LIKE if you think the Honda E is the cutest EV out there & SHARE if you think EVs should be more affordable than this.. It's retro alright, but it's also built for the modern world. We have featured the Honda E before, but this is the first time we've been able to try it out in its natural urban habitat. One thing is for sure, it is a beautiful car with a smooth and simple design that turns heads wherever it goes. Despite being compact, it's surprisingly still a 5 door, and offers up some notable extra features including cameras for wing mirrors and a panoramic glass sunroof. For a premium compact car though, the battery and range are also small in comparison to other similar-sized EVs. It's fun to drive and a great little city car, but is the Honda E the ultimate urban EV? If not, which one is? Fully Charged is 100% independent thanks to RUclips Memberships (join above) and Patreons (join via www.patreon.com/fullychargedshow). Online news, views & reviews: FullyCharged.Show LIVE exhibitions in USA, UK & Europe: FullyCharged.Show/events Twitter: twitter.com/fullychargedshw Instagram: instagram.com/fullychargedshow *Timestamps* 0:00 Introduction 1:31 Honda E Advance 1:58 Honda E walkaround 4:14 The 'battery' elephant in the room 4:35 How does it compare to similar EVs? 5:08 But what's the real range? 5:34 How does it drive? 6:21 Turning circle magic 7:55 Lets talk about charging 9:10 No bumpy ride 10:46 Impressive interior 11:02 So many screens 13:00 Voice assistant feature 14:29 Back seat driving 15:10 Pretty small boot 15:50 Conclusions - a great little city car
Great review, showing both good and bad of the car. The sad thing is that in a time where road authorities alert for smartphones improper use while driving, Honda decides to cover the front in touchscreens and distractions.
@@RiderRated18 Five years time? It's now three year old and rare as a unicorn. It was a failed project. They have just unveiled the new Eny1. That will be their new attempt at an EV. Sadly Honda E will have no future.
It's expensive and it has a low range, but let's not forget, there are thousands upon thousands of Range Rovers, Tiguans, Volvo XC etc etc SUVs that just take the kids to school every day and then sit on the drive. If we could make these "trendy" for the posh school gates, we may actually be able to kill off the "my other car is a Range Rover too" mentality.
Hi, Rob! Yep. I ride a bicycle, and his driving scared the crap out of me. I know he's got a job to do for the programme, but... Bloody hell! And what's really worrying is that his behaviour is in no way unusual these 'screen-based' days. Mind on the ROAD, Mr Toad! (From 'The Wind in the Willows'.)
2zero Man Don’t be too hard, I’m sure he’ll have learnt from these replies, but of course your right one should never be distracted in this way whilst driving a lethal weapon.
Driving whilst playing around with the dual screens? Surely that would cause the same sort of distraction you'd get playing around with your phone, which is illegal and Rory does seem a little distracted from the road. Could've showed us that whilst the car was charging surely?
Couldn't agree more. It would really be very irritating to be killed by somebody doing a 'piece to camera' while driving, don't you think? Must have happened too.
He showed 'real world'. And people fiddle while driving :-( I agree, using the phone while driving = bad idea and now largely illegal. So manufacturers (Hey Tesla) give us cars that can only be used with an oversized screen. Future accident stats will show if that was a good move.
Let me show you the details of this panoramic complicated display system whilst I drive past these cyclists on a narrow European road. My blood pressure went up. Otherwise, a good review.
would not be "driving with OUT due care and attention" would this not be more like using a phone so many screen keeping your eyes off the road the hmdi it should be able to be used by passengers while driving or what is the point other than to use while the car is charging but how does this effect the small AUX battery losing too much charge so you cant start the main battery when it is charged
If I need to navigate a bunch of screens how different is that to using a mobile! Applies to most of the ev manufacturers partic Tesla. Have they actually asked consumers what they want - at least offer screen or “traditional” control options!
A month in to ownership and I'm averaging 4.6m per kWh and achieving ~140m per charge. The range and how you use it is largely dictated by your driving style, the routes you're taking and ambient conditions.... so don't assume that the "real world is 100m" is always going to apply to you and your use cases.
Matt Mullen Same. I get about 4.3-4.5m/kWh and my commute includes some 50mph sections. When I’m just driving around central London (20mph limit almost everywhere now) it’s even more efficient. The reviewer has been hooning around country lanes in sport mode.
@@simonalexandercritchley439 I'm in the UK and driving mix is lots of 30-60mph extra urban stuff from little lanes to dual carriageways. I'm not trying to hypermile, this is just my first month of relatively warm/dry driving.
I'd prefer you guys, as owners, to do a review of good and bad points. Does the charge cable rub the paintwork? Are the screens lo Res and slow? Are you charging indoors or outdoors? It looks like the charge port would fill with rain to me. As a UK city car, is range less of an issue, or do you get "range anxiety"?
As much as I love technology in cars Touch screen controlling half the car is just plain dangerous, how many times did he have to take his eyes of the road just to explain some of the functions.
@Graham P Jolly I'm starting to think analogue-style displays are the way to go for many things, including clocks. Especially clocks. Don't get me wrong-I think the display device should be electronic, and driven with digital information. But displays with scales and angles often work the best.
Nicely presented and put together video, but for the love of God stop playing with your gadgets whilst driving. You should have the majority of your attention on the road especially whilst passing cyclists, it looked like it was produced on a trailer or in a green screen studio going by the amount of time this guys eyes met the road.
It's a fine illustration of why segregation for cycle facilities is important, then the kerb or posts will mostly keep vehicles away. I do worry that modern cars have way too much of this stuff and people are inevitably be going to be looking the wrong way at a critical moment. If the car was doing the looking out the front/side that would help, but as these things are largely developed in the US I expect them to be terrible at spotting people on bikes/peds in typical UK townscapes. (see Uber driving straight into a side-on person+bicycle which should have been the easiest object identification problem).
I was so distracted by what he was doing I had to repeat that section, (I actually started watching the road ahead FOR him), so I missed what he said. Honestly, the cops could legitimately give him a warning just based on that footage alone.
I have to agree, that cyclist was wearing hi-vis and was way over to the kerb, all the things that "motorists" insist cyclists need to do, but make no difference at all unless the motorist looks out the effing windscreen.
Yes, my heart was in my mouth as he approached the semi-blind bridge with his concentration and eyes on the screen. Shocking, not a great role model. Although the screen as a design elements is super cool the way it spans the width of the car, actually making it look wider, I do think that this new obsession with these screens providing more than just vehicle functionality ( ie. Entertainment, apps etc) they are increasingly becoming a detrimental contribution to driving safety. It is natural that the more features there are, the greater the temptation for the driver to fiddle with it. Features other than vehicle controls that are essential during driving should be disabled until stationary with the parking brake applied.
It doesn't look good with fiddling around and demonstrating the touch screen when you are approaching cyclist on road etc . You are momentarily preoccupied with the screen. Might be best that you be stationary .
I prefer it though. That style of reviewing. Shows just how the experience in real life will be. Most people would have to fiddle with the touch screen while driving. No excuses though. Safety is of utmost importance.
@@N0Xa880iUL I agree this is real life. But this video being social media etc. Just might be best that there was a clear road ahead - not bow of hill and there all cyclist.
