The Honda EV Plus was the first production electric car from a major automaker with non
lead acid batteries. Only 300 or so EV Plus models were produced and released. The EV Plus was taken out of production in 1999 in order for
Honda to work on its hybrid electric vehicles such as the
Honda Insight.
The EV Plus features two different driving modes; regular and economy, in the regular mode the EV had much better performance,
acceleration, all around power. While the economy mode took away a lot of the power, it was used for getting the most mileage out of the EV. The vehicle’s range was affected by the way is it driven, quick acceleration and fast stops lower the range. Careful driving in economy mode would give it a range of about 80 – 110 miles. The EV comes with a 12v
battery for running accessories, to help save power from the main drive batteries. ABS was standard.
EV Plus Specs
- Length: 159.3 in.
- Width: 68.9 in.
- Height: 64.2 in.
- Wheel Base 99.6 in.
- Track Front/Rear: 59.1/58.7
- Curb Weight: 3593.5
- Drive Train: Front Wheel Drive
- Occupants: Four
- Voltage: 288
- Motor: DC Brushless
- Power: 49 Kw (66hp)
- Battery 24 12v NiMH
- Charger: On-board Conductive
- Recharge: 6-8 hrs
- Acceleration: 4.9 sec (0-30 mph)
- Maximum Speed: 80+ mph
- Range: 100 miles (80% discharge) Up to 120 miles range under ideal conditions.
- Lease Cost: $455/mo for 36 mo.
The EV cost $53,000 which is pretty expensive to purchase outright. Although
leasing the vehicle would net you a large discount,
Honda used this lease program to attract drivers.
Lease vehicles also featured:
Since the end of the lease program all Honda EV Plus models were recovered and most of them have since been destroyed.
EV Plus