The reason why a smartphone journalist chose the electric vehicle "Honda E" [Atsushi Ishikawa]

Mr. Kino, an EVSMART blog writer, and the editor -in -chief Yorimoto have many years of friend with Ishikawa, but he has a long -standing drinking party due to the corona, and Ishikawa became an electric car owner nearly a year ago.I was not aware of what I was.From this year, new EV owners should increase.What about EV?We will deliver articles that talk about honest feelings in the series.

The introduction of Tesla "Model S" was impressed

I am writing with the title "smartphone and mobile journalist".He writes a review article when a new product appears on a smartphone such as an iPhone, or comments on various media if there is news related to communication.

I purchased Honda E in the spring of 2021.

At that time, I was looking for a car somehow, but the moment I found it, I bought an impulse.

A long time ago, I was riding a BMW mini, but I let go more than 10 years ago.Since then, I live in Tokyo, so I thought, "Travel is on foot, a train, a taxi. If you need a car, you can rent a car."

However, when I went to Silicon Valley, USA in 2014, I had the opportunity to get acquainted to get Tesla's model S.He was impressed by the large touch panel display, and even the autonomous driving assist function."The next time I buy a car, I would like a car that is packed with advanced technology like Tesla."

The Mega Trend is the mobility in the future

Six years later, in January 2020, when Sony was interviewing the technical exhibition "CES" held in Las Vegas, USA, Sony has developed an EV "Vision-S" at the press conference.It was announced.

Technology that supports the evolution of mobility (YouTube) * January 2020 Presented landscape video (YouTube)

Kenichiro Yoshida said, "It is no exaggeration to say that smartphones and other mobile mobile changing our lives have fundamentally changed our lives for the past decade, but I believe that the next megator is mobility."。

Sony had a smartphone called "Xperia" and was always covered.The Sony shifts from mobile to mobility.As a smartphone or mobile journalist, I felt a sense of crisis that the subject was escaped.At Las Vegas, he began to think, "I have to shift from mobile to mobility."

Since the spring of 2020, the expansion of Corona's infection has become full -fledged.

Until then, I went to press conferences every day on a daily basis, but when it became a corona, the conference was held online, but the experience sessions for new products were now in a limited number of people.。

When an interview online is entered immediately after a real experience session, it is troublesome to secure a place where you can quietly participate in an online conference.At that time, she began to think, "It might be convenient to have a car."If you have a car, you can participate in a video conference as soon as you move.When you hear information that has not been announced in the world, you don't have to worry about the surrounding eyes and ears in the car.

The child turned four years old and moved unexpectedly, and his wife had a knee surgery.When traveling by train, the child is running quickly at the platform at the station, and her wife walks late, and she leaves behind.I can't do anything in between.My family's movement came to the conclusion that it would be better to have a car.

Nevertheless, your home is a detached house, but the parking space is only a compact car or a mini car.The road in front of my home is also very narrow.I thought it would be enough to use a rental car or sharing service to choose a compact car.

Take a test drive for Honda E and order it immediately!

Under such circumstances, I know that Honda E had been released since October 2020.He witnessed a reference exhibit as "Honda Urban Ev Concept" at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show, but he saw it with a cold eye, saying, "It will not be commercialized in this form."However, Honda E, which is actually released, is quite close to the concept model.

"Seriously!"

Search for Honda E with Google and collect information.In a hurry, I made a test drive reservation in Honda Cars in a hurry for 1000 units.I decided to purchase on the spot.

The reason I bought the impulse was because Honda E was a "smartphone -like car".Honda E is operated with a touch panel with large displays on the dashboard part.You can launch AI Personal Assistant with "OK, Honda" and voice recognition.It is also possible to connect to smartphones such as Apple and CarPlay.

You can also download the app to Honda E.It has a communication function, and it is possible to fly Wi-Fi radio waves into the car.

HONDA E is a smartphone -like car, and I was a smartphone and mobile journalist, and I wanted to try it myself.The new product will touch it before anyone and publish the actual experience as a review article.It was a perfect car for the occupation of human pillars.

Honda E has a 100V AC outlet.Computing work such as video conferences in the car can also be done without worrying about the battery level of the personal computer.Equipped with an HDMI terminal, the screen of a smartphone or tablet can be output to the display.The press conference held online can be viewed on the Honda E display and viewed.

Sony's "Vision-S" has been developed as a mobility space where you can enjoy entertainment in the car.It is a common concept for Honda E, which says, "The inside of the car is a living space."Before the release of Vision-S, an EV in the future, Honda E felt like the best teaching material to know the latest EVs and mobility.

HONDA E also has a compact and minimum rotation radius 4.At 3m, it was possible to drive on a very narrow road around my home without difficulty.It is also "because it is compact" to choose HONDA E instead of Tesla.In Tesla, it was impossible to stop in the parking space at home.

In addition, because my home is a detached house, I managed to secure a place where a 200V outlet could be installed.

Honda was also a special brand

Another reason I chose Honda E was that "Honda was participating in F1."

When I was addicted to F1 in junior high school, I went to the Honda headquarters in Aoyama 1 -chome when Sena died.He continued to watch F1, and when he quit the publisher, he worked in the editorial department of the F1 magazine as a free editor.Honda is a special brand for F1 lovers.

Thirty years have passed since the second period of Honda F1, and one man finally purchased a Honda car.

Last year, Honda won the driver's champion for the first time in 30 years, but withdrew from F1.

Honda would have withdrawn from F1 to review management resources.Certainly, the withdrawal of F1 is a wise management decision given the immediate profits.However, considering that there is a man who has finally purchased Honda cars 30 years after touching Honda F1 for the first time, Honda withdraws from F1 and loses prospects 30 years later.Wouldn't it be connected?

I think Honda E is in front of Honda E that Honda's withdrawal of Honda, who has finally been able to win, has a lot of meaning.