@@timypp2894 True... that would've been better. Might mean two things... 1. The reviewer is completely comfortable doing it and is sufficiently skilled. 2. The reviewer was on a tight deadline and inadvertently hurried his way through.
"for the love of God stop playing with your gadgets whilst driving. You should have the majority of your attention on the road especially whilst passing cyclists, "
Agree, it was a little hard to pay attention at times as I was waiting for him to run into something. I even heard the Honda forward collision warring system go off at one point!
Great review Rory. Please pull over and show us the dash features next time; that was some epic distraction while driving past cyclists, traffic lights...
If you ignore things like range and price, I guess it could be a good car. Not sure I could ever be convinced adding a chin bar to the windscreen will be a good idea, either.
@Rubedo Alaberti My Gen 3 Prius has 15”. In Japan it was available with 14”. Smaller wheels increase efficiency. For urban vehicles, large wheels are wasteful.
That infotainment system is the illogical extreme of all the worst trends in modern automotive design. Watch Rory drive around trying to use it makes my skin crawl.
Why so much to say about the range? 100 miles is more than enough in a city which is what this car is for. The screens are a huge distraction, will be steering clear of these on the road lol
Sure,except most people can’t charge at their homes in the city, so you’re stuck with finding an available working charger then waiting an hour plus to charge it. Who wants that?
Because that's the most concerned part of owning an EV, range anxiety. But still love the looks of this car, hopefully Honda could improve the battery in the next gen ...
For those complaining about range - at my job we have a VW e-UP, early version so rather small battery. It usually claims it has about 70-80km range when you start it up. This car is used daily, going between building sites and offices in our small city (~90k population) and surrounding villages. Sometimes even to meetings in the next city, 25km away. After the initial fears and complaints about the usable range, which lasted for the first month or so, I've never heard anyone complaining about that. Someone picks it up in the morning, goes to wherever he/she needs to be, back by lunch, the car gets an hour of charge during lunch, then someone else does the same during the afternoon. Look at your own average commute and see how much range you really need. Don't count the longer trips you do perhaps 3-4 times a year. Rent another car, or borrow one from your family/friends, for those occasions. I'd get a Honda e in a heartbeat if I could afford one. And I'm a person who have cars as a hobby as well. Love everything about classic sports and GT cars, but I'd be happy to keep that old tech as a hobby and have a small EV with low-to-average range as a daily driver. Prices go down every year, rather slowly though, but soon I'll find that affordable EV that is perfect for me.
For those complaining about the price and range, you have to understand that they can't make it too cheap or too good. Everyone will stop buying their ICE cars and all that R&D money they spent developing them will go to waste. This is just a stop gap measure until regulations make it compulsory for all manufacturers to go electric. Until then, they'll put out half measures like these.
I think there are enough people that this car is just about perfect for. Some people actually has no problem with that price, small interior space and short range. A lot of people can't even see the screens well enough to see that they're not very good. Don't forget it's not a Tesla, but a BEV from a ICE-car manufacturer and therefore it is a compliance car. Very clever choices from Honda's perspective, and very well executed. I'm impressed, strategically among the most impressive non Tesla-cars I've seen.
Really enjoying Rory as a presenter on the show. Personable, knowledgeable, and efficient at delivering packed content. The car ain't bad either, but Rory got to the heart of it's main issues.
When Tesla Björn tested it he was using a Microwave on the household plug. His ultimate test though was when he plugged his Model 3 performance into it.😂
I found Björn's "experiments" with the plug a bit annoying. He just has no clue what the plug is for. This is a Japanese car, and Japan has a lot of natural disasters. Both earthquakes and typhoons can knock down power lines and leave households without power for days. Being able to power your appliances from your car is extremely useful in this scenario. And then you have people like Björn plugging a Model 3 into it and then making daft uninformed comments about its usefulness.
@@davidmccarthy6061 exactly. This is fine for a non family, or someone that has a tween family (not in kid seats, not yet adult sized). Especially as a second car, that lots of people have because convenience or commute.
@@davidmccarthy6061 Then get one. I've purchased the 3rd generation Zoe. It is also small perfect for city driving, has more ramge and more space inside, and I paid way less.
Absolutely loving all the attention to safety in the comments regarding fiddling with gadgets while driving. Fully Charged, please take this feedback on board, you may feel comfortable doing it but that doesn’t mean you’re infallible and we worry for your safety, as well as the message it sends.
Great review from Rory as always, but I shuddered every time he poked and prodded at the dash while driving along busy streets. Not only unsafe for him and oncoming drivers but probably illegal to boot (or bonnet). Steady on, lad!
It's not actually illegal in the UK if the device is part of the vehicle and not, for example, a phone or satnav attached seperately. That said, you are still required to drive with due care and attention.
I waited so long after it was first announced at the Frankfurt (? Tokyo maybe) motor show to see how far it would go and how much it would cost only to be so disappointed by such a short range for such a high price. That review was spot-on Rory and it confirms what I'd seen about it so far which is falling quite short of (at least my) initial expectations.
As the owner of a (new) Smart ForFour EQ I can tell you that in an urban scenario even the Smart's stupidly small battery (17KW) is generally enough to get you through the day (especially if you have the opportunity to destination-charge). That being said, you can get much cheaper, similar-sized, cars than the Honda-E with similar (or better) specs, though probably not the camera-mirrors, so that leaves the Honda more in the upper class hipster segment of EVs. It's cute, it's enviably gimmicky, but it's WAY too expensive.
I think you summed it up perfectly - its a "city car". Its meant for short trips just like my BMW i3. Popping out for lunch, or the grocers or shuttling kids about. I typically charge my car once or twice a week. If I want to take a longer trip (
A bit weird only talking about the room in the rear in relation to the size of a large adult when in reality it's going to be perfect for very short trips, kids, or (with the small boot size) more storage/shopping space. It's a 99% journey car and for that reason I feel like a bit too much focus was put on the 1% journeys. It's also a perfect car for a car club - just borrow something else for the 1%.
It's design brings joy, but with today's standards and expectations, this is a car that even at its current price point would have sold and been considered a masterpiece back in the days of 2015. Now they are in competition with cars in the same price that have double the range and some better specs. Non are as cute, but that will only get you so far. I think for those who have the money for a second car and don't want to compromise on their sense of design, who want to stand out from the crowd, that sort of thing, will buy this. To me this is an instant classic and shows that Honda still has it, but haven't been using it. I hope Honda doesn't go back to sleep, because the world needs more great EV;s and having choice in style and design would be a welcome part of this continuing EV movement.
Thank you for the usual extro, I don't know why, but I always enjoy it. My heart just warms with a ball of joy whenever I hear it! I know its silly, but thought I should share
That dash should be locked when driving., having ppl looking at that and playing with the settings while driving, like he did, is going to cause crashes
Payed te reservation fee for this nice litte car. When they finally came up with the price i asked me money back quickly!!! I am now a prowd owner of a VW e-Up. Nice, little, simple AND cheap making easy 280 KM trips (in Summer/Autumn) at 11.1 KW/100KM (measured over 2500KM)!
Great looking little car! Just one question remains after watching: If the battery is so small, and the space for passengers in the back is so small, and the boot is so small, what did Honda do with all that space? Is the car that much smaller than the e-208 or the Zoe? Or did Honda put all that room in the front? What's the upside that weighs against the tiny boot, the cramped passenger-space and disappointing range?
