The all-new Honda e pure-electric city car will start from £26,660 for the entry-level 134bhp model, or £29,160 for the higher-spec 152bhp Honda e Advance, after the government grant has been deducted. Monthly finance packages are set to start from £299, with the higher-spec model costing a further £50 per month, assuming a 23% deposit on a 37-month PCP contract with an 8,000-mile limit.

Deliveries of the Honda e Advance are expected to start later in 2020. Complete with a 35.5kWh battery that delivers a range of up to 136 miles (likely to be 125 miles in the more powerful Honda e Advance), the Honda e is a direct rival to the MINI Electric despite its less conventional rear-wheel-drive layout.

Don't expect a longer-range model any time soon, though. Takahiro Shinya, assistant large project manager for the Honda e, told DrivingElectric that "it’s not possible to get more batteries or more range into the e with battery technology as it is".

