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Honda discontinuing Civic Hybrid, Civic natural gas model, Accord plug-in hybrid; new BEV, PHEV models coming

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Both of these products with the end of the 2015 model year. For the first five months of 2015, Honda’s total hybrid sales (including Acura models) were down 22.3% Mendel also said said that Honda will not offer a plug-in version of Accord going forward as the company looks toward the scheduled launch of a new dedicated plug-in model.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

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A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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RMI Launches Project Get Ready to Help Communities Prepare for Plug-ins

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For participating communities, RMI is suggesting a stretch target of 2% of registered vehicles by 2015. Community members in Portland, Oregon; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Raleigh, North Carolina soon expanding to the Triangle region have already agreed to work with RMI’s Project Get Ready. Laura Schewel, project manager.

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Chrysler Group files S-1 for IPO; snapshot of R&D priorities; exploring a light-duty hydraulic hybrid

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By 2015, Chrysler expects that the Tigershark family will replace the World Gas Engine. The Group manufactures the majority of its volume requirements for both the 8- and 9-speed ZF transmissions at its own facilities in Kokomo, Indiana under licenses from ZF, and purchases the remainder of our volume requirements from ZF.

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