Honda Civic Type R is a beast in its own right, but a competitor or two could give you more bang for your buck.

Honda wants the Civic Type R to stick around in the electric era, though only if future versions are as fun to drive as the current gas model.

In an interview with Auto Express (via Motor1), the head of Honda’s Japanese BEV Development Center Toshihiro Akiwa, explained why Honda can’t just slap a Type R badge on an E

In an interview with Auto Express, Honda's head of BEV development expressed the difficulties in translating the high-performance Type R brand to an EV.