Honda EV-N: A more traditional electric concept from Honda...

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This one is due to make its appearance beside the new CR-Z on the Tokyo Motorshow stand... apparently your typical tiny electric car... but a very stylish one...

Your normal everyday electric concept.

Or maybe not.
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Yep. That's a Honda U3X in the door pocket. Nice range extender, huh?

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If that is the future of small K series car's then i don't mind at all, it's hip and funky yet it look's old but modern.
 
Very Interesting,the return of the city commuter.
 
First time I saw the photo I thought, "What did they do to that vintage Civic?"

Still, I like it. A lot, actually. The look, inside and out, is vintage in a nice way. It looks like it doesn't weigh a whole lot, and with a strong enough electric motor, I assume it would go about its business in a pretty awesome way. Although, I don't know if I can call it the best "realistic" electric vehicle we've seen as of late.
 
:lol: That's pretty cool...reminds me a bit of the original Mini Cooper :)
 
It's an N360 designed by IKEA, right?
 
It looks like a modern take on a classic Kei car. Awesome.

It's a very stylish car. And the Kei cars are things that I could see being electrified. So the concept actually makes sense too.
 
Whether it's electric or not... as long as it comes with a unicycle in the door pocket, I want one. :lol:
 
That is awesome... Now why can't all electric cars be this awesome?
 
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It's a very stylish car. And the Kei cars are things that I could see being electrified. So the concept actually makes sense too.
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Yeah, I think if anything is ripe for being given an electric motor it's a Kei car. I suspect that most people who own Kei cars don't do particularly large distances given that they're specifically designed for tight cities, so current range isn't an issue. There are no tailpipe emissions, so it would make city centres cleaner, and an electric motor could easily provide as much power as the non-turbo 660cc engines that the majority of Keis have as standard, as well as providing more torque.
 
Personally would like to see a Turbo 660 option, but, meh, this'll work, too.

Actually, I'd like to see a 600RR Option. X3
 
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