Honda e
Shares rank 26 of 40 electric cars by recommenders
People like its good-looking small city-car design. The most common caveat is its small battery and limited range, which critics call compromised.
People like its good-looking small city-car design. The most common caveat is its small battery and limited range, which critics call compromised.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 7
- approval share
- 46%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good-looking small city car
“a good looking little city car”
Comment from 5 Oct 2026 in “Sales of sub-€25,000 electric car models set to rise sevenfold” “resist the appealing design of the Honda”
Comment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Why western carmakers' retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Small battery and limited range
“could barely do 200km on a single charge”
Comment from 5 Oct 2026 in “Sales of sub-€25,000 electric car models set to rise sevenfold” “You bought a 35kW battery-equipped EV and replaced it with an EV with a 32.6kW battery.”
Comment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Why western carmakers' retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance” “massively compromised vehicle due to the tiny ~29 kWh net battery”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Honda is killing its EVs – and any chance of competing in the future” - Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Nearly 3M Teslas recalled in China over hidden door handles”
Other electric cars people recommend
The four most recommended other electric cars, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla vehicles | 209 | 411 | 34% | 13 | 6 yrs24 owners | — |
| BYD electric cars | 157 | 53 | 75% | 12 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| Ferrari Luce | 140 | 319 | 31% | 7 | — | — |
| Tesla Model 3 | 128 | 115 | 53% | 13 | 6 yrs32 owners | — |
| Honda eThis page | 6 | 7 | 46% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“could barely do 200km on a single charge”
“a good looking little city car”
“the range is absolutely appalling and those mirrors are awful”
“one of the best aquarium simulation software, 90s style”
“resist the appealing design of the Honda”
“You bought a 35kW battery-equipped EV and replaced it with an EV with a 32.6kW battery.”
“Too expensive, worse than a BMW i3, never updated with a better battery.”
“massively compromised vehicle due to the tiny ~29 kWh net battery”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.