Not impressed with Rory playing with the screens whilst driving. Totally unsafe and probably illegal. This is the first fully charged video I have ever disliked. Please be responsible.
My thoughts exactly. No is not the time to buy an EV. 2 or 3 years time the choice, quality and price will make cars like this redundant and almost worthless compared to their original cost before they're even out of warranty.
Great car design, it's basically a really nice scooter. I think Honda is growing it's EV market opposite of Tesla. Start small and friendly, earn the urban customer and grow the segment from there. Surely higher range vehicles will follow. This will forever be an iconic little car.
nice to see Rory on fully charged hes my favourite .theres 2 people who do real life reviews on cars Rory and Johnny Rory was my favourite in top gear .he tested the real life cars instead of the cars that most of us cant afford
PS - I really, really enjoy watching you drive AND play around with the displays - really fun./s Always wanted my car to be better than my smart phone.
We've recently test-driven a Honda-e. My wife loves it but I agree with your two main negative comments, range and boot space. I do have one more though: the LCD rear view "mirror". Get Robert to drive the car and ask him to switch from looking at the road to looking in the rear view mirror. Yup, it's near impossible. You see, when you use a conventional mirror your focus is always in the distance: the mirror just saves you from looking round. But if you have an LCD rear view display, ah well then you have to focus on the display itself which is only about 10" from your face. Now oldies like me, and dare I say probably Robert, wear varifocals which have their near range at the bottom of the lenses. Net result is that I can't focus on the rear view display, not to mention that being old I can't focus distance to close range back to distance very quickly. When I test drove the car I had to switch to the night mirror which was, of course, very dark for daytime use. I think the only answer is a clip-on conventional mirror - what a shame. It's a nice idea not properly thought through. Oh and one more thing: the satnav display is absolutely tiny. You've got all that display space and they can only manage this titchy satnav often only taking up half the height of one display. Personally I would have been happy to get rid of most of that distracting wide display and replaced it by a single larger high-res one. Leave the wing mirror displays though. :-)
So the range is poor, the car is expensive even though Honda cheaped out by using low resolution screens (1080p should have been the minimum) and a low grade processor for the entertainment system. And it has virtually no boot space. It is cute but close to useless
Nice and positive presenter, sounds like he knows a lot about cars. Didn’t catch his name. You could put it in the video description in future videos as well. More content like this, doing everyday tests or comments about the car.
I really have a love / hate thing with this car. I loved it when I first saw the concept, but in the years since I’ve been leaning strongly away from car ownership to the point where I went car free last month. I find the phrase “it’s natural urban habitat” very frustrating. No car’s natural habitat is cities or towns. And I think we’re on our way to realising that as a society. At some point in the next year I’m still going to want to rent a car for some purpose though, and for that, this is the dream. I don’t see it as a short range car seeing as both my previous EVs had less than 80 miles of range and charged at less than half the speed this does. I would happily drive this thing anywhere and it would feel like a breeze to me. It is undeniably a cool car. To me the coolest car. But we have to be using them in rental schemes and car clubs, and stop car ownership. Especially in built up areas. We need smarter solutions now.
Im from the UK and the car culture there is insane. Living in NL what you say is completely how it should be, city centres should be for people not cars. And cars should be used to do some serious distance.
Alex The car culture is indeed insane. It took me 4 years of EV ownership to realise how miserable car focused societies actually are. Not that I hated the cars. EVs are obviously infinitely better and they’re fun to drive. It’s just everything else I realised I hated. I don’t think I will ever move to the Netherlands as you have but you never know. I’ve got to do something at some point. I feel like I’m wasting my life waiting around for something to happen here.
Maxwell Erickson If you can’t see it getting better in the next couple of years and you want to live in a less car dependant place, I think you have to look at better places to live.
I think you need to forget about range and space and accept that this is a city car. As you said too with the range, it might be low, but when it charges so fast it's not really as much of a problem. It's a great little city car.
Actually, it exactly fits the brief. It was conceived, built and marketed as an urban car. It doesn't try to be anything else. It's also, I feel, a test car for Honda and will inform all future Honda EV models.
Great review Rory. Every review I see by you is better than the last. I love this little car, spiritual successor to the Mini, because of the looks - its cheeky. As long as you have charging stations at the places you go, 100-140miles of range should be ample, we have to start thinking of electric cars like laptops, wherever you stop, you plug it in.
Every review I've seen of this car talks about it being a city car, something for commuters and being around town, then moans it's lack of range, or too cramped for a long journey. My wife commutes 3 miles each way 3 days a week, and the other days sees friends and family (when not in lockdown), would love a Honda E for her. Being a 2 car family, if ever she needed to go further, it wouldn't be too difficult to swap cars for a day
Pareidolia is finding any kind of pattern you are familiar with in something, not just a face. Think of seeing a rabbit in a cloud or even mishearing words in a song. Great episode and looks a neat car!
A "compliance car"? Too short of a range and way, way too much money. Plus it's a butt-ugly car IMHO. One gets the distinct impression Honda don't actually want to sell this car (or *any* EV come to that).
Great..until to look deeper. Lots of promise then you see the design oddities and the poor spec (range..sorry but it IS important) and the fact it's hindered by the small size. Then the price. OMG. Tonka toy for the rich. And man those screens whilst very pretty must be the most distracting around. Quite why this is allowed is beyond me...SAFETY! LCD/ camera rear view..ok as a SUPPLEMENT to rear view mirrors, but the concept of replacing mirrors with these is flawed for many reasons.
I leased it as a second car, for commuting. We have a Volvo with a 600 mile range diesel tank. I'm not rich. Key is to buy it if it fits your needs and budget and, y'know, not buy it if it doesn't. I don't get why this seems to be a difficult concept for people. I could have stretched the budget and got a Tesla Model 3 with more range, or really stretched the budget for a lot more range. But what a waste that would have been. And we need two cars, and we can't afford two electric cars. Now, some wag said, buy the Tesla to replace the Volvo, and get a small petrol car for commuting. But then I'd have had to suffer the worst of both worlds, rather than the best. Because commuting is what we do regularly. Carrying four bikes, or towing a big trailer, or doing the 500 mile trip to Paris is a pretty rare occurrence.
@@jeremylister89 no. The thing people don't get is that we all make our decisions based on a lot of different factors. The Honda e is perfect for us as a second car, and the Volvo as the family car for bigger trips. An MG would be as bad a city car as the Volvo, just less expensive to run. I wanted something to make commuter more pleasant. Could've leased a Zoe for a bit less, but it's less fun. And it's OK to have fun.
@@davidcoveney Fine that's great, but like most UK drivers who will have to change at some point from ice cars, there's a stirring panic in the air. What do you replace your ICE car with, how good is it, how's it compare to your current car, how safe is it how complex is it, how convenient is it how far can it go and finally...how much to buy. Then there's the ridiculous difference in charge rates. Fine if you home charge, but day to day fuelling that can cost more than a diesel is just crazy, and time to charge on the go is a concern as is public charging convenience and reliability. Modern car designs are very disappointing. They favour fashion above practicality and common sense. Modern ICE cars suffer from this as well. Cramming a car full of features just because you can is not progress. The Honda takes this to new levels. I should say my safety concern over screens causing distraction is from nearly been wiped out by such a distracted driver, backed up by various reports on distraction accidents.
