RE: Honda e | Driven
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Krikkit said:
DonkeyApple said:
Krikkit said:
I think these look bloody brilliant - can't understand the hatred for it. It's an interesting, distinctive piece of exterior styling that screams Honda japanese-ness. The interior is a clever, modern design, and it absolutely nails the brief of a small, city-EV that could be a 2nd or 3rd household car (surely a PH staple?)
Surely the Ford Fiesta is the city car that absolutely nails the brief as at dirt cheap, completely unrestricted in usage and totally fire and forget as a third car. Which arguably goes towards explaining why it’s the biggest selling car in the UK. That, and the infotainment and electrical wizardry is all a generation behind the Honda.
Are they all going to be white (quite like the panda looks). Think the retro styling is great. Personally wouldn't buy one but, but they make a nicer sight on the roads than most other EVs that either look really ugly or mimic a normal car too closely. As widely said cheap saving the planet in cities is walking, cycling or public transport. This is for people too rich for this and priced accordingly, I am sure they don't plan to build too many as battery tech keeps getting better, these will be obsolete within about 5 to 8 years anyway.
Butter Face said:
Looks great, but the Renault ZOE is a better buy for less money.
O/T and I must admit I haven’t ‘heard’ many electric cars but one of these buzzes past my office every day and the noise it makes sets my teeth on edge. Having said that, the idea appeals and this Honda is rather funky with a very cool interior. They’re having a laugh with the price though.A1VDY said:
Yeah, save the planet with Ev cars... only slight downside is increased emissions from power stations & more nuclear waste to be buried for the next 10k years..
Which are hugely better than burning fossil fuels in a combustion engined car.What wrong with burying nuclear waste? That's where it came from.
Want to like this, as Honda is my fave brand and as a Tesla Model S owner I'm all over the EV thing, but as an EV owner, range is king and 80/90 miles just isnt enough. They need to put a bigger battery in this thing or owners will get sick of it pretty quick,
Also just want to say I do not get all the comments comparing it to buying a £30k m3 etc and saving the cash for fuel. These people have obvs never driven or seriously considered an EV or they wouldnt state such dross. If you want an EV, you're not ever going to consider an ICE no matter what it is, its not about value for money or performance per £, its a lifestyle choice.
I'll climb down off the soapbox now!
Also just want to say I do not get all the comments comparing it to buying a £30k m3 etc and saving the cash for fuel. These people have obvs never driven or seriously considered an EV or they wouldnt state such dross. If you want an EV, you're not ever going to consider an ICE no matter what it is, its not about value for money or performance per £, its a lifestyle choice.
I'll climb down off the soapbox now!
chris4652009 said:
I like it to
But not at £30k
Yeah, I can see it selling in japan where it'll be cool but price sensitive Europe when there are many other alternatives (Zoe, e208 ,i3, mini electric etc) it'll be tough when things like the eniro/ioniq/kona re closer in price too...But not at £30k
Seems the screens are a bit lagy is the only real technical downside if you can live with the range and cost.
Half of me thinks its on purpose so honda can point to the lack of demand for EVs, the other half wants to applaud them for doing something different..
Krikkit said:
A Fiesta specced up to a similar spec to this, with an automatic gearbox, is knocking on for £23k. And that isn't even an EV (with all the benefits of driving one in an urban environment).
But who's speccing a Fiesta to such levels?It's a city car, it doesn't need to be a Tactile Infotainment Experience. Drive to shop, buy milk.
knebworth01 said:
Also just want to say I do not get all the comments comparing it to buying a £30k m3 etc and saving the cash for fuel.
Usual Pistonheads fallacy of comparing a used car to a new car for pricing, M3 is a ~£60k car, close to double the cost and wouldnt be anywhere near in the running if you were looking for a small city car.Jaaws said:
DonkeyApple said:
There is a reason though as to why they’ve made it look cute rather than hot hatchy etc and that is because the price means their primary target in the UK is the affluent housewife. They have the funds, the home and the pottering habits that best suit small EVs.
You mean housewives like this? https://www.hondaengineroom.co.uk/electric/ev/why-...
People moan about batteries and then something turns up where you can pretty much make 3 for every tesla 100D and suddenly the battery is ridiculously small.
Guess the alternative is the VW eUP if you want to avoid the iPhone option but this thing looks great in the world where there’s a risk all EVs end up looking the same.
Guess the alternative is the VW eUP if you want to avoid the iPhone option but this thing looks great in the world where there’s a risk all EVs end up looking the same.
Itsallicanafford said:
are you sure that price in accurate?
i'm getting £28,660.00 for the advance on the configurator (only £32K when you factor in fiance charges)
https://www.honda.co.uk/cars/new/honda-e/overview....
maybe i'm doing it wrong?
People complain that's its too expensive at £32K. Man points out that it costs £28,660.00 for the top spec model. People spend the next 10 hours complaining that its too expensive at £32K. Man gives up.i'm getting £28,660.00 for the advance on the configurator (only £32K when you factor in fiance charges)
https://www.honda.co.uk/cars/new/honda-e/overview....
maybe i'm doing it wrong?
Johnny G Pipe said:
Love the retro Atari games console interior!
It truly is wood-grain-by-decal isn't it. Straight out of the late 70s to early 80s.Given what's possible today (in terms of being, or appearing to be, authentic wood), this flashback is clearly a nudge and a wink. A nod to the culture-minded among the tech crowd. It's just a notch or two above an insider's joke.
What the hell do all the screens do ?
Surely one for the driving and one for the media is enough.
I can see this blasting a lot of cars at the traffic lights for sure.
Still it’s priced for the middle class middle aged women with plenty of disposable income, Probably own a designer dog too.
Surely one for the driving and one for the media is enough.
I can see this blasting a lot of cars at the traffic lights for sure.
Still it’s priced for the middle class middle aged women with plenty of disposable income, Probably own a designer dog too.
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