# Honda e

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Honda e and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People like its good-looking small city-car design. The most common caveat is its small battery and limited range, which critics call compromised.

## Why people recommend it

- Good-looking small city car (2 comments): "a good looking little city car" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49962477)) "resist the appealing design of the Honda" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47469359))

## What people warn about

- Small battery and limited range (4 comments): "could barely do 200km on a single charge" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49965783)) "You bought a 35kW battery-equipped EV and replaced it with an EV with a 32.6kW battery." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47468211)) "massively compromised vehicle due to the tiny ~29 kWh net battery" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47418431))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Tesla vehicles](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-vehicles.md): 209 recommend
- [BYD electric cars](https://hackerapproved.com/p/byd.md): 157 recommend
- [Ferrari Luce](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ferrari-luce.md): 140 recommend
- [Tesla Model 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-model-3.md): 128 recommend
- [Rivian electric vehicle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rivian.md): 73 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Honda e", https://hackerapproved.com/p/honda-e/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).