Well, that’s when it goes on sale in China. There’s no word so far on UK sales, but to our eyes it looks too good not to reach British Honda dealers. From the little information and single image so far released, it comes across as an electric version of the Honda HR-V.
That’s the very latest HR-V which arrives here at the end of this year, not the one we are used to seeing. As we reported in February, Honda has given its compact, coupe-style SUV a radical restyling and it appears the SUV e:prototype shares the same smooth and restrained looks. What the actual relationship is between the cars is however unknown; since the new HR-V range is hybrid only, any electric version likely sits on a different platform made for battery power only.
Honda is not saying, for the moment at least. What it is saying is that it will introduce 10 all-electric models within five years. The battery onslaught commences next spring with the SUV e:prototype in markets – like China – that do not already enjoy the cute charms of the Honda e.