European market · European pre-production prototype · Geneva debut March 2019

Honda e Prototype

The Honda e Prototype showed how a small city EV could feel friendly and futuristic, with rear-wheel drive, camera mirrors and a lounge-like digital cabin.

Electric prototypes

Exact 2019 Honda e Prototype shown at its Geneva event; the event, year and prototype status are documented by the file page.

Left-side exterior · Photo shows Exact 2019 Honda e Prototype shown at its Geneva event; the event, year and prototype status are documented by the file page.. Exact prototype cover; do not treat its appearance as proof of every later production detail.
Honda e Prototype at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show · Matti Blume (MB-one) · CC BY-SA 4.0

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More than a set of wheels.

Honda unveiled the e Prototype in Geneva on March 5, 2019 as the near-production follow-up to its 2017 Urban EV Concept. It previewed Honda's first production battery-electric car for Europe. This page describes the show prototype, not the later production Honda e, so motor power, battery capacity and final dimensions remain honestly unpublished here.

Look a little closer.

Its charging socket sat in the middle of the bonnet, so a driver could reach it easily from either side of the car.

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A prototype that was almost a production car

Honda said its designers and engineers considered the Geneva car about 95% complete. It kept the clean face of the Urban EV Concept but added practical five-door packaging, pop-out handles and compact cameras in place of ordinary side mirrors.

Source: Honda UK · 2019 Geneva Motor Show ↗

Built around an electric platform

The dedicated EV structure used a relatively long wheelbase, wide track and short overhangs for cabin space and city manoeuvrability. Inside, a flat floor and wide digital display made the little car feel more like a lounge than a traditional dashboard-and-tunnel cabin.

Source: Honda News Europe · Honda e Prototype world premiere ↗

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