Years after the world auto industry embraced electric car technology; Honda is embarked on adding the electric vehicle to its EV lineup. Recently, the company unveiled the e:NP1 electric version of its crossover SUV – dubbed Honda HR-V. Honda flaunted its new electric SUV at the Thailand International Motor Expo.
Here, Honda’s new Empreinte ‘e:N’ is a newly introduced term in the EV market, where “e” highlights electric (electricity) and energy (power) whilst “N” comes with New (the next evolution). Simply put, a fully electric vehicle mated with Honda’s unique features and specifications.
Power
The standard variant of the car is powered with a lithium-ion battery pack laced with a capacity of 53.6 kWh providing a range of up to 420 kilometers, producing 180 horsepower (hp) and 310 Newton-meters (Nm). Whilst, the upper variant of the car is equipped with a 68.8 kWh lithium-ion battery pack with a range of 510 km producing 201 horsepower.
Other Features
Honda e: NP1 offer many modern features, including:
- Dedicated e:N operating system.
- Honda CONNECT 3.0 intelligent guidance interconnection.
- Honda Sensing 360 advanced driving assistance system.
- 10.25″ LCD instrument screen.
- 15.2″ central control screen.
- Remote-operated doors, windows, and air conditioning control.
- DMC driver status perception system to recognize the driver’s state, actively send safety reminders to drivers, and detect changes in emotions.
Price
Coming to the most important part of the piece – price, the standard variant of the electric SUV comes with a price tag of 175,000 RMB (Rs. 5.5 million), while the top variant with a range of 510 kilometers is priced at RMB 205,000 (Rs. 6.5 million). Compared to the other electric SUVs, the prices of both electric cars make them affordable electric crossovers.
What do you think about the Honda’s newly arrived electric crossover SUV? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
“Compared to the other electric SUVs, the prices of both electric cars make them affordable electric crossovers.”
What are you comparing them to? If you are comparing them to Audi or Merc, fine, this will be cheaper. However, compared to a lot of very good EV SUVs from Chinese Brands who are ,right now, leading the pack when it comes to EVs, this is not that good.
You are talking about EVs in China because you have mentioned Chinese Prices in RMB. Please check out BYD Song, BYD Atto 3, GAC Ayon Y, MG ZS EV to name a few.
Our problem is, due to the old auto industry Oligopoly, our EV policy is DOA (dead on arrival). It is limited to only 50Kwh battery for passenger vehicles for the tax benefits. Battery sizes are getting bigger each year. Thus, even this Honda EV will never come here because even the smallest battery it has is bigger than 50kwh. Even if it does, this very average EV, will become a toy for the rich. How sad is that.
Lastly, Honda’s “unique features” as you put it; The Chinese Brands have been doing all that and more for years now. I know it is hard for the Jap Fanboys to swallow but the Chinese are years ahead of the Japs when it comes to EVs.