Honda e Continues to Gain Accolades
The end of 2020 saw Honda celebrating a Honda is celebrating
a bevy of UK awards for its all-new, 100% electric city car – the Honda e.
Despite a challenging year, the Honda e took the top prizes in the ‘Best Electric
Vehicle’, ‘City / Small Car of the Year’, ‘City Car of the Year’ and the ‘Best
Car Tech’ awards.
The latest award came from Stuff magazine, in their
end-of-year celebration of all the greatest technology of 2020, where the Honda
e won the ‘Best Electric Vehicle’ category. Even fending off competition from
established and new-start EV manufacturers such as Porsche and Polestar. The
judges said “Honda has taken the spoils in one of the biggest and most exciting
categories of 2020. A fantastic result!”
Last year the Honda e was crowned ‘City / Small Car of the
Year’ in the News International Motor Awards 2020, dominating a category which
was not the sole reserve of electric cars. Taking on established rivals with
petrol, hybrid and electric drivetrains, the Honda e was commended for its
manoeuvrability in urban environments – enabled by the “astonishingly” tight
turning circle, responsive motor and overall ride quality. Praise was also
heaped on an interior that breaks with tradition, introducing a calming lounge-style
environment to the daily commute. The panel loved the Honda e, describing it as
"absolutely perfect, not only because of its zero-emission powertrain, but
also because of its compact size."
Furthermore, BBC Top Gear has also crowned the Honda e in
another gruelling category, City Car of the Year. Again, up against a mix of
all-electric, hybridized and ICE models, the Honda e came out on top, with the
magazine saying that: “In many households, big journeys aren’t the small car’s
job. It’s impossible to do more than 100 miles in and around a city in a day,
and the Honda is the happiest and best tool to do them.”
