HondA: world premiere of new electric vehicle prototype confirmed for the 2019 Geneva Motor Show.

Honda has confirmed that the upcoming Urban EV electric city car will make its production prototype debut at the upcoming Geneva motor show.

The Urban EV will be Honda’s first mass-produced battery electric vehicle sold in Europe, but electric vehicles have been around for over 100 years in various shapes and forms. The idea isn’t new, but the technology is. Throughout creating the Urban EV Concept, Honda’s designers and engineers looked at new ways of expressing these ideas and found that simplicity was key. The number of moving parts is dramatically reduced; only a fraction of what you’ll find in a conventional vehicle. That means much greater energy efficiency and less maintenance. ​

Honda's all-electric car was originally revealed as a design concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2017. It was a huge hit with both fans and critics, prompting the company to green light a production model. The Urban EV concept proved so popular that Honda has made very few changes to the final car’s design. Inside, the major changes will be the switch from four seats to five and the adoption of more conventional switchgear. ​

Honda have revealed very little since the Urban EV concept, but a new interior image has been released in the run-up to the Geneva Motor Show. The driver interface shown in the image features a full-width dashboard with clean design elements and intuitive user focused technology.

The full prototype will be unveiled on the 5th March at 2019 Geneva Motor Show.