Yahoo Autos Honda reveals a cute, tiny electric van for the Japanese market
Honda is hoping to boost EV sales in its home country by targeting one of the most popular market segments: kei vans. These tiny, city-friendly cargo- and people-haulers are a common sight on Japanese roads, and the electric N-Van e: was developed for a multitude of jobs.
The model isn't entirely new: It was unveiled in December 2022, though details were few and far between, and it's based on a three-cylinder-powered van released in Japan in 2018. From a styling perspective, not a lot has changed in the past year and a half, and the N-Van e: is still tall, narrow, and shaped like the box it came in. Some of the finer design vary from trim level to trim level. The e: FUN variant stands out with heritage-laced round LED inserts in the headlights, for example, and it's available in several trim-specific colors and color combinations.
Honda has several use cases in mind, and there's a version to suit nearly every customer. The lineup will initially include four trim levels called e: L4, e: FUN, e: G, and e: L2, respectively. The L4 has four seats, as its name vaguely implies, and it was designed with both commercial and leisure users in mind. The FUN also has four seats, but it's the more leisure-oriented trim of the bunch; it notably gets a nicer interior. The G has one seat and a reshaped dashboard to let users carry longer items, while the L2 has two seats in a tandem configuration.