Everyone should report this video as it contains dangerous driving that should not be promoted. You can see from the video that his concentration is very poor. Putting pedestrians and other road users at risk. It only takes a second!!! 😡
i dont think ive seen a single test drive/review of this car where the driver isn't unconsciously smiling or smirking because of this car. it just has that vibe to it that people love
Okay whoever does the music of fullychargedshow... know that I love you. I heard Daft Punk in a previous video and now I hear the Extreme Ways from Bourne movies.
As always, Rory is an excellent presenter. The small battery on the Honda e is inexcusable. Why make this amazing car with such a limited range. Here in Los Angeles, where you find yourself in a mix of slow city driving & longer drives to the beach and such, this car would be about useless, or you’d be constantly looking for a charger.
I been Mad at Honda for not bringing these to the US, but your video explains lots. For the price, I'm not sure it would sell well here. thank you for your review, I will take this one off my list of possible future car to own.
"Awesome?" Sunset on The Mekong, the vast vista that is The Grand Canyon, Beethoven's Pastrol Symphony - these are truly awesome but in the context in which you employed the adjective I profoundly disagree.
The Honda E is quite good for a first issue EV. Looks great and functions well for what it is -- and urban EV. What really excites me is what the version 2.0 or 3.0 may be like -- more range at a lower price and hopefully available in the US. Honda E is now on my short list of an EV purchase when I am ready to trade in my Subaru Forester in 2023.
Hey Rory, I'm a fan of fully charge for many years... I rarely comment but this time I want to say, I don't agree with a couple things you say... In general, your review is wide open to include other categories of EVs, and as a result, you don't like the range, rear seats and boot volume. But if you would concentrate on the vehicle segment, you would realise, this car has it all. I live in Mississauga Ontario, where everything is a long distance. I own a Hyundai Ioniq with 200 km of range (and by the way, who uses miles anymore?) and range is rarely a concern because we bought it for the city, and as a result, we saved thousands of dollars in comparison with the cheapest of 400km+ range vehicles in the market, led by the Nissan Leaf. I would buy a Honda E for regular commuting in the city. I also have to say, that charging at home is the cheapest and more convenient way of charging. Analysing public charging is, at this point in time, irrelevant for the operation of a commuter car. Also, that could create unnecessary confusion in the minds of potential new EV owners. Other than that, I like your review. Thanks a lot, José D.
One thing I would like to note. Although Honda has plenty of experience with hybrids. Essentially, this vehicle is their first real attempt at an EV that I'm aware of. I'm sure they are using customers as beta testers to collect real-world data on battery usage and inefficiencies throughout the ownership of this vehicle. By limiting the battery size and range. They do not have to chance to overextend their R&D funding on bigger capacities until they have worked out what is appropriate for their vehicles going forward. I just hope the sale of this vehicle translates into them rapidly iterating on more BEV's amongst the Japanese OEMs.
Most of these comments talking about how the touch screens control most of the car and how unsafe it is while the Tesla Model 3 has ALL of its features on a single screen. And it's still known as one of the safest cars out there.
You can see how improvements in battery technology of e.g. 1.5x would make an enormous difference to this car. I would guess that price would the the first thing to change if you could make it the same range with fewer/cheaper cells.
The fact that it is expensive for its price and range is a feature, not a bug. This is clearly a designer gadget for rich city people, the same people who now buy premium Fiat 500s and Minis. It's cheaper and much better looking than the BMW i3 and those did pretty well in those upscale urban markets.
Yes - it's amusing how all the people who will never own this car are slagging it off for features and characteristics which are clearly designed IN by Honda to sell the car to their target customer.......!!
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It's retro alright, but it's also built for the modern world. We have featured the Honda E before, but this is the first time we've been able to try it out in its natural urban habitat. One thing is for sure, it is a beautiful car with a smooth and simple design that turns heads wherever it goes. Despite being compact, it's surprisingly still a 5 door, and offers up some notable extra features including cameras for wing mirrors and a panoramic glass sunroof. For a premium compact car though, the battery and range are also small in comparison to other similar-sized EVs. It's fun to drive and a great little city car, but is the Honda E the ultimate urban EV? If not, which one is?
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*Timestamps*
0:00 Introduction
1:31 Honda E Advance
1:58 Honda E walkaround
4:14 The 'battery' elephant in the room
4:35 How does it compare to similar EVs?
5:08 But what's the real range?
5:34 How does it drive?
6:21 Turning circle magic
7:55 Lets talk about charging
9:10 No bumpy ride
10:46 Impressive interior
11:02 So many screens
13:00 Voice assistant feature
14:29 Back seat driving
15:10 Pretty small boot
15:50 Conclusions - a great little city car
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Too small range and too much money.... And in the winter you could do half of the range. LoL... Until technology advances... I love my petrol car
cute doesnt make up for too higher a price and the short range. AGAIN!
Thanks for the video, yet again your production quality is world class.
Great review, showing both good and bad of the car.
The sad thing is that in a time where road authorities alert for smartphones improper use while driving,
Honda decides to cover the front in touchscreens and distractions.
I love the look of this car, but I think I'll wait for future versions with better battery
Yes same 💯, and hopefully larger so the boot can fit more than just a school bag 😂
Same here, I really like this Honda but I know in about 5 years time it’ll be even better with more range. I can wait.
@@Aligatorxx3 cars don't wear boots
@@allentoyokawa9068
They don't wear trunks either
@@RiderRated18 Five years time? It's now three year old and rare as a unicorn.
It was a failed project.
They have just unveiled the new Eny1. That will be their new attempt at an EV.
Sadly Honda E will have no future.
It's expensive and it has a low range, but let's not forget, there are thousands upon thousands of Range Rovers, Tiguans, Volvo XC etc etc SUVs that just take the kids to school every day and then sit on the drive.
If we could make these "trendy" for the posh school gates, we may actually be able to kill off the "my other car is a Range Rover too" mentality.
Seriously disturbed about Rory flicking through screen as he went through numerous junctions
Hi, Rob! Yep. I ride a bicycle, and his driving scared the crap out of me. I know he's got a job to do for the programme, but... Bloody hell! And what's really worrying is that his behaviour is in no way unusual these 'screen-based' days.
Mind on the ROAD, Mr Toad!
(From 'The Wind in the Willows'.)
Rob Chalmers
I agree not a good idea, hopefully the bill aren’t looking at this Vlog.
@@wobby1516 let's hope they are. He needs to be brought to task. It only takes a few seconds!!
2zero Man
Don’t be too hard, I’m sure he’ll have learnt from these replies, but of course your right one should never be distracted in this way whilst driving a lethal weapon.
@@wobby1516 hopefully the bill are.
Driving whilst playing around with the dual screens? Surely that would cause the same sort of distraction you'd get playing around with your phone, which is illegal and Rory does seem a little distracted from the road.
Could've showed us that whilst the car was charging surely?
Couldn't agree more. It would really be very irritating to be killed by somebody doing a 'piece to camera' while driving, don't you think? Must have happened too.
Agreed. People are killed by these kind of actions every day. Why does the car industry build in distractions that can be used while driving?
He showed 'real world'. And people fiddle while driving :-(
I agree, using the phone while driving = bad idea and now largely illegal. So manufacturers (Hey Tesla) give us cars that can only be used with an oversized screen. Future accident stats will show if that was a good move.
