Nice review. Let me tell you something that is quite quite shocking and a surprise. My main car is a V6 3.0 Porsche Macan S and i bought the Honda E as a 2nd car city runaround. Since purchase I have stopped driving my Porsche and I drive this instead. No lie this car has the best and most composed ride of any car I have ever owned !!

1. The paint chip on the bonnet edge is caused by lifting the wiper arm up when the bonnet is closed, the wiper arm strikes the bonnet edge. I found the same issue after I’d arrived home with my Honda e. I’m waiting for better weather to fit a small protective pad on both wiper arms to stop this happening again. It’s not just a Honda issue, it occurs with other manufacturers too. 2. The three raised ridges on top of the door handle are the contact point for locking the vehicle, not for unlocking the vehicle. Touching the three raised ridges once locks the vehicle, and if you keep hold of the handle and touch the three raised ridges again within a few seconds it activates the deadlocks. The contact point for unlocking the vehicle is under the handle, but I find that a little fiddly. Alternatively you can pull the handle out once, the window will drop, and the vehicle will unlock. Pull the handle out a second time to open the door. Obviously the key can also be used to unlock and lock the vehicle, but like you, I prefer the convenience of leaving the key in my pocket. Also note the vehicle does not auto lock. We previously had three Zoes and enjoyed the auto lock convenience. You must always lock the Honda e using either the key, or as described above. You can also lock the vehicle using the small button located within the tailgate handle, press once to lock, press again within a few seconds to deadlock the vehicle. 3. The auto pop out handles that activate when it detects the key are simply to give you access to the handle, there is no auto unlocking. The vehicle doesn’t unlock until you unlock the vehicle as mentioned in 2. above. As mentioned by another commenter, a Faraday pouch, or keeping the key in another part of the house will solve the issue of the welcome lights and pop out handles inconveniently activating when the key is detected, but rest assured, even when this happens the vehicle is not unlocked. We part-exchanged two Zoes for the Honda e and have no regrets whatsoever, and range isn’t an issue for us. In September we’ll be driving our Honda e over 200 miles to attend the Fully Charged OUTSIDE 2021 event in Farnborough, we’re looking forward to it.

I’ve got one on order since January, it’s due in April hopefully. I was dithering until a watched this video. Nice to hear a good honest unbiased opinion. The smile every time you get in is what I’m after! Sticking with ordered !!! Thanks

I picked up my Honda E last weekend and I agree it’s just so much fun!

I’ve had mine for 6 months and as you say it always puts a smile on my face. I’ve had none of the issues you mention except when it’s frozen the doors are hard to open with the automatic window drop - in fact I left it to warm up before using as I was afraid of damage. Also the app on my phone won’t communicate with the car when it’s in my drive any more. Good video, would you let me know when you visit my dealer Cheshire Oaks Honda?

just found your channel...and subscribed - maybe you talk about the (non) wing mirrors elsewhere but would have been good to hear your experience of these as well as the rear view one.

I'm down for a test drive of the Fiat 500. I love the idea of the Honda, and like you say if it could do 200 miles, I think I'd have already bought one.

Thanks to the algorithm for bringing me here. Absolutely real world review without any of the frills or memes. Much Appreciated and instant sub from me 😎👍🏼

Considering buying a Honda e, doing some research on KZfaq. Hey, that looks like the guy from Real Life Gadget Reviews (already a subscriber over there, love the content!). Well bloody hell, it is. Watched the entire e series since yesterday. Best review online. Looking forward to following the next 45k miles.

I have to agree with you on always smiling when you get in your EV. Same here. Last June (2020) I bought a used 2016 Kia Soul EV+ (my very first electric car) without ever having driven it or even stepping foot in an electric car before because it was an excellent deal: Less than $13000 (US), less than 18000 miles and one owner, no accidents, etc. Every time I get in it I enjoy it, without fail. It is exceptionally well made: Every switch, knob, dial, lever and so on has a solid well-made feel to it, no wiggle, no squeaks, etc. Very smooth car. And even though it is only rated at 109HP it FEELS much faster (especially from 0 to about 45mph) because of the instant torque. Great car. And costing only about $2 or $3 to "fill up" is also very nice!

Great video. It’s top of my wife’s list for her next car. I would definitely be pushing Honda to respray the bonnet.

Ordered one on the strength of your videos alone, can't wait!! Say hi to the Glasgow Honda branch for me :-)

Hi Ian.Great playlist.Keep up the hardwork.Im thinking of buying an Advanced model.I was wondering if Honda perform over the air firmware upgrades for this?Some of those niggles that you mentioned should be solved with software updates I would have thought.Has it updated since you've had yours?

Great vid! I love the idea of the Honda, I have an i3S (rex) and think it's brilliant - fun and also quirky, so I love the idea of the fun and quirky Honda, and I've heard lots of people say the ride is fantastic - not a praise levelled at the i3s (though i find it perfectly fine - but then I came from a lowered mini lol!). it's just the range/efficiency that would put me off as having the rex currenty I have little range anxiety - though i do drive it like a full EV (up to about 120 miles on a charge) I don't have a second car for longer journeys - the i3S is THE car. Can't wait to see what Honda do next!!

