Yahoo Autos The Honda e is D-e-A-D
Honda confirmed to both Automotive News and Top Gear that the retro-chic, battery-electric Honda e hatchback is dead in Europe. Anyone who wants one will have to get it out of inventory, as the automaker has stopped taking orders in the few countries that still have the e on sale. Concurrent with that, a note on the e page at Honda's retail site in Japan says, "Production of the Honda e will end in January 2024. Honda e will be discontinued once the production run is sold out." That ends the short life of an electric darling applauded for its design and shunned for its price and compromises.
The e debuted at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, going on sale overseas the following year in two trims. If an enthusiast had wished for a 1975 Honda Civic CVCC made for the electric era, this was it. Cute and stylish outside, inviting materials inside if a little heavy on the screens, plenty of tech, and a 14-foot turning circle. Those were the winning bits that encouraged 22,000 people to register their interest in the e when Honda was still showing prototypes.
