In 1997, in response to the call of the policy, Honda launched the first pure electric vehicle model in the UNITED States auto market, the world's largest automobile market at that time: the EV Plus, which was recognized as a pioneer in the electric vehicle industry. However, due to the constraints of technical costs, Honda's first pure electric model failed to complete the upgrade iteration and was eliminated by the market. Later, Honda's efforts to develop oil-electric hybrid technology and hydrogen fuel power have achieved great results, but today, Honda, which has always been famous for its technology, seems to be left behind in the eyes of others.
In 2022, China's electric vehicle market ushered in a "blowout" development, although the market pattern is close to perfection, but there are still not a few companies that covet the value-added share of the electric vehicle market, such as: millet, Evergrande, Skyworth and other cross-border enterprises have also joined the competition, sending a signal to the outside world: it seems that as long as there is money to build a car. Is this really the case? Honda and Toyota, two Japanese traditional car industry giants, recently gave their "answers".
Among them, Honda launched a new e:N electric product series, toyota launched the bZ series, the name is a bit strange, but they are all solid pure electric products. In order to integrate into the market as soon as possible, Honda e:NS1 came to the news that it is about to go public, the new car pre-priced from 180,000 yuan, pure electric mileage up to 510 kilometers. In the face of China's electric vehicle market pattern composed of BYD Yuan PLUS, Song PLUS EV, AION Y, Volkswagen ID.4 and other models, what are the odds of Honda e: NS1?
The arrival of Honda e: NS1 means that Honda has opened a new chapter in the transformation and development of the direction of electrification, and now many traditional car companies will build pure electric vehicles based on the existing fuel vehicle architecture in the early stage of transformation, so it is impossible to avoid the relationship between the new car and the Honda XR-V. From the perspective of size, the length, width and height of the new car are: 4390/1790/1560mm, wheelbase is 2610mm, XR-V length, width and height are: 4328/1772/1610mm, the wheelbase is consistent, the positioning is a small SUV, and the longer body length of the new car can bring a more stretched body posture.
Take a closer look, Honda e: NS1 and the current Honda XR-V in the front part of the car there are obvious design differences, the white "Honda" LOGO with luminous function, and in the logo cover under the integration of fast / slow charging two kinds of charging interface, when opened, the cover will slowly fold upwards, and the narrow LED light group shape reflects each other, enhancing the front of the car's scientific and technological atmosphere. In addition, the side of the new car continues the side pull-up door handle design of the XR-V rear door, and the lines of the tail protrude outwards, with 18-inch multi-spoke two-color wheels, which looks more slender and stylish.
However, there is a point to remind everyone that the chassis battery pack of the new car is not high from the ground clearance, the height is only about 145mm, to a certain extent, it affects the passability of the whole vehicle, especially on the non-paved road, compared to the domestic electric SUV competitors, this design makes the practicality of the new car a lot lower. It is worth mentioning that the new car adopts the current popular through-LED taillight design, and integrates the blackened light cavity and crystal format design, making the rear movement atmosphere more abundant and full.
In terms of interior, the interior of Honda e:NS1 has made a big upgrade compared to the past, the central control screen is directly upgraded to the 15.2-inch longitudinal central control screen, and it is also equipped with a 10.25-inch suspension LCD instrument and streaming media rearview mirrors, even if it is placed in the domestic electric vehicle camp, it is also a relatively rare configuration, creating an excellent sense of scientific and technological atmosphere.
It is worth noting that the car is equipped with the exclusive Honda CONNECT 3.0 system of BEV models, in addition to common navigation, voice recognition control, Baidu CarLife car-machine interconnection function, but also support mobile phone remote control and OTA online upgrade, the function is more practical, unfortunately, it is not equipped with Apple CarPlay function.
In terms of power, Honda e: NS1 is divided into two power versions, of which the low-end model is equipped with a front-mounted single motor with a maximum power of 134kW, and the pure electric mileage can reach 420 kilometers, and the high-end model is equipped with a front-mounted single motor with a maximum power of 150kW, and the pure electric mileage can reach 510 kilometers. From the perspective of power parameters and endurance, Honda e:NS1 is on the same level as volkswagen ID.4 at the same price.
The actual experience can be seen that the dynamic performance of this car is closer to the feeling of a fuel vehicle, and the vehicle does not pour out the power instantaneously when starting, more like a large-displacement self-priming engine, so that the power has a gradual release process. At the same time, the chassis tuning is still like a flexible fuel version of the small SUV, in order to make the battery pack placed in the middle of the chassis more secure, although the chassis structure is the same as the XR-V, but the chassis texture is more tough than the XR-V.
epilogue
As Honda's first SUV product to officially open the electrification transformation, Honda e:NS1 intelligent application configuration in line with the industry average, although the new car does not use the new power brand electric vehicle high-end driver assistance system, but the honda SENSING equipped with the vehicle still supports adaptive cruise and lane keeping assistance functions, and even equipped with automatic parking function, intelligent product performance can still be satisfactory. However, the car is not a model built entirely on a native pure electric platform, the good part is that it is not separated from the use experience of the fuel vehicle, and the bad place is that the design rationality of the body structure is not high enough.