Nice update. Pity about the range but an improved charging network would also fix that.

I noticed while you're driving you have interior lights on is this necessary or can you turn them off. Surely this would save battery even if just a little

Can I ask a couple of questions please as I’m thinking about getting one of these. Firstly I watched another review and I think you mentioned this too but someone said when the heater was turned on it greatly reduced the battery power very quickly. How fast can this happen? Secondly it’s having the charger socket on the bonnet of the car. It looks quite vulnerable to getting wet. Any issues surrounding this please? Being a first time possible owner of my first EV can you tell me if I go to a fast charging station does it stop charging at 80% charge or can you go any higher. I heard the reason it charges to 80% on fast charge is to stop damage to the battery. I look forward to your comments or if anyone else can advise me that would be great. Thanks.

@ian, Could you talk about your typical usage of the car? As you are pretty rural, it would interesting to know. This car seems ideal for semi-rural, near a town but was worried about it's 'city' positioning. I'm moving back to the UK in a month or so, so I really don't have any idea what my typical usage will be!

Great video thanks

Please can you do a video on low speed follow, I think people forget this feature and when using it practically drives it's self while under 30mph

Hi Ian what are you using to film? Looks like a osmo? If so what are you using to mount it inside the car ?

Hi nice vids but a question, this is an urban town car any you seem to spend a lot of your time driving on long country roads etc which is hardly town so rang is not likely to be ideal for this?

Ended up with a 2019 Hyundai ioniq instead of this due to the wait times. Finally pulled the trigger on trading it in for the Honda e! Have driven it a few times at the dealer, and am so excited to own one!

LOVE HONDA E

I have my Honda E coming from Yeomans of Churt in two weeks A really good company to deal with and the salesman Mark Cronin is very helpful. I still have range anxiety but I feel sure this will pass. So I am really looking forward to getting it. I will let you know when I have had it for a few weeks.

So if they had put " normal" door handles on it and standard wipers with no reversing camera all would have worked fine. Progress? I've had a CRZ for 5 years with no problems whatsoever so a big Honda fan. Will wait until the e has been out a while and the issues have been ironed out.

Hi Ian, great videos. I'm interested in the env200 to convert into a campervan. The ones I'm looking at are around £27k as a private buyer. How did you purchase yours, as I seem to remember you saying it was about £15k. Many thanks.

Got mine , had a week ,love it 😀😀😀😀.

Hi Ian, I am close to leasing a Honda e. I am just wondering, should I decide for the basic model or the advanced? Why didn't you buy the basic model? And what are the differences between the two? Nice blog by the way. 👍🏼

Only thing i want turned off when i get one is to turn off keyless entry. Relay attacks are so damn easy it's just an unnecessary vulnerability

I have the exactly same Problem with the same window on the right! But as a Left-Hand-Drive Car I use the left door and left window much moore than the right! 🤔

Are you still happy with the Honda E?

What’s the worse winter range you had with heating on etc ?

I really hope these come to the states with a mileage of at least 300 miles.

How is it performing at hills? Stopping and going at steep slopes?

Great review and love the detail you go into, but it's really put me off this vehicle. I think people have had problems with thin paint on Hondas before, and I really couldn't be bothered with the problems the flush door handles bring, it's just form over function. Volvo have said they won't fit cameras instead of mirrors as, whilst there are small drag savings, all the processors use too much energy. This is a city car, so drag isn't really an issue (the same goes for the flush handles), but even a small increase in range by fitting conventional mirrors and naybe rducing the amount of screens, etc, would be very welcome. Finally, it's an expensive product, but not having some basic features such as split folding rear seats would really annoy me.

If only it had just a litte bit more range… Like 5-7kWh more, it’d be a much more useable 2nd car for us

I love that car. I’m just not sure I should get an electric car. I’m considering the Corolla hybrid instead but I’d really love the Honda E instead…

12:23 that drift, damn

That unlocking thing is quite annoying. My Mk3 Honda Jazz does the same from time to time. Never got to the bottom of it but could be a Honda issue as opposed to just the "E"

What mode do you normally drive in?

For such a great car, my problem is the tiny battery, Honda please please fit a bigger pack ideally 60kw ASAP we know a solid statev pack is in the works for the suv , if it can be fitted on this little wonder it would double eu sales easily

180km on one charge? That’s my daily commute.

Thanks for the fine review, Ian. I cannot help thinking that, for the price charged, those niggles are unacceptable, most especially the lack of secure locking and the short range. In many areas of Britain doors spontaneously unlocking themselves would result in theft of, or from, the car. Insurance companies would take a dim view of that, and premiums will reflect that serious fault. Are you sure that you don't have a faulty key fob? Also, is someone's microwave oven, mobile phone, or another local radio transmitter causing the unlocking? It would be sensible to report it to Honda, because they might have a fix for the fault, if other people are experiencing similar troubles. If you think that the key fob being too close to the car is the issue, then you could try putting it inside a shielded enclosure including your microwave oven, and closing the door, as a one-off experiment,, to test the theory. If that stops the problem, then you could buy or make a small RF absorbing wallet for the key. That will shorten the fob's ange nought to improve things.

