You will be able order a Honda Urban EV from 2019

By popular demand, Honda is building a production version of its gorgeous electric car

Honda Urban EV Concept

The Honda Urban EV Concept wowed the crowds at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, and it returns to the show stands at Geneva 2018, with an added bonus – the confirmation Honda’s going to build it.

Indeed, Honda has actually announced ordering for the production Urban EV will open in early 2019.

It’s all thanks to response to the concept version that was, reportedly, beyond Honda’s wildest dreams. An insider told us the positive reaction took the engineers by complete surprise.

Honda Urban EV Concept

It’s this excitement that’s encouraged them to accelerate production: getting confirmed orders from buyers is a great way to keep momentum up.

Honda’s first volume battery electric car, the purist Urban EV Concept is gloriously simple in design, from its near-retro appearance to its thin A-pillars and wide windscreen that afford great visibility.

The concept seats four inside, on two bench seats which are trimmed in different materials – like a living room, says Honda. Whether they’ll make it to production remains to be seen: perhaps Honda could trim conventional seats in differing materials, to continue the theme?

Honda Urban EV Concept

Less likely to make it is the dashboard’s full wrap-around screen, or the monitors in the doors that stream a camera feed and serve as the door mirrors. But, as the latest Civic proves, Honda can still do standout interiors even in production cars.

We look forward to what it might have in store for the Urban EV.

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Richard Aucock
Richard Aucockhttps://www.richardaucock.co.uk/
Richard is director at Motoring Research. He has been with us since 2001, and has been a motoring journalist even longer. He won the IMCO Motoring Writer of the Future Award in 1996 and the acclaimed Sir William Lyons Award in 1998. Both awards are run by the Guild of Motoring Writers and Richard is currently vice chair of the world's largest organisation for automotive media professionals. Richard is also a juror and Steering Committee director for World Car Awards and the UK juror for the AUTOBEST awards.

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