ENY 1 Battery Range Total Rubbish

PNY405

I could bore you all day with where I am up to but in brief

1. Honda - not interested in their pathetic range, especially in cold weather, even without the accessories on
2. The Motor Ombudsman - total waste of time - they are paid by the Motor manufacturers
3. Great car, its a shame that I can't go very far in it

Baldytyke88

Google says "Real Range between 145 - 310 miles" what are you getting, at best?

Honda e:Ny1 EV SUV - Up to 256 miles driving range on a single charge.

https://www.honda.co.uk/cars/new/e-ny1-electric-suv/specifications.html

eskbanker

PNY405 said:

I could bore you all day with where I am up to but in brief

1. Honda - not interested in their pathetic range, especially in cold weather, even without the accessories on
2. The Motor Ombudsman - total waste of time - they are paid by the Motor manufacturers
3. Great car, its a shame that I can't go very far in it

In the absence of a question about consumer rights, it looks like this would be better suited to this board:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/categories/praise-vent-warnings

flaneurs_lobster

The range figures quoted by the car manufacturers are all derived by an independent testing body which use a very complicated test regime that is far too boring to go into.

The manufacturers then cover their bottoms by saying "your actual range may be different".

It seem that your actual range is different.

GDB2222

Having just acquired an electric car, I like the fact that it heats itself up before I get in. In the recent cold weather, it's made a real difference. 

Sadly, looking at the consumption figures, it's used roughly 50% of the power on heating and 50% on driving. You don't get owt for nowt.

born_again

PNY405 said:

I could bore you all day with where I am up to but in brief

1. Honda - not interested in their pathetic range, especially in cold weather, even without the accessories on
2. The Motor Ombudsman - total waste of time - they are paid by the Motor manufacturers
3. Great car, its a shame that I can't go very far in it

What sort of driving do you do?
Lots of short trips? EV are just a inefficient as ICE on these, as heating car is biggest drain.
Lots of M/W driving at speed limit?

visidigi

a lot of the people complaining about these are the people that got them on a ridiculously cheap lease deal. The reason why they were ridiculously cheap was because it was quite widely known they didn't get near the estimated range.

QrizB

visidigi said:

a lot of the people complaining about these are the people that got them on a ridiculously cheap lease deal. The reason why they were ridiculously cheap was because it was quite widely known they didn't get near the estimated range.

Per this review, fo example:

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/honda/eny1/365171/new-honda-eny1-advance-long-term-test-poor-efficiency-dents-evs-appeal

3 miles per kWh summer, 2 miles per kWh winter.

With a ~70kWh battery that suggests ~210 miles range in warmer months, ~140 miles now.

timbotambo

Do you pre-heat the battery in winter? 2.5miles per kw with a full car, heater on, motorway speed (under 70mph) would be expected by most electric cars. In summer, should be 3.5m ish. At 60mph on motorways I can get closer to 4m per kw in summer with just me in my electric car (not a Honda). Pre-heating does make a big difference. 

Jenni_D

https://ev-database.org/uk/car/1940/Honda-eNy1

As said earlier, range can be anything from 145 miles (cold weather highway driving) to 310 miles (mild weather city driving). So what sort of driving are you doing? (A quick Google returns lots of results regarding range issues with the eNY1 though - although I don't know how many of them are real issues vs people not understanding how EV range is affected by temperature).

I have an MG4 (51kWh LFP version) - currently I'm seeing about 140 miles for a full charge. In summer I see more like 180+ miles. But it all depends on the type of driving I do, and the ambient conditions.

robatwork

PNY405 said:

I could bore you all day with where I am up to but in brief

1. Honda - not interested in their pathetic range, especially in cold weather, even without the accessories on
2. The Motor Ombudsman - total waste of time - they are paid by the Motor manufacturers
3. Great car, its a shame that I can't go very far in it

It can't be a "Great car" if one of its basic functions ie. to transport you doesn't work very well (and nothing like advertised). Like saying a washing machine is great all apart from the rinsing. 

The shame of this is that Honda used to be a byword for quality in the car world. This and the lack of the Accord in their offering...fallen off a cliff