Top Electric Cars: In 2020, the Japanese carmaker Honda launched the Honda e, a battery-powered supermini. It will be sold in Japan and Europe. Its foundation is the Urban EV Concept. It was shown at the 2017 International Motor Show in Germany in September of that year. At the same event in 2019, the production version was presented. The production variant is only offered as a 5-door type, as opposed to the Urban EV Concept’s 3-door hatchback design. In May 2019, Honda announced the name of the vehicle. The car has a nostalgic aesthetic, evoking the first-generation Civic. Honda has declared that by 2022, all of its popular European models will only be available with electric powertrains.
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The Urban EV Concept was designed (outside) and (interior) to generate welcoming and cozy sensations among potential owners. It was initially displayed in 2017. The styling of the Urban EV Concept was praised by the press as “an adorable homage to some of Honda’s first small cars, such as the diminutive Civic hatchbacks of the 1970s.” It was compared to other urban vehicles first made popular in the 1970s and early 1980s, such as the Volkswagen Golf and Polo, Peugeot 205, Fiat 126 and 127, and the Honda N600, while also drawing attention to similarities with the EV-N concept’s design. The pre-production vehicle, the Honda e, had its global debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2019. The 2019 prototype was given flush-mounted door handles and small rear-view cameras on both sides to streamline its appearance. Its styling is a development of the 2017 Urban EV Concept. The charging outlet is situated in the center of the car’s bonnet to make charging possible from either side (hood). At IAA 2019, hosted in Frankfurt, Germany, in September 2019, the e’s final production version premiered.