Let me show you the details of this panoramic complicated display system whilst I drive past these cyclists on a narrow European road. My blood pressure went up. Otherwise, a good review.
I want one, completely inappropriate for my needs but I still want one
So cute makes me want to take it out and thrash it. Too bad you can't do clutch drops. :D
Stop driving while navigating the screens! For the love of Pete!
Totally agree. Clear case of driving with due care and attention!!
would not be "driving with OUT due care and attention" would this not be more like using a phone so many screen keeping your eyes off the road
the hmdi it should be able to be used by passengers while driving or what is the point other than to use while the car is charging but how does this effect the small AUX battery losing too much charge so you cant start the main battery when it is charged
If I need to navigate a bunch of screens how different is that to using a mobile! Applies to most of the ev manufacturers partic Tesla. Have they actually asked consumers what they want - at least offer screen or “traditional” control options!
A month in to ownership and I'm averaging 4.6m per kWh and achieving ~140m per charge. The range and how you use it is largely dictated by your driving style, the routes you're taking and ambient conditions.... so don't assume that the "real world is 100m" is always going to apply to you and your use cases.
Matt Mullen Same. I get about 4.3-4.5m/kWh and my commute includes some 50mph sections. When I’m just driving around central London (20mph limit almost everywhere now) it’s even more efficient. The reviewer has been hooning around country lanes in sport mode.
Where in the world are you and what is the topography ? You are implying a gentle throttle action may achieve this....
@@simonalexandercritchley439 I'm in the UK and driving mix is lots of 30-60mph extra urban stuff from little lanes to dual carriageways. I'm not trying to hypermile, this is just my first month of relatively warm/dry driving.
Obligatory "It only goes 140 metres per charge!? Did you buy the radio-controlled version?" comment.
I'd prefer you guys, as owners, to do a review of good and bad points. Does the charge cable rub the paintwork? Are the screens lo Res and slow? Are you charging indoors or outdoors? It looks like the charge port would fill with rain to me. As a UK city car, is range less of an issue, or do you get "range anxiety"?
As much as I love technology in cars Touch screen controlling half the car is just plain dangerous, how many times did he have to take his eyes of the road just to explain some of the functions.
I was aiting for him to suddely jump on the brakes, and say shiiiiiiiiiiit
We aren't too far away from legislation where touching the screen/ fiddling with knobs would be three points on your license.
@Graham P Jolly I'm starting to think analogue-style displays are the way to go for many things, including clocks. Especially clocks. Don't get me wrong-I think the display device should be electronic, and driven with digital information. But displays with scales and angles often work the best.
@@PianoKwanMan that video was three points and fine for some of the indecretions
Driver's problem not Honda's
Nicely presented and put together video, but for the love of God stop playing with your gadgets whilst driving. You should have the majority of your attention on the road especially whilst passing cyclists, it looked like it was produced on a trailer or in a green screen studio going by the amount of time this guys eyes met the road.
I felt so anxious while he was fiddling with the screen
It's a fine illustration of why segregation for cycle facilities is important, then the kerb or posts will mostly keep vehicles away. I do worry that modern cars have way too much of this stuff and people are inevitably be going to be looking the wrong way at a critical moment. If the car was doing the looking out the front/side that would help, but as these things are largely developed in the US I expect them to be terrible at spotting people on bikes/peds in typical UK townscapes. (see Uber driving straight into a side-on person+bicycle which should have been the easiest object identification problem).
I was so distracted by what he was doing I had to repeat that section, (I actually started watching the road ahead FOR him), so I missed what he said. Honestly, the cops could legitimately give him a warning just based on that footage alone.
I have to agree, that cyclist was wearing hi-vis and was way over to the kerb, all the things that "motorists" insist cyclists need to do, but make no difference at all unless the motorist looks out the effing windscreen.
Yes, my heart was in my mouth as he approached the semi-blind bridge with his concentration and eyes on the screen. Shocking, not a great role model.
Although the screen as a design elements is super cool the way it spans the width of the car, actually making it look wider, I do think that this new obsession with these screens providing more than just vehicle functionality ( ie. Entertainment, apps etc) they are increasingly becoming a detrimental contribution to driving safety.
It is natural that the more features there are, the greater the temptation for the driver to fiddle with it.
Features other than vehicle controls that are essential during driving should be disabled until stationary with the parking brake applied.
It doesn't look good with fiddling around and demonstrating the touch screen when you are approaching cyclist on road etc .
You are momentarily preoccupied with the screen.
Might be best that you be stationary .
I prefer it though. That style of reviewing. Shows just how the experience in real life will be. Most people would have to fiddle with the touch screen while driving.
No excuses though. Safety is of utmost importance.
Also, if you are going to do that, don't choose central Oxford (one of the most cycle-friendly cities in UK) for your test drive
@@N0Xa880iUL I agree this is real life. But this video being social media etc.
Just might be best that there was a clear road ahead - not bow of hill and there all cyclist.
@@timypp2894 True... that would've been better.
Might mean two things...
1. The reviewer is completely comfortable doing it and is sufficiently skilled.
2. The reviewer was on a tight deadline and inadvertently hurried his way through.
@@N0Xa880iUL or 3. The reviewer is stupidly irresponsible by compromising his and others safety.
I may be getting old, but all that operating screens while driving, was quite disturbing for me!
Rowan Atkinson will really love this car too...
needs a roof rack to mount his armchair
you are probably right, i own a classic mini and i love this car too
@@tommihommi1 🤣
I'd love to see new Mr Bean episodes with this!!!
@@ruimpinho Yeah Honda should collab with Rowan 😁👍
"for the love of God stop playing with your gadgets whilst driving. You should have the majority of your attention on the road especially whilst passing cyclists, "
Rory actually made me nervous fiddling with the screens while driving! Otherwise, a great video.
Yeah, no different from using a mobile device while driving. Accident waiting to happen as these cars get more complex screen setups.
Agree, it was a little hard to pay attention at times as I was waiting for him to run into something. I even heard the Honda forward collision warring system go off at one point!
Yes me too.
Thanks for always including metric units on screen ❤️
Amazing. This review was thorough. Rory reid definitely has talent for this. He is a great addition to the fullycharged team. Thanks for the video.
Did he mention he also works for autotrader. Oh fully charged is 100% independent by the way ;)
One gets the feeling that if Honda wished to do a intercity tourer, they could.
Great review Rory. Please pull over and show us the dash features next time; that was some epic distraction while driving past cyclists, traffic lights...
Already an icon of this generation, love the styling of it.
Not a chance. This car’s performance makes it impractical, even for rich people.
Such an icon it was a massive sales flop!
If you ignore things like range and price, I guess it could be a good car. Not sure I could ever be convinced adding a chin bar to the windscreen will be a good idea, either.
That charging port location is perfect for rainy weather :)
Don’t you know you can’t use electrical appliances near water?
Yea, it is. Water drains down and the charger to socket connection is water resistant.
An owner has just reported that in a recent deluge it drained perfectly. (See Honda's 'e' forum)
And in areas with heavy snow and ice! 🙂
16" 17" rims, i wish they had release 15", we don't need big wheels ;;
bigger wheels have better rolling resistance. they will become much more common in the future.
