Honda Starts Selling Kei Car Electric Van Starting October In Japan, Take A Peek At The Specifications

Honda N-Van e: (Doc. Honda Global)

JAKARTA - Honda will expand its electrification vehicles to several markets, including its own home, Japan. It is reported that this manufacturer will launch a small electric van and start shipping it in October.

Launching from Reuters, Friday, June 14, this small electric van called N-Van e: will have a cruising range of up to 245 km. This model will be classified into a kei car' which is one of the segments best sold at low taxes in the country of the rising sun.

The plan will be followed by manufacturers planning to start selling the latest kei-car-style passenger cars in the future. Honda has been playing in the kei car segment for a long time.

This is evidenced by Honda selling the N-Box model and has long been in the top ranking of the kei car passenger vehicle in Japan.

Small kei car vehicles are very popular with businesses and households to deliver agricultural products, parcels, and other goods in urban and rural areas in Japan, partly because of their relatively cheap prices.

As VOI has previously reported, Honda has introduced N-Van e: which has a tiny size. Despite its small size, the model has a maximum payload capacity for the cargo version of up to 350 kg, while the four-seater version can carry up to 300 kg with two passengers sitting.

In addition, this car has a battery capacity that can make it go up to more than 200 km. The battery in this car has the ability to charge in about five hours using an AC 6 kW contact stop. As for the DC fast charger, this car is compatible to recharge the battery from 10 percent to 80 percent in 30 minutes.

Just like other electric vehicles, Honda N-Van e: has Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) capabilities, which allows vehicles to function as electric resources for electronic devices or other electric cars with a power of 1.5 kW.