By all accounts, the Honda e was a pretty good electric car. It cost way too much and had much too short a range, but other than that, it was terrific. Not surprisingly, it sold in very small numbers. No doubt Honda lost a ton of money on the vehicle. 

But a journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step, according to an old Chinese proverb. Now Honda is back with another battery electric model for the UK and European markets that is, for all intents and purposes, a BEV version of the HR-V. Honda calls it a stylish B-segment SUV and has given it the totally confounding name of e:Ny1. How do you pronounce that? Enyone? E-Anyone? Honda doesn’t say. 

Revealed at the Honda European Media Event in Offenbach, Germany, last week, it is the company’s second battery electric offering for European and UK customers and is designed to meet the growing customer demand for fully electric B-segment SUVs. The Volkswagen ID.3 is a C-segment vehicle — that will give you some idea about the size of the newest Honda.