It is not thought to hint at a next-generation Honda E, either, despite its resemblance. Rebecca Adamson, head of cars for Honda UK, told Autocar in July that “there won’t be more cars the size of the Honda E”.
The even smaller CI-MEV concept, meanwhile, is a self-driving, two-seat “micro-mobility” vehicle in the mould of the Citroën Ami, targeted at elderly people in rural environments.
Mibe explained: “Such people tend to have a limited living radius. If there are products that offer easily-accessible, last-mile mobility, people can go places, farther, faster, and more casually.
“And if everyone can enjoy mobility more freely and expand their living radius, they will have more chance to meet new people, which we believe will augment people’s possibilities.”
Honda also displayed General Motors’s Cruise Origin autonomous taxi on its show stand, announcing plans to launch a driverless taxi service in Japan using the pod in 2026.