Everything Electric CARS
2 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2019
12:59 · 1.3M views · Jul 2, 2019
Robert Llewellyn of Fully Charged takes an early, 19-minute test drive of the Honda e electric car in Frankfurt. He looks at its acceleration, camera wing mirrors and tight turning circle.
Shared in Honda e and camera-mirror threads as a look at the car's features and driving feel.
6 comments from Hacker News
It's great to see it looking so close to the concept car that was seen not that long ago - it's a great mixture of retro and future Honda, and it's also great to see Honda going for a full electric drivetrain as well as such a great design. Fully Charged got 19 minutes in one, and the video [1] is worth a watch - you can see how quickly it accelerates when he floors it, and he was really impressed with the car, the turning circle and the camera mirrors. I think the bottom line is that most electric cars will be a blast to drive - I'd love to have one as a rally car on single venue airfield-type events in the UK, if I was still competing; it'd be incredible in the forests too, but not sure range would make it possible for anything substantial, alas. [Totally ignoring any other practicalities that are impinging on my daydream about electric rally cars] [1] - this video
> People don't buy ICE cars based purely on MPG Because range typically isn't a problem with ICE cars. I really like the Honda e. It looks good and has good features: this video But its number one problem is lack of range. Solid-state batteries with better energy density will solve that problem, but those batteries aren't here yet.
They're not blinkered. Audi and Honda are using wing cameras for improved aero, but they're not willing to commit to the Lightyear One's shape or to use in-wheel motors. A car like the Porsche Taycan has all wheel steering so it's not going to use wheel covers. It's like you're not even reading what's in front of you. Compare and contrast the following cars: - Lightyear One - Tesla Model 3 - Mercedes EQC: [LINK] - Honda e: this video - Porsche Taycan: [LINK] - VW ID.3: [LINK] Have a look at them all. Think about their shapes. Think about their weight. Think about the engineering and design trade offs that are being made. Think about materials and manufacturing costs. Think about the market segment they're targeting. None of this is amazing or mysterious.
Here are examples of the software for some upcoming cars. Prove that Bosch "controls" the software for these cars: - Mercedes EQC: [LINK] - Audi e-tron GT: [LINK] - Honda e: this video - Volkswagen ID.3: [LINK] If you can't prove it then simply admit you don't know what you're talking about.
For some reason the centre console has an HDMI port [1][2]. Does anyone know what this is used for? The lack of any USB-C ports is also a strange omission for a brand new car, especially when many of Honda's rivals include at least one USB-C port on their new cars. [1] [LINK] [2] this video