Honda has revealed its N-One e, a pint-size electrical car (EV) providing virtually 300km of vary and the flexibility to provide energy to your house.
Whereas the corporate has launched photographs of the N-One e forward of its launch within the northern Autumn (September to November), it has launched little in the best way of specs.
Honda has confirmed it presents 270km of vary on the WLTC cycle – one of many cycles utilized in WLTP testing – and vehicle-to-load (V2L) and vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging performance, in addition to a one-pedal drive mode.
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It hasn’t launched any efficiency figures, charging charges or dimensions, however the N-One e is nearly sure to be beneath 3.4m lengthy and produce lower than 47kW from a single electrical motor, per Japanese kei automotive rules.
As is commonly the case with Japanese kei vehicles, the N-One e has a boxy form and ‘pleasant’ styling.
“She’s so cute you’ll need to name her your companion,” reads Honda’s web site.
“The electrical N-One has a face that makes you’re feeling connected to it. You’ll need to speak to it every single day, asking, ‘How are you doing?’”
Honda has used recycled supplies in components of the N-One e. The grille, for instance, is produced from discarded bumpers, whereas the carpeting and insulation is produced from supplies like PET bottles and previous workers’ work garments.
The inside is easy and versatile. The 50:50-split rear seats fold flat, whereas it seems you may shuffle between the entrance seats with out snagging your self on a console.
A recessed shelf additionally runs alongside the dashboard, with USB shops positioned simply above it to make it a helpful spot to place your telephone.
There’s a free-standing infotainment touchscreen, in addition to loads of bodily switchgear together with for the local weather management.
The essential structure is much like the N-Van e, a kei-class electrical van launched late final yr. Nonetheless, it seems extra plush inside.
The N-Van e presents 245km of WLTP vary. Its single electrical motor produces 47kW and 162Nm, whereas its battery will be charged at as much as 50kW on DC energy and as much as 6kW on AC energy.
Pricing hasn’t been introduced for the N-One e but, however the N-Van e begins at ¥2,699,400 (~A$27,800) whereas providing entrance, front-side and curtain airbags, a heated driver’s seat and a 7.0-inch digital instrument cluster, in addition to energetic security expertise like autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise management and lane-keep help.
It measures simply 3395mm lengthy, 1475mm vast and 1960mm tall.
ABOVE: Honda N-Van e
The N-One e joins Honda’s N collection of kei vehicles, which additionally contains the petrol-powered N-One, N-Field, N-Wgn and N-Van.
Honda says the N-One e “inherits the endearing exterior design, spacious inside area, and simple dealing with” of the N360, one of many model’s first autos which was launched in 1967.
Whereas the N-One e goes up in opposition to a rising contingent of electrical kei vehicles – which incorporates the Nissan Sakura and Mitsubishi eK X twins, in addition to probably in some unspecified time in the future a rival from BYD – it’s unlikely to come back right here.
ABOVE, from left: Honda e:Ny1, Prologue, Ye P7, Afeela 1
Mitsubishi mentioned it checked out importing the eK X, solely to seek out it could be “uneconomic” to promote it right here with out modifying it to satisfy Australian Design Guidelines (ADRs). The corporate argued these federal rules have been a hindrance, because the eK X met Japanese kind approval and security necessities there.
The closest factor to those autos is the Hyundai Inster metropolis EV, launched right here this yr with a base value of $39,000 earlier than on-road prices. It’s bigger, measuring 3825mm lengthy, and has as much as 84kW of energy and 360km of vary relying on the variant.
Honda doesn’t provide any EVs in Australia, regardless of promoting a rising EV lineup in China, a pair in Japan, one in Europe, and the Prologue in North America that makes use of a Basic Motors (GM) platform. It has additionally established a three way partnership with Sony to supply EVs beneath the Afeela model.
The corporate’s Australian arm mentioned in 2024 that its first EV would be launched right here earlier than 2028.
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