In the spring of 2021, I bought the first mass production EV "Honda E" in Honda.
Honda "Honda E Advanced", which is limited to 1000 units in Japan
The motivation for Honda E is "somehow smartphone -like".I usually write articles as "smartphone journalists" in ASCII, but Honda E looks like a smartphone peripheral device, and there is a human pillar spirit that "this must be bought and reviewed like a smartphone."It has sprouted.
Honda E has various characteristics, but I want to omit it here because other people have written a lot of reviews and EVs.
The five displays are a masterpiece!
First of all, around the dashboard that catches.It is spectacular that five displays are lined up in a row.The left and right ends are the monitor instead of the door mirror, and the left and right back and right can be confirmed with a camera with about 1.7 million pixels.Usually, if you are reviewing your smartphone, you think that "1.7 million pixels are too much", but for the time being, you can check the back at night or even in the rain.However, it doesn't seem like Honda clicks on the members if the image is a little more high -resolution.
The two displays in the center can display car navigation systems and apps.
The display is lined up on the dashboard.Output of Fire TV Stick
The side mirror is a camera, not a mirror, and is output to the monitor
Honda E has AI Personal Assistant, and when you call out "Okay, Honda", your personal assistant starts.It will tell you the destination setting of navigation and the remaining battery level.It is exactly the Honda version of "OK, Google" and "Hey, Siri".
Although the audio recognition rate is reasonably high, the performance of the car navigation itself seems to be not good enough, so I rarely call it "OK, Honda".
Both iPhone and Android can be used in Honda E
Honda E supports "Apple CarPlay" and "Android Auto".The apps used on your smartphone can be displayed on the car display.It is easy to use because it is a screen configuration and user interface that matches the car.
The main thing I use is "Apple CarPlay".In advance, use Google Maps on the iPhone to search for destinations.After that, when I took the Honda E and opened the Apple CarPlay Google Map, there was a destination searched in the history.After that, just touch it and set the destination and provide guidance.With Google Maps, traffic congestion information is reflected in real time and will immediately tell you the detour route.
For less than a year, I have been using Google Maps in Honda E, but when I drive in the tunnel around Kasumigaseki in the metropolitan highway, I may be in trouble because it shifts, but in other places the self -propelled position is extremely shifted.There is almost no problem.
Apple CarPlay also uses Apple's music distribution subscription service "Apple Music".If you use a song that your child seems to like on a playlist, 5 -year -olds will be very satisfied.You can also respond to the phone call on the display or the handle, and you can also check the message of the message.It is convenient to be able to manipulate smartphones without removing your gaze from the front, such as being able to input messages by voice.
What I like in Honda E is that it has an HDMI terminal.If you connect a smartphone or tablet with an HDMI cable, you can output the smartphone screen to the Honda E display.
Since Honda E is an electric car, it is often the case to charge quickly on the go.Most of the quick charging is 30 minutes at a time, and during that time it is quite boring to wait.You can see terrestrial television, but if you connect your smartphone with an HDMI cable, you can spend time by watching YouTube or Netflix.
However, when I connected a smartphone with an HDMI cable and output it to the Honda E display, the cable was messed up, and I noticed that it would be good to see it on a smartphone in the first place.
In addition to the outlet, it also has an HDMI terminal and USB port.USB Type-C was better
So I purchased "Amazon Fire TV Stick".It is fluttering on the HDMI terminal.This allows you to use the Fire TV Stick remote control to watch YouTube, Netflix, and Dazn in Honda E cars.The concept of Honda E was the concept of making the inside of the car into a living space, but there is a feeling that it has just approached the living room.
I want a little more capacity for Wi-Fi in the car
Honda E also has a Wi-Fi function in the car.Apparently, the SoftBank communication module is built-in, and Wi-Fi can be used in the car by turning on the function.
However, the price is set to 330 yen, 2GB pack 660 yen, 3GB pack 990 yen, 5GB pack 1650 yen.Although it is a reasonable price compared to LINEMO, etc., I want you to prepare a slightly larger and affordable pack just because you want to enjoy videos in the car.I have a contract for an unlimited plan with a smartphone, so I connect to the Fire TV Stick with tethering inside the car.
You can use Wi-Fi in the car.I want to watch the video as much as I want, so I want a large capacity plan