Remove 2007 Remove 2009 Remove Hybrid Remove Insight
article thumbnail

Cumulative worldwide sales of Honda hybrids passes 1 million units

Green Car Congress

announced that its cumulative worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles surpassed 1 million units as of the end of September 2012. 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 History of Honda’s Hybrid Models.

Honda 244
article thumbnail

Honda to Begin Sales of CR-Z and Fit Hybrids in Japan in 2010

Green Car Congress

confirmed plans to begin sales in Japan of the CR-Z sporty hybrid model in February 2010 and Fit Hybrid before the end of 2010. The CR-Z concept car made its world debut at the 40 th Tokyo Motor Show in 2007. 1 line at its Suzuka Factory, the production of Insight also began on Suzuka’s No. Honda Motor Co.,

Japan 150
article thumbnail

Prius Top Selling Car in Japan in May

Green Car Congress

Prius sales in Japan by month since January 2007. The Prius posted 10,915 units in May, more than twice the 5.079 units sold in May 2008 and compared to 1,952 units in April 2009, according to the JADA data. In April, the Honda Insight had been the top-seller—the first hybrid to be such—with 10,481 units.

Prius 170
article thumbnail

The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

On 20 April, the opening day of the SAE 2009 World Congress, the AVL Technology Leadership Theater presented a forum on “Green Mobility—The Long View”. Examples of advanced powertrains are turbo charged gas engines, diesel and hybrid. by Bill Cooke. Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., Earlier post.)].

2009 150
article thumbnail

Honda confirm CR-Z hybrid production

Green Cars News

Honda’s new CEO, Takanobu Ito has today announced plans to begin sales in Japan of the CR-Z sports hybrid model in February 2010. The start date for EU sales of the new hybrid coupe will be released towards the end of 2009. The CR-Z concept vehicle made its world debut at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show in 2007.

Honda 36
article thumbnail

High Performance Computing key enabler for accelerating development of high efficiency engines

Green Car Congress

In a 2009 paper describing the use of S3D—a flow solver for performing direct numerical simulation (DNS) of turbulent combustion that was developed at the Combustion Research Facility (CRF) at Sandia National Laboratories (CRF/Sandia)—in terascale direct numerical simulations of turbulent combustion, Chen et al. DME chemistry.

Engine 291
article thumbnail

Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

How Real, How Soon, and What Must Happen Next,” which concludes the costs of creating an automotive market dominated by electric and hybrid cars are prohibitively high for the foreseeable future – as high as $49 billion for Europe alone (along with another $21 billion for battery-charging infrastructure). The group pointed to a B.C.G.

Volt 42