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Honda launching new Fit and Fit Hybrid in Japan

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Honda Motor Co., By switching automatically among EV Drive, Hybrid Drive and Engine Drive based on driving conditions, this system delivers fuel economy of 36.4 km/L (85 mpg US , 2.8 These and other advanced technologies help the new hybrid system offer more than 35% higher fuel economy than Honda’s previous IMA hybrid system.

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Cumulative worldwide sales of Honda hybrids passes 1 million units

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Honda Motor Co., This milestone was reached 12 years and 11 months after the start of sales of the first generation Insight in Japan November 1999, which realized fuel economy of 35 km/liter (82.3 mpg US, 2.86 mpg US, 2.86 History of Honda’s Hybrid Models. L/100k m) on the 10? L/100k m) on the 10?15 Earlier post.)

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Honda Begins Sales of All-New Fit and Fit Hybrid in Japan

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Honda Motor Co., million yen (US$19,400), making it the most affordable Honda hybrid. Honda had unveiled the Jazz Hybrid at the 2010 Paris Motor Show last week; the Jazz Hybrid will go on sale in some European markets in the early part of 2011. Under Japan’s 10-15 cycle, the Fit Hybrid has fuel economy of 30 km/liter (70.6

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Taking legal action over the ZEV mandates would be a repeat of the late 1990s: automakers filed a federal lawsuit that led California to water down its ZEV requirements beginning in 2001, thus effectively ending most automakers electric vehicle (EV) programs for more than a decade. Nonetheless, 2014 may be a breakout year for e-motorcycles.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

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How does this sound: 100+ MPG in a regular vehicle? model in 2001 by the DOEs Argonne National Lab estimates hybrids reduce greenhouse gases by 22%, and plug-in hybrids by 36% (see table 2). At $3 for a gallon of gas, driving a non-hybrid car costs 8-20 cents/mile (depending on MPG). What Are Plug-In Hybrids? The GREET 1.6

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