Honda has opened UK order books for the Super-N, a compact electric city car priced from £18,995, putting it among the cheapest new EVs on sale in Britain. Orders open today, 22 June 2026, with the first cars due in showrooms in July.
The Super-N is the production version of Honda's small electric hatch, pitched squarely at buyers who want an affordable, easy-to-live-with city car rather than a long-distance machine. At under £19,000 it slots beneath most of the mainstream EV field and leans on a "small car, big fun" message to set itself apart from the wave of value-focused models now arriving from Chinese brands.
What you get for £18,995
The Super-N uses a front-mounted e-Axle paired with a 29.6 kWh lithium-ion battery. Power is deliberately modest: 47 kW in standard driving, rising to 70 kW when the driver engages BOOST mode. At 1,097 kg it is genuinely light by modern EV standards, which helps both efficiency and the agile feel Honda is promoting.
| Specification | Figure |
|---|---|
| Starting price | £18,995 |
| Battery | 29.6 kWh lithium-ion |
| Power (standard / BOOST) | 47 kW / 70 kW |
| WLTP range (combined) | 128 miles |
| City range | 199 miles |
| Kerb weight | 1,097 kg |
| Charging (to 80%) | ~30 minutes |
The headline range figure is 128 miles on the combined WLTP cycle, climbing to a quoted 199 miles in city driving where regenerative braking does most of the work. Honda says the battery charges to 80 percent in around half an hour. None of that makes the Super-N a motorway tourer, but it is a sensible match for the urban commuting the car is built for.
Where it sits in the market
The Super-N's relevance is its price. Affordable EVs have been the missing piece in Europe for years, and a sub-£19,000 sticker undercuts almost everything from the legacy carmakers. It competes less with Tesla directly — the cheapest Tesla in Britain, the Model 3, starts at roughly double the money — and more with the small, cheap EVs that are reshaping the entry level, from the Citroën ë-C3 to the Dacia Spring and the new arrivals from BYD and others.
That matters for Tesla too. Tesla has repeatedly signalled a lower-cost model to broaden its range, and cars like the Super-N show how quickly the affordable end of the market is filling up while that car remains unconfirmed for Europe. For now, the gap between Tesla's lineup and the £18,995 city-car tier is being closed by other brands.
The bottom line
The Super-N is not trying to be a Tesla rival on range or performance. It is trying to be cheap, light and fun in the city, and at £18,995 it is one of the most affordable ways into a new EV in the UK. Whether that is enough to stand out against a fast-growing field of budget electric cars is the question July's deliveries will start to answer.