Ian can you get roof racks for them? Auto lights are horrible so are electric hand brakes. I put the auto hand brake on yesterday on my wheels, jumped out of the car only to find it rolling towards me seconds later. Horrible! 153bhp phaorrr!!

For the random unlocking / keyless entry issue, my solution was to purchase RFID blocking pouches to place the key fob in when you're at home. This blocks the wireless signal from reaching the vehicle and therefore the car stays locked even if you're standing next to the car with the key fob in the pouch. It also prevents wireless relay vehicle theft as the low life scum car criminals cannot intercept the signal, Purchased mine from Amazon (POWR 2 x Car Key Signal Blocker Pouch) and I'm very pleased with them.

haha definitely do not get a Pug if you want a clean car, they shed constantly and mine loves to sneeze on the windows the little shit. I've only seen 1 Honda E on the roads in the North East, by the way, seems to be incredibly uncommon. Electric cars aren't massively popular yet, it's mainly Model 3's and quite a few Leaf's with us having Nissan locally I suppose.

My missus had the chance to get the Mazda MX30 from work as a company car. She got something else instead. I nearly cried 😭

One thing that annoys me is the sound of stones flicking up and hitting body work going down roads. Didn't notice in my petrol car

sounds like you need a faraday pouch to store your keys in the house - will stop scallies stealing it too

I There appears to be a lot of road noise?

For the price range should not be in question , 200 miles , how many miles does it do?

Can you turn the displays off?

Thoroughbly. ;-)

So why none of ur videos talk about underwhelming sound system? Do u think small car so expensive and beautiful interior should have a decent sound system?

that sounds like a lot of problems but your cars do get used a lot its a workhorse so it could be just wear and tear

5000 miles and 5k views on this video. Just wondering which one is going to happen first. 50k miles or 50k views 😉😭🤣

No video for 4 months , what’s happening!

I usually just pull twice on my door handle, first to unlock the car, then to open the door.

sorry mate audio so bad I had to switch off

How come Telsas get bad press for paint when ‘traditional’ car manufacturers can have giant chunks fall off and it’s not national press time? Lol.

You're talking about a Honda you're not talking about Peugeot or Renault

The thing that really irritates me about it is it has 2 squillion cameras and like just about every carmaker out there - doesn't allow recording for crash purposes! So you buy your fancy e with every gadget ever and immediately need to wire in a stupid crash cam.

very sad. this is like nissan problems.

Ian, would you be kind enough, please, to revert to your previous car, the Renault Zoe, and (if you can) clarify something for me to do with its satnav functionality? Admittedly yours was not the latest model that I have but my problem is I'm an octogenarian technophobe - would you believe that though I've had the car ten months I've still not discovered how to switch on the radio - and later this year, Covid restrictions allowing, I want to take the care to Eire. Pursuant, tell me two things (keep it simple!): 1. without my having to do anything whatsoever to the device, will it work a u t o m a t i c a l l y over there in Southern Ireland, ie I'd hopefully be able to tap in the post codes or street names in that country in the normal way and hey presto the car would, as here in the UK, direct me to my destination OR 2. must I necessarily get someone to •reprogram• the satnav contraption in order for it to do its job in that foreign country? >Which of those two scenarios is the answer?< Over to you or indeed anyone else who's got a 2020 Zoe (Iconic in my case).

It's most interesting reading about all the various problems with the Honda e. Before buying my very first ev last June I did a lot of research and it was a very close thing indeed between the Honda e and the Renault Zoe, metaphorically less than paper-thin distance between the two come decision time. I'm glad I opted for the latter and I've had no problems of any kind whatsoever, going a long way to allay my fears on the subject given Renault's appalling record for reliability and build quality. What attracted me to the Honda e was the fact that they do it in my favourite colour, yellow, plus those innovative door cameras. What hugely put me off was the lamentably small boot, the extremely poor range and that mass of dashboard screen gimmickry, which feature I opine is laughable, ludicrous overkill; stupidity on stilts. I could never live with all that stuff constantly in my face. Also, it's overpriced in my view, taking into account its shortcomings. Although no one's mentined it what further drew me away from the Japanese contender for my wallet was a smattering of press test drive reports highlighting poor graphics on the satnav map. The Zoe falls down in the satnav department via the annoyingly indistinct voice-over instructions - initially clear but when the secondary directions come on board suddenly, for reasons I'll never understand, they're muffled and hurried. Grrrrrrrrrrr!

Just put your key in a Faraday pouch. Problem solved but you're right it shouldn't unlock itself

Hi Ian am I able to private message you i have something to tell you but don't want to post it publicly

But Ian, it costs 30 grand and only has 100 miles range and is ugly. I can get a Peugeot for 50 pence that does 500 miles and is built like a Yugo!!! -every comment ever about this car

Honda and Toyota are slow to embrace all electric vehicles. You would thing manufacturers from Japan, an island nation, would be more environmentally conscious. I guess sighting nuclear reactors on the coast with rising sea level might also be a concern. Seems like short term thinking and not worrying about long term consequences is a human trait.

Why do people in Europe complain so much? It's all complaining god it's unbearable