@Rubedo Alaberti well, Imagine a BMW 5 Series in the early 90s came with 15 as standard.
@Rubedo Alaberti My Gen 3 Prius has 15”. In Japan it was available with 14”. Smaller wheels increase efficiency. For urban vehicles, large wheels are wasteful.
@@mralistair737 only if they are narrower. And usually they are unfortunately wider...
@@mralistair737 Not if they've got low-profile tyres they don't. Making the wheel smaller and the rubber larger is a far more sensible option.
That infotainment system is the illogical extreme of all the worst trends in modern automotive design. Watch Rory drive around trying to use it makes my skin crawl.
Playing with those multiple screens while driving look very dangerous... keep your eyes on the road Rory! - Too much distraction by a long way.
When Honda decide to do a Type R version in Red and Black, put me at the top of the waiting list.
Great styling, bit pricey but soooo cool
Why so much to say about the range? 100 miles is more than enough in a city which is what this car is for.
The screens are a huge distraction, will be steering clear of these on the road lol
Sure,except most people can’t charge at their homes in the city, so you’re stuck with finding an available working charger then waiting an hour plus to charge it. Who wants that?
Because that's the most concerned part of owning an EV, range anxiety. But still love the looks of this car, hopefully Honda could improve the battery in the next gen ...
For those complaining about range - at my job we have a VW e-UP, early version so rather small battery. It usually claims it has about 70-80km range when you start it up. This car is used daily, going between building sites and offices in our small city (~90k population) and surrounding villages. Sometimes even to meetings in the next city, 25km away. After the initial fears and complaints about the usable range, which lasted for the first month or so, I've never heard anyone complaining about that. Someone picks it up in the morning, goes to wherever he/she needs to be, back by lunch, the car gets an hour of charge during lunch, then someone else does the same during the afternoon.
Look at your own average commute and see how much range you really need. Don't count the longer trips you do perhaps 3-4 times a year. Rent another car, or borrow one from your family/friends, for those occasions.
I'd get a Honda e in a heartbeat if I could afford one. And I'm a person who have cars as a hobby as well. Love everything about classic sports and GT cars, but I'd be happy to keep that old tech as a hobby and have a small EV with low-to-average range as a daily driver. Prices go down every year, rather slowly though, but soon I'll find that affordable EV that is perfect for me.
cmon, pull over when u do the screens.
For those complaining about the price and range, you have to understand that they can't make it too cheap or too good. Everyone will stop buying their ICE cars and all that R&D money they spent developing them will go to waste. This is just a stop gap measure until regulations make it compulsory for all manufacturers to go electric. Until then, they'll put out half measures like these.
Batteries are very expensive to make. There’s no enough batteries to substitute ICE.
You are scaring me with talking, laying with screens and overtaking cyclists. Surely you can demonstrate another way..
I could barely watch
@@gasdive I bailed half way through.
I think there are enough people that this car is just about perfect for. Some people actually has no problem with that price, small interior space and short range. A lot of people can't even see the screens well enough to see that they're not very good. Don't forget it's not a Tesla, but a BEV from a ICE-car manufacturer and therefore it is a compliance car. Very clever choices from Honda's perspective, and very well executed. I'm impressed, strategically among the most impressive non Tesla-cars I've seen.
11:15 - this precisely why too many screens are a bad thing: massive driver distraction...
Really enjoying Rory as a presenter on the show. Personable, knowledgeable, and efficient at delivering packed content. The car ain't bad either, but Rory got to the heart of it's main issues.
When Tesla Björn tested it he was using a Microwave on the household plug.
His ultimate test though was when he plugged his Model 3 performance into it.😂
I found Björn's "experiments" with the plug a bit annoying. He just has no clue what the plug is for. This is a Japanese car, and Japan has a lot of natural disasters. Both earthquakes and typhoons can knock down power lines and leave households without power for days. Being able to power your appliances from your car is extremely useful in this scenario. And then you have people like Björn plugging a Model 3 into it and then making daft uninformed comments about its usefulness.
@@zlozlozlo If I can charge/run a laptop off it then I'm sold. No need to have a disaster to find that useful.
I've been watching your solo videos for quite some time now and welcome to the fully charged crew.
I look forward to your videos on this channel
Finally, an advert for an EV before one of your vids!
i like this presenter, very charismatic
i hope to see him more in the future
It's too friggin expensive for a tiny car that can carry nothing.
Lamborghini has entered the chat.
But 90 percent of the time, nothing is all people carry! A huge vehicle with just the driver in it and they're all sitting in traffic.
@@davidmccarthy6061 exactly. This is fine for a non family, or someone that has a tween family (not in kid seats, not yet adult sized). Especially as a second car, that lots of people have because convenience or commute.
@@davidmccarthy6061 Then get one. I've purchased the 3rd generation Zoe. It is also small perfect for city driving, has more ramge and more space inside, and I paid way less.
It's better than a Range Rover.
Absolutely loving all the attention to safety in the comments regarding fiddling with gadgets while driving. Fully Charged, please take this feedback on board, you may feel comfortable doing it but that doesn’t mean you’re infallible and we worry for your safety, as well as the message it sends.
Great review from Rory as always, but I shuddered every time he poked and prodded at the dash while driving along busy streets. Not only unsafe for him and oncoming drivers but probably illegal to boot (or bonnet). Steady on, lad!
Or froot or fronnet.
It's not actually illegal in the UK if the device is part of the vehicle and not, for example, a phone or satnav attached seperately. That said, you are still required to drive with due care and attention.
Watched it again. Still shudder-worthy!
Great report..thanks
Glad to see Rory doing so well after TG. A truly fantastic automotive journalist 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
I waited so long after it was first announced at the Frankfurt (? Tokyo maybe) motor show to see how far it would go and how much it would cost only to be so disappointed by such a short range for such a high price. That review was spot-on Rory and it confirms what I'd seen about it so far which is falling quite short of (at least my) initial expectations.
Well, the moral is - don't expect......!!!
As the owner of a (new) Smart ForFour EQ I can tell you that in an urban scenario even the Smart's stupidly small battery (17KW) is generally enough to get you through the day (especially if you have the opportunity to destination-charge). That being said, you can get much cheaper, similar-sized, cars than the Honda-E with similar (or better) specs, though probably not the camera-mirrors, so that leaves the Honda more in the upper class hipster segment of EVs. It's cute, it's enviably gimmicky, but it's WAY too expensive.
I think you summed it up perfectly - its a "city car". Its meant for short trips just like my BMW i3. Popping out for lunch, or the grocers or shuttling kids about. I typically charge my car once or twice a week. If I want to take a longer trip (
A bit weird only talking about the room in the rear in relation to the size of a large adult when in reality it's going to be perfect for very short trips, kids, or (with the small boot size) more storage/shopping space.
It's a 99% journey car and for that reason I feel like a bit too much focus was put on the 1% journeys.
It's also a perfect car for a car club - just borrow something else for the 1%.
It's design brings joy, but with today's standards and expectations, this is a car that even at its current price point would have sold and been considered a masterpiece back in the days of 2015. Now they are in competition with cars in the same price that have double the range and some better specs. Non are as cute, but that will only get you so far.
I think for those who have the money for a second car and don't want to compromise on their sense of design, who want to stand out from the crowd, that sort of thing, will buy this. To me this is an instant classic and shows that Honda still has it, but haven't been using it.
