The Accord plug-in hybrid will offer about 15 miles of EV range The economical plug-in hybrids? While at the International Rechargeable Battery Expo in Tokyo, Hirohisa Ogawa, a chief engineer of battery research at Honda, told the audience that Honda’s new plug-in hybrids will offer an EV range “ of up to 15 miles “. That puts Honda’s plug-in hybrid EV range in the …

Ito now believes that Honda ‘must answer’ to the Lexus LFA and the Nissan GT-R. Recent reports suggest that the NSX will come back as a more eco-friendly hybrid sports car that will be powered by a 3.5L V6 making somewhere around 400-hp …

Traditional businesses are trying to revamp their image and product into green companies such as Honda, Toyota, Lexus and others have been doing green business for some years now producing green cars . That is, cars that are designed …

The Honda Civic Hybrid has the peculiarity of being India’s first and one of the best Hybrid cars in the world. It not only offers a high fun-to drive quotient, but also is environmental friendly and fuel efficient. … The classy Honda Civic Hybrid is certainly eco-friendly with less fuel consumption. You can experience the inevitable excitement as you turn on the ignition. Styling and Safety. The Civic Hybrid’s exterior design has a…

Adding lithium achieves what kind of fuel economy? No more IMA lights? Despite its more mild hybrid tendencies I’ve mostly been a fan of Honda’s hybrid cars . However, a number of battery-related problems in recent years have made me question Honda’s commitment to hybrids. But, now that lithium will replace the sometimes shoddy NiMH battery packs in the upcoming 2012 Civic hybrid , it might…

Just gas or electric? Why not also hybrid? Gas, hybrid or electric? There is a trend emerging in the auto industry and it’s being built around options. For instance, sometime in 2012 the Ford Focus should come in gas, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric versions. And it isn’t just Ford playing this game, but Mitsubishi, Toyota and Lexus have indicated similar …

Thus, it is more eco friendly than other second hand cars . 10. If you plan to sell the used car , you won’t have a difficult time selling it because Honda cars have a huge market and high resale value. People prefer Honda cars because …

Are hybrids still a Honda weak spot? Honda fans are among the most loyal, but I wonder if that includes Honda hybrid owners? It’s bad enough that Consumer Reports has slammed both the Honda Insight and CR-Z hybrids, but the battery pack software upgrade that is required for the Honda Civic hybrid is still angering many Honda hybrid owners. …

The first step towards cheaper hybrids? Will Toyota follow? Not that long ago Toyota promised a bare bones Prius with the cheapest hybrid price tag thus far. It still hasn’t happened. However, now that Honda is going to lower the price of the Insight hybrid by $1600, will Toyota finally follow up on this plan? The base 2011 Honda Insight will now cost $18,950, $1600 less than the base 2010 model, but…

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The winner of this deal is? Elon Musk with the Tesla-powered Toyota RAV4 EV Almost disturbing similarities between the Toyota and Honda press conferences yesterday. 13 and 14 years ago both companies produced plug-in electric cars….yadda, yadda, yadda. So, why are both at least a year behind GM, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Fisker, and a host…

2012 Fit hybrid in 2012 Honda alt energy diverse In 2012 Honda will launch the Fit plug-in electric car, followed by a number of plug-in hybrids along the way to fuel cell vehicles. The Fit EV will offer about 100 miles of EV range, while the plug-in hybrid drive will achieve about 10 – 15 miles of EV range and be designed specifically for mid to…