Japanese carmaker Honda Motor has been named as ‘German Car of the Year 2021’ in the country’s prestigious annual Car of the Year. Honda is one of the first all-electric vehicle for Europe, the Honda e, becomes the first car from a Japanese brand to win this award. It also wins the award in the ‘New Energy’ category.

The Honda e was released earlier this year in August in Europe. It is a small model meant solely for city driving. It has a battery capacity roughly half that of the Model 3, driving just 280 kilometres per charge. With a retro, ultra-compact design exciting Honda's classic N360 and N600 models from the 1960s, the two-door Honda e is intended as an upmarket city car. The car price tag is around 33,000 euros and is higher than Renault's Zoe ZE50. Katsuhisa Okuda, CO & President of Honda Motor Europe said, "For Honda e to be the first Japanese car to be awarded German Car of the Year is a great honour and one we are incredibly proud to receive. Customer and media response to the Honda e since it was first unveiled has been overwhelmingly positive. The Honda e is a perfect example of a product with a unique design, featuring cutting-edge technology and advanced intelligent connectivity to keep owners connected with their everyday life. We are very thankful for this award." 

The model will be sold in Europe and Japan. The Honda e is one of the key models in Honda's aim to electrify 100% of its European mainstream models by 2o22. 

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