The Honda EV Plus was the first production electric car from a major automaker with non lead acid batteries. Only 300 or so EV Plus models were produced and released. The EV Plus was taken out of production in 1999 in order for Honda to work on its hybrid electric vehicles such as the Honda Insight. An electric vehicle is a vehicle that is propelled by electric motors. ... Lead-acid batteries, invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston Planté, are the most commonly used rechargeable batteries today. ... Honda Motor Co. ... A hybrid car or hybrid electric vehicle is a vehicle which relies not only on batteries but also on an internal combustion engine which drives a generator to provide the electricity and may also drive the wheels directly. ... The Honda Insight is a 2-seater hatchback hybrid automobile manufactured by Honda. ...

The EV Plus features two different driving modes; regular and economy, in the regular mode the EV had much better performance, acceleration, all around power. While the economy mode took away a lot of the power, it was used for getting the most mileage out of the EV. The vehicle’s range was affected by the way is it driven, quick acceleration and fast stops lower the range. Careful driving in economy mode would give it a range of about 80 – 110 miles. The EV comes with a 12v battery for running accessories, to help save power from the main drive batteries. Acceleration is the time rate of change of velocity, and at any point on a v-t graph, it is given by the gradient of the tangent to that point In physics, acceleration (symbol: a) is defined as the rate of change (or time derivative) of velocity. ... Four double-A (AA) batteries In science and technology, a battery is a device that stores energy and makes it available in an electrical form. ...

EV Plus Specs

• Length: 159.3 in.
• Width: 68.9 in.
• Height: 64.2 in.
• Wheel Base 99.6 in.
• Track Front/Rear: 59.1/58.7
• Curb Weight: 3593.5
• Drive Train: Front Wheel Drive
• Occupants: Four
• Voltage: 288
• Motor: DC Brushless
• Power: 49 Kw (66hp)
• Battery 24 12v NiMH
• Charger: On-board Conductive
• Recharge: 6-8 hrs
• Acceleration: 4.9 sec (0-30 mph)
• Maximum Speed: 80+ mph
• Range: 100 miles (80% discharge) Up to 120 miles range under ideal conditions.
• Lease Cost: $455/mo for 36 mo.

The EV cost $53,000 which was pretty expensive to purchase outright, although leasing the vehicle would net you a large discount. Honda used this lease program to attract drivers. A lease or tenancy is a contract that tranfers the right to possess specific property. ... Honda Motor Co. ...

Lease vehicles also featured:

• CD player
• Power windows
• Power door locks
• Air conditioning

Since the end of the lease program all Honda EV Plus models were recovered and most of them have since been destroyed. A compact disc player or CD player is an electronic device to play audio from compact discs. ... Power windows are windows which can be raised and lowered by depressing a button or switch of some sort, as opposed to using a hand-turned crank. ... Power door locks (aka electric door locks or central locking) allow the driver or front passenger to simultaneously lock or unlock all the doors of an automobile or truck, by pressing a button or flipping a switch. ... Note: in the broadest sense, air conditioning can refer to any form of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. ...