本田采用全新平台的UrbanEV概念车近日亮相法兰克福车展。这款车指向了未来本田“将技术和设计融入本田未来电池驱动电动车产品上”的设计方向。从车辆传递的信息看，本田未来的量产版电动车将采用复古造型和先进的电动系统。其量产版车型将于2019年推出。造型方面，本田UrbanEV概念车整体造型方正可爱，车头可见宽阔的“大眼睛”前脸和紧凑的三维尺寸。作为新车最大的亮点，其前格栅采用了液晶屏设计，可显示更多的信息，包括问候乘客，对其他驾驶员的建议，充电状态等。车尾也采用类似设计，可显示电池目前充电状态，中间是本田车标。车厢内提供了方向盘，踏板。显示屏和细窄的A柱。极简主义的内装布局使得车内可提供两排长椅，可搭乘四名乘客，硕大仪表板采用实木装饰，仪表板后面是环绕形显示屏。显示屏中央部分显示的包括车辆状态，包括行驶里程，剩余电量，电量消耗等信息。车门显示屏通过摄像头显示汽车侧面的情况。
Honda Urban EV Concept Is A Charming Personal City Car
Built on an entirely new platform, the Honda Urban EV concept is providing us a first look at the Japanese company’s direction for “the technology and design that will appear on a future battery electric Honda production model.” If we get the message right, future production EVs from the brand will have retro-inspired design and advanced electric systems.
What’s even more important, a production version of this exact study is planned for 2019. The Urban EV concept somehow reminds us of the cute second generation Civic with its wide-eyed fascia and compact dimensions, which, in fact, position it just below the current Jazz supermini.
Between the two circular headlights at the front, there’s a display projecting information such as greetings, advices for other drivers on the road, or charging status updates. The recipe is similar at the back, where the car will display the current charging status of the batteries and the logo of the marque.
Inside the cabin, thankfully, there’s a steering wheel, as well as pedals and a windscreen with slim A-pillars. The minimalistic layout of the interior includes two bench seats for a total of four passengers, a large dashboard console with wood finish, and a wrap-around screen that runs behind the dash and extends into the doors.
The central part of the display presents information about the vehicle status, including range, remaining battery life, and energy consumption, while the extended door screens function as the car’s wing mirrors through digital camera displays.