Honda Super-N hits £18,995 to reclaim sub-£19k EV slot

Honda's Super-N has picked up Best Value Car at the 2026 What Car? Electric Car Awards, with pricing from £18,995 putting a genuine sub-£19k EV back on the fleet shopping list at a time when small electric cars remain thin on the ground. For operators running pool cars or last-mile fleets, that's a rare sighting these days. (Honda)

What Car? judges the category on purchase price, running costs, usability, performance and ownership experience rather than headline specs alone, which is presumably how a compact runabout beat pricier rivals to the title. Editor Steve Huntingford praised the car's driving character and argued its small footprint and low price don't come at the cost of everyday usability. Honda's UK automobile chief, Michael Doyle, called the win a validation of the team's work bringing the car to market. The Super-N is on sale now through Honda retailers across Great Britain. (Honda)

Why this matters: Total cost of ownership, not just list price, drove this result, so fleets should run the Super-N through their own SMR and residual-value assumptions rather than taking the award at face value. At under £19,000 it's also worth a look for operators still weighing whether small EVs stack up against petrol equivalents on BIK and whole-life cost.