Honda Motor in association with the government of the city of Guangzhou and Guangzhou Automobile Group has started demonstration testing of its electric vehicles (Evs) in Guangzhou, China.

To verify the practical convenience of EVs, the company will drive the Fit EV in a real-world urban transportation environment in the city of Guangzhou and also identify technological issues needed to be addressed to achieve the widespread use of EVs in the future.

Based on the results of the EV range verification and other relevant information, proposals regarding re-charging infrastructure will be made.

In addition, Guangqi Honda Automobile is planning to start local production of EVs in China before the end of next year.

The vehicles to be used for the demonstration testing are equipped with electromotive technologies, such as coaxial motors, the automaker amassed through development of the Honda FCX Clarity advanced fuel cell EV as well as the advanced lithium-ion battery.

The company said that the charging time of Fit EV is under six hours with a 220V power supply and the range is more than 150km.

The EVs will be driven on local streets to reproduce a real-world usage environment to identify the vehicle's potential technological issues and the results will be input to the development of the most appropriate EVs for China.