbon fibre) and decent pace. And it must be a lightweight, because even though it's pretty compact (we're talking almost Kei-car dimensions) its electric motor generates just 58KW (equivalent to just 80hp) and yet it manages 0-62mph in an estimated 5.0secs, on the way to a 100mph top speed.
And the other notable point? A 'twin-lever steering wheel' that has been (and we quote) "adopted for the thorough pursuit of the joy of driving". Doubt that one will make production, mind...
There's no word on plans for a production version, but a 21st-century take on the old Honda Beat sounds like a fine idea to us...
Discussion
they lowered the roofline of the civic and then chopped it. Bored of all these drawings of electric cars that never appear on the road and quite frankly never will. Might as well say its powered by unicorn farts and replenishes the ozone layer the more miles you do, its not like they'll ever make one to test these claims. No way that'll have room for the 1 million batteries it'll need to have any meaningful range and even the best battery tech in phones and laptops etc.. still get a few fires from overheating, cant see this tech working well for some time to come. Be ethanol/lpg for the win when oil runs out.
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