I hope Honda doesn't go back to sleep, because the world needs more great EV;s and having choice in style and design would be a welcome part of this continuing EV movement.
Thank you for the usual extro, I don't know why, but I always enjoy it. My heart just warms with a ball of joy whenever I hear it! I know its silly, but thought I should share
That dash should be locked when driving., having ppl looking at that and playing with the settings while driving, like he did, is going to cause crashes
Payed te reservation fee for this nice litte car. When they finally came up with the price i asked me money back quickly!!!
I am now a prowd owner of a VW e-Up. Nice, little, simple AND cheap making easy 280 KM trips (in Summer/Autumn) at 11.1 KW/100KM (measured over 2500KM)!
Good looking wee car, I really like it, but at ~ 25k it's a touch rich for me and the range is pretty shitty
It’s a city car......
@@nickbaker4857 so what..........
Mitch Mckenzie why does it need more range?
Great looking little car! Just one question remains after watching: If the battery is so small, and the space for passengers in the back is so small, and the boot is so small, what did Honda do with all that space? Is the car that much smaller than the e-208 or the Zoe? Or did Honda put all that room in the front? What's the upside that weighs against the tiny boot, the cramped passenger-space and disappointing range?
Not impressed with Rory playing with the screens whilst driving. Totally unsafe and probably illegal.
This is the first fully charged video I have ever disliked.
Please be responsible.
Another great review from Rory and the team!
2021 U.K. will likely get the RHD Model 3 from Shanghai with the LFP battery at a price that will make the Honda E a non starter 😔
My thoughts exactly. No is not the time to buy an EV. 2 or 3 years time the choice, quality and price will make cars like this redundant and almost worthless compared to their original cost before they're even out of warranty.
Fiddling with the screens made me nervous also, but Rory is a terrific presenter. Looking forward to more from him!
unsafe driving habits. maybe show us the screens and how to use them while not driving by bicyclists. a car review is not worth hitting someone.
Great car design, it's basically a really nice scooter. I think Honda is growing it's EV market opposite of Tesla. Start small and friendly, earn the urban customer and grow the segment from there. Surely higher range vehicles will follow. This will forever be an iconic little car.
Rory is the best car reviewer out there. I don't watch car reviews and I actually don't even like cars that much yet I like how Rory reviews them
Style over substance - not very practical. At least the rear passengers won’t have to suffer long range with the tin6 battery
I worried for the cyclists whilst the screen swiping was going on... looked to be less than 50% of the time looking at the road!
nice to see Rory on fully charged hes my favourite .theres 2 people who do real life reviews on cars Rory and Johnny Rory was my favourite in top gear .he tested the real life cars instead of the cars that most of us cant afford
Maybe don't demonstrate the infotainment system while overtaking cyclists, next time. Safety first, no?
Presenter is 1st rate. Well done and nice to see/ hear in this crowded space.
PS - I really, really enjoy watching you drive AND play around with the displays - really fun./s
Always wanted my car to be better than my smart phone.
I guess you need a better smartphone then.
We've recently test-driven a Honda-e. My wife loves it but I agree with your two main negative comments, range and boot space. I do have one more though: the LCD rear view "mirror". Get Robert to drive the car and ask him to switch from looking at the road to looking in the rear view mirror. Yup, it's near impossible.
You see, when you use a conventional mirror your focus is always in the distance: the mirror just saves you from looking round. But if you have an LCD rear view display, ah well then you have to focus on the display itself which is only about 10" from your face. Now oldies like me, and dare I say probably Robert, wear varifocals which have their near range at the bottom of the lenses. Net result is that I can't focus on the rear view display, not to mention that being old I can't focus distance to close range back to distance very quickly.
When I test drove the car I had to switch to the night mirror which was, of course, very dark for daytime use. I think the only answer is a clip-on conventional mirror - what a shame. It's a nice idea not properly thought through.
Oh and one more thing: the satnav display is absolutely tiny. You've got all that display space and they can only manage this titchy satnav often only taking up half the height of one display. Personally I would have been happy to get rid of most of that distracting wide display and replaced it by a single larger high-res one. Leave the wing mirror displays though. :-)
So the range is poor, the car is expensive even though Honda cheaped out by using low resolution screens (1080p should have been the minimum) and a low grade processor for the entertainment system. And it has virtually no boot space.
It is cute but close to useless
Nice and positive presenter, sounds like he knows a lot about cars. Didn’t catch his name. You could put it in the video description in future videos as well. More content like this, doing everyday tests or comments about the car.
I really have a love / hate thing with this car. I loved it when I first saw the concept, but in the years since I’ve been leaning strongly away from car ownership to the point where I went car free last month. I find the phrase “it’s natural urban habitat” very frustrating. No car’s natural habitat is cities or towns. And I think we’re on our way to realising that as a society.
At some point in the next year I’m still going to want to rent a car for some purpose though, and for that, this is the dream. I don’t see it as a short range car seeing as both my previous EVs had less than 80 miles of range and charged at less than half the speed this does. I would happily drive this thing anywhere and it would feel like a breeze to me.
It is undeniably a cool car. To me the coolest car. But we have to be using them in rental schemes and car clubs, and stop car ownership. Especially in built up areas. We need smarter solutions now.
Im from the UK and the car culture there is insane. Living in NL what you say is completely how it should be, city centres should be for people not cars. And cars should be used to do some serious distance.
Alex The car culture is indeed insane. It took me 4 years of EV ownership to realise how miserable car focused societies actually are. Not that I hated the cars. EVs are obviously infinitely better and they’re fun to drive. It’s just everything else I realised I hated. I don’t think I will ever move to the Netherlands as you have but you never know. I’ve got to do something at some point. I feel like I’m wasting my life waiting around for something to happen here.
@@Alex-mu4ue You should see how ad it is here in the States.
Maxwell Erickson If you can’t see it getting better in the next couple of years and you want to live in a less car dependant place, I think you have to look at better places to live.
I think you need to forget about range and space and accept that this is a city car. As you said too with the range, it might be low, but when it charges so fast it's not really as much of a problem. It's a great little city car.
The ultimate?
No
Too expensive.
Doesn't fit the brief
Actually, it exactly fits the brief. It was conceived, built and marketed as an urban car. It doesn't try to be anything else. It's also, I feel, a test car for Honda and will inform all future Honda EV models.
Great review Rory. Every review I see by you is better than the last. I love this little car, spiritual successor to the Mini, because of the looks - its cheeky. As long as you have charging stations at the places you go, 100-140miles of range should be ample, we have to start thinking of electric cars like laptops, wherever you stop, you plug it in.
NO
A nice and simple review 👍😁
Every review I've seen of this car talks about it being a city car, something for commuters and being around town, then moans it's lack of range, or too cramped for a long journey. My wife commutes 3 miles each way 3 days a week, and the other days sees friends and family (when not in lockdown), would love a Honda E for her. Being a 2 car family, if ever she needed to go further, it wouldn't be too difficult to swap cars for a day
Ahh, thanks for not pronouncing it "Honda Ree" like almost everyone else.
Honder-ee
Pareidolia is finding any kind of pattern you are familiar with in something, not just a face. Think of seeing a rabbit in a cloud or even mishearing words in a song. Great episode and looks a neat car!
