Honda offers an electric vehicle from the A segment in Europe
- Honda has beaten Stellantis (whose future electric cars are planned for 2028) to the punch and seized the opportunity to launch a electric K-Car derivative in Europe: the Super N (derived from the Japanese Honda N-ONE) at a price of around €22,000. We are eager to see the European public's reaction.
- In Japan, K-cars have enjoyed undisputed popularity for many years, accounting for 35 to 40% of the Japanese passenger car market annually. Paradoxically, K-cars are exclusively available with internal combustion engines, never with electric motors. Only with the market launch of the Mitsubishi e- MiEV in 2010 did some manufacturers show significant interest in the electrification of K-cars, such as Nissan with the Sakura (2022) and Honda with the N-VAN (2024), but without much success. The Chinese manufacturer BYD has also launched an electric K-car in Japan.
- Now Honda is launching the Super N in Europe, which is based on the K-model Honda N-ONE. The manufacturer has to break new ground with this vehicle type in Europe (it doesn't enjoy the influence of the electric K-models in Japan; it's paradoxical that the Japanese are introducing an electric K-model in Europe).
- The Honda Super N is a size larger than the N-ONE: it is 3.60 m long (compared to 3.40 m for the N-ONE) and 1.57 m wide (compared to 1.48 m for the N-ONE). It features a 63 hp electric motor and a 29.6 kWh battery with a range of 200 km according to the WLTP cycle. The Super N weighs 1,097 kg.