- Is powered by a 120kW electric motor
- Has a single charge range of 338km (NEDC test)
- Honda is rumoured to offer electric vehicles in India in the next 5 years
Honda has showcased its first ever all-electric crossover at the Guangzhou Auto Show. Dubbed the Everus VE-1, the EV is based on the HR-V, which is expected to launch in India by 2020.
The VE-1 is powered by a 120kW electric motor that draws power from a 53.6-kWh battery pack. It has a claimed single charge range of 211 miles (338km). It also comes with three driving modes: Normal, Battery Saver and Sport.
Similarities between the VE-1 and the HR-V are not limited to the underpinnings. The two have quite similar dimensions as well. At 4,308 mm X 1,824 mm X 1,625 mm, the VE-1 is just 13mm longer, 52mm wider and 20mm taller. Both crossovers have a similar wheelbase as well at 2610mm and 2611mm, for VE-1 and HRV, respectively.
The VE-1 is inspired by the HR-V on the design front as well. Like the HR-V, the VE-1 gets upswept headlamps which flank the frameless black element in place of the front grille. The black element is highlighted by a blue light element flowing into the highlights, giving an effect of the Honda바카라™s signature grille. On the side as well, the VE-1 looks similar to the HR-V thanks to a sloping roofline, body-cladded wheel arches and C-pillar-mounted rear door handles.
Currently, the Honda VE-1 is limited to the Chinese market only. However, there바카라™s a possibility that Honda might bring it in India too. While there is no confirmation about the EV바카라™s India launch, what we do know is that Honda is planning to launch the HR-V in India and also wants to be in the electric vehicle space in the next 4-5 years.
Honda recently announced that it will invest Rs 9,200 crore in the Indian market towards the introduction of clean technologies and setting up a third manufacturing facility in the country. The carmaker has also started to test the Urban EV Concept-based vehicle abroad.
The Honda Vezel, as the HR-V is known in China, is priced at Rs 13.01 lakh in the Chinese market. Its electric version, the VE-1, is priced at Rs 22.81 lakh (without incentives). If the HR-V comes to India, it will rival the likes of the Hyundai Creta. Its EV version, the VE-1, will go up against the Hyundai Kona Electric, which is set to launch in 2019 and will be priced around the Rs 25 lakh mark.
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