A "compliance car"? Too short of a range and way, way too much money. Plus it's a butt-ugly car IMHO. One gets the distinct impression Honda don't actually want to sell this car (or *any* EV come to that).
I absolutely love these. They also made a roadster concept with the same design language. Stunning. It’s the first Honda’s I’ve *wanted* in ages.
Great..until to look deeper.
Lots of promise then you see the design oddities and the poor spec (range..sorry but it IS important) and the fact it's hindered by the small size.
Then the price.
OMG.
Tonka toy for the rich.
And man those screens whilst very pretty must be the most distracting around.
Quite why this is allowed is beyond me...SAFETY!
LCD/ camera rear view..ok as a SUPPLEMENT to rear view mirrors, but the concept of replacing mirrors with these is flawed for many reasons.
I leased it as a second car, for commuting. We have a Volvo with a 600 mile range diesel tank.
I'm not rich.
Key is to buy it if it fits your needs and budget and, y'know, not buy it if it doesn't. I don't get why this seems to be a difficult concept for people. I could have stretched the budget and got a Tesla Model 3 with more range, or really stretched the budget for a lot more range. But what a waste that would have been. And we need two cars, and we can't afford two electric cars.
Now, some wag said, buy the Tesla to replace the Volvo, and get a small petrol car for commuting. But then I'd have had to suffer the worst of both worlds, rather than the best. Because commuting is what we do regularly. Carrying four bikes, or towing a big trailer, or doing the 500 mile trip to Paris is a pretty rare occurrence.
@@davidcoveney MG5 EV perhaps?
@@jeremylister89 no. The thing people don't get is that we all make our decisions based on a lot of different factors. The Honda e is perfect for us as a second car, and the Volvo as the family car for bigger trips. An MG would be as bad a city car as the Volvo, just less expensive to run. I wanted something to make commuter more pleasant. Could've leased a Zoe for a bit less, but it's less fun. And it's OK to have fun.
@@davidcoveney Fine that's great, but like most UK drivers who will have to change at some point from ice cars, there's a stirring panic in the air.
What do you replace your ICE car with, how good is it, how's it compare to your current car, how safe is it how complex is it, how convenient is it how far can it go and finally...how much to buy.
Then there's the ridiculous difference in charge rates. Fine if you home charge, but day to day fuelling that can cost more than a diesel is just crazy, and time to charge on the go is a concern as is public charging convenience and reliability.
Modern car designs are very disappointing. They favour fashion above practicality and common sense. Modern ICE cars suffer from this as well.
Cramming a car full of features just because you can is not progress. The Honda takes this to new levels.
I should say my safety concern over screens causing distraction is from nearly been wiped out by such a distracted driver, backed up by various reports on distraction accidents.
Great review Rory!
Cute, but a lot of money for an EV with such a limited range.
Fun little car with excellent aesthetics but for the average buyer surprisingly impractical.
Everyone should report this video as it contains dangerous driving that should not be promoted. You can see from the video that his concentration is very poor. Putting pedestrians and other road users at risk. It only takes a second!!! 😡
I agree all cars should be able to do U turns ANYWHERE!
Constructive criticism: not a likeable host.
I love the rest of your work
Felt like a petrol head doing a review and complaining without having ever driven an EV for more than a day
How is that constructive?
@@wisdomt00th it seems you aren't used to being criticised enough to recognise it.
@@ItchiusScrotus Concrete suggestions for improvements make for constructive criticism. I guess you are not used to giving concrete suggestions.
@@grant3226 agreed!
i dont think ive seen a single test drive/review of this car where the driver isn't unconsciously smiling or smirking because of this car. it just has that vibe to it that people love
Fiiiinally this videos is made. Took you long enough. I honestly lost interest in this car bc of the short range tho... And the ID3 is a thing.
Okay whoever does the music of fullychargedshow... know that I love you. I heard Daft Punk in a previous video and now I hear the Extreme Ways from Bourne movies.
How is that a desirable car? Overhyped, so-called premium car with a pathetic range and substandrd screens.
As always, Rory is an excellent presenter. The small battery on the Honda e is inexcusable. Why make this amazing car with such a limited range. Here in Los Angeles, where you find yourself in a mix of slow city driving & longer drives to the beach and such, this car would be about useless, or you’d be constantly looking for a charger.
I been Mad at Honda for not bringing these to the US, but your video explains lots. For the price, I'm not sure it would sell well here. thank you for your review, I will take this one off my list of possible future car to own.
Mr. Rory Reid is AWESOME!!!!! Excellent review and walkaround!
"Awesome?" Sunset on The Mekong, the vast vista that is The Grand Canyon, Beethoven's Pastrol Symphony - these are truly awesome but in the context in which you employed the adjective I profoundly disagree.
just wish it still looked like the concept car , man that was coolest looking car .
The Honda E is quite good for a first issue EV. Looks great and functions well for what it is -- and urban EV. What really excites me is what the version 2.0 or 3.0 may be like -- more range at a lower price and hopefully available in the US. Honda E is now on my short list of an EV purchase when I am ready to trade in my Subaru Forester in 2023.
Hey Rory, I'm a fan of fully charge for many years... I rarely comment but this time I want to say, I don't agree with a couple things you say... In general, your review is wide open to include other categories of EVs, and as a result, you don't like the range, rear seats and boot volume. But if you would concentrate on the vehicle segment, you would realise, this car has it all. I live in Mississauga Ontario, where everything is a long distance. I own a Hyundai Ioniq with 200 km of range (and by the way, who uses miles anymore?) and range is rarely a concern because we bought it for the city, and as a result, we saved thousands of dollars in comparison with the cheapest of 400km+ range vehicles in the market, led by the Nissan Leaf. I would buy a Honda E for regular commuting in the city. I also have to say, that charging at home is the cheapest and more convenient way of charging. Analysing public charging is, at this point in time, irrelevant for the operation of a commuter car. Also, that could create unnecessary confusion in the minds of potential new EV owners. Other than that, I like your review. Thanks a lot, José D.
One thing I would like to note. Although Honda has plenty of experience with hybrids. Essentially, this vehicle is their first real attempt at an EV that I'm aware of. I'm sure they are using customers as beta testers to collect real-world data on battery usage and inefficiencies throughout the ownership of this vehicle. By limiting the battery size and range. They do not have to chance to overextend their R&D funding on bigger capacities until they have worked out what is appropriate for their vehicles going forward. I just hope the sale of this vehicle translates into them rapidly iterating on more BEV's amongst the Japanese OEMs.
Most of these comments talking about how the touch screens control most of the car and how unsafe it is while the Tesla Model 3 has ALL of its features on a single screen. And it's still known as one of the safest cars out there.
You can see how improvements in battery technology of e.g. 1.5x would make an enormous difference to this car. I would guess that price would the the first thing to change if you could make it the same range with fewer/cheaper cells.
The fact that it is expensive for its price and range is a feature, not a bug. This is clearly a designer gadget for rich city people, the same people who now buy premium Fiat 500s and Minis. It's cheaper and much better looking than the BMW i3 and those did pretty well in those upscale urban markets.
Yes - it's amusing how all the people who will never own this car are slagging it off for features and characteristics which are clearly designed IN by Honda to sell the car to their target customer.......!!