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Honda Introducing BEV and PHEV to US and Japan in 2012; Demonstration Programs in US Begin This Year

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Honda Motor Company will introduce a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and a new plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) to the US market in 2012, said President & CEO Takanobu Ito in his mid-year address in Tokyo, Japan. Vehicles equipped with this new system are scheduled to go on sale in 2012 in Japan and the US. Plug-in hybrid.

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Honda unveils Fit EV concept and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle platform at Los Angeles Auto Show

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The Fit EV Concept hints strongly at the direction and styling for Honda’s upcoming production Fit EV battery-electric vehicle, which will be introduced to the US and Japan in 2012. The all-new plug-in hybrid platform showcases Honda’s next-generation, two-motor hybrid technology set to debut in 2012. liter gasoline engine.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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And yet, what about recharging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. So Tesla knew it had to set up its own fast-charging network, which it started to do in the fall of 2012, actually. They know it will take a little bit longer than a gasoline car because your gasoline stop. John Voelcker Great questions.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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And yet, what about recharging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. So Tesla knew it had to set up its own fast-charging network, which it started to do in the fall of 2012, actually. They know it will take a little bit longer than a gasoline car because your gasoline stop. John Voelcker Great questions.

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Honda unveils 2013 Fit EV; expects about 1,100 units in US over next 3 years

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Honda unveiled the all-new 2013 Fit EV at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and announced plans to begin leasing the battery electric commuter vehicle in the US in the summer of 2012. kW, onboard 32 amp charger allows for convenient recharging of the Fit EV. With a 240-volt charger, the Fit EV can fully recharge in as little as three hours.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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“A car must be able to be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France,&# she was quoted saying in an edition of Die Welt to appear Monday. Digg StumbleUpon Facebook MindBodyGreen Hugg Care2 BlinkList Newsvine reddit Furl Tailrank Ma.gnolia Google Bookmarks Yahoo! by RSS or sign up by email.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

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3 David Herron said on March 16th, 2009 at 12:31 am Fast recharge will require huge power levels. To recharge 20 kilowatt-hours of capacity in 5 minutes requires 240 kilowatts of electricity. But besides that, the only electronics potentially benefiting from THIS breakthrough are RCs and household rechargeable batteries.

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