The water-cooled battery pack is carried within the wheelbase of the car, below the floor to provide a 50/50 weight distribution and a low center of gravity. Driving the rear wheels eliminates torque steer. Agility is aided by torque vectoring. The rear-drive also enables the front wheels to have a greater steering articulation, resulting in a turning radius (at wheel centre) of approximately , or at the body, i.e. a turning circle of , wider than the turning radius of the famous London black cabs. The platform features MacPherson strut independent suspension for each wheel. On 10 September 2019, Honda announced prices will start at for the base model with the 100 kW motor (including local government subsidy) in Germany and with subsidy in the UK. The more powerful "Advance" grade will start at in Germany and in the UK with the uprated 113 kW motor. Delivery is scheduled to begin in summer 2020. The e features an electric motor at the rear, offering a power output of either ; both variants offer of torque. According to Honda testing, the car can accelerate from in 8.3 seconds. The e will offer a 'Sport Mode' to sharpen the acceleration response, and can be driven in 'Single Pedal Control' mode, where releasing the accelerator will engage the regenerative braking system, slowing the car without using a separate brake pedal. Rumors of a potential higher-performance variant were quashed at the car's debut in Frankfurt. A 35.5 kWh lithium-ion battery pack is claimed to offer a range at around as per Honda internal data. The e is equipped with a CCS Combo 2 connector, enabling both AC charging and DC fast charging. With DC fast charging, the car can be charged to 80% capacity in 30 minutes. Honda have also announced the pending availability of its Power Charger, which allows a maximum charge rate of 7.4 kW (single-phase) or 22 kW (three-phase), depending on the supplied power. With a 32-amp power supply, the vehicle will charge to 100% capacity using the Power Charger in approximately 4 hours. The instrument panel, which extends the full width of the interior, consists of five screens, including one dedicated instrument display in front of the driver and two large infotainment touchscreen displays flanked by two smaller displays for what Honda calls its Side Camera Mirror System. The dual infotainment displays can independently run separate applications and are swappable; they support both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.