Bojan Vrbnjak
Honda with the e model, it finally gets an all-electric company, namely in form email: NY1. Abbreviation for “Exciting/Electric New Your Life” and then a number so that it will be known. Exciting and new? In any case. Although the appearance and dimensions are more than obviously reminiscent of HR-V. So the B-segment. Hallelujah.
But behind the familiar design, with retro Honda lettering on the tailgate and a closed grille with a filler opening behind it and a 10 mm longer overhang, it hides everything, but certainly not the HR-V. At email: NY1 we are talking about new platforms, which will be called in the future e:N Architecture F. The letter at the end of the label means front-wheel drive, so there is only one electric motor. So we can assume that it will Honda in the future, on this basis, will also build models that will have two electric motors and thus four-wheel drive. Model email: NY1 will be equipped with battery s 68,8 kWH (gross) that drives the electric motor s 150 kW in 310 Nm. Accelerates up to 100 km/h in 7,6 seconds, and the maximum speed is limited to 160 km/h. Honda quotes the range as WLTP around 412 kilometers and because the battery can be charged to the maximum with a fast charger 78 kW, the charging time (10-80%) is approx . For a distance of 100 kilometers, you would need 11 minutes of charging.
Otherwise, all that doesn't exactly sound super modern, but it is solid. Whether this technology can ultimately convince and if the promises or statements are true, he will have to show initial vehicle test. But what could be tested already in a standing position and which definitely leaves a good impression is management. Almost everything works - even unlike the HR-V model - via 15,1-inch screen by touch in the center console. And what sounds like a complicated navigation of submenus and many distractions, contrary to our expectations, is surprisingly easy to understand. At the bottom of the screen are all the controls for the air conditioner, and above that is the actual menu, and at the top we can see what we have just selected. For example, navigation. Besides, it is graphics clear enough and the system works without any major delays. We can say that it is here Honda did a good job.
By the way, the manufacturer has not yet indicated exact launch date to the market. But that should happen later this year, and we don't know more. It is the same with prices, so we are condemned to wait at the moment. But Honda has his hands full at the moment, because not only the model will be presented in Europe this year email: NY1. New models are also planned e: HEV in e: PHEV. In the form of the 6th generation model CR-V and in the form of a new model ZR-V, which will be placed above the HR-V model in the future.
