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Honda Fans Can Visit the Automaker's New Museum at Its California HQ

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Believe it or not, Honda’s been around in the U.S. for decades, and to Celebrate, the automaker opened the American Honda Collection Hall to show some of its most iconic models.& Visitors will also see the 1997 CR-V, Honda’s first in-house SUV, and a 2006 Honda Insight, the country’s first mass-produced hybrid car.&

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Honda Speaks About Near Future, EV Plans

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Honda has sent us a brief on its hopes and plans for the near future. Honda also says it's continuing to aim to reach a goal of a 7 percent return on sales by fiscal year 2026. Honda also says it's continuing to aim to reach a goal of a 7 percent return on sales by fiscal year 2026. There's more.

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Honda Solidifies Its Existing Businesses

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Honda Motor Company President Toshihiro Mibe’s first press conference, held April 23rd, was where he committed to solidifying Honda’s existing businesses. Honda is working to achieve carbon neutrality for all products and activities by 2050. Areas of concentration include carbon neutrality, clean energy, […].

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Oh Crap: Sewage Leak Causes Chaos on Connecticut Interstate

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& Accident reports stipulate a Honda Civic ended up colliding with a concrete barrier and was bounced to the other side of the four-lane interstate until it was stopped by barricades located in the median. Several vehicles had either slid off the road or into their fellow motorists.&

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OLA S1 Electric Scooter Ownership Blog

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My blog unearthed a lot of the inner workings on that vehicle. Do read my blog , where i talk about the same in greater detail. The traditional scooter players like TVS, Hero, Honda, Suzuki, Vespa have yet to launch electric scooters. I shall update this blog on how the scooter behaves in the coming months. Stay tuned.

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Why Do Japanese Automakers Like Hydrogen Power?

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Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, and Yamaha have just collectively promised to develop a slew of hydrogen-reliant engines designed to power small vehicles. While this is supposed to encompass construction equipment, small boats, airborne drones, and even motorcycles, the scheme doesn’t seem to focus on automobiles.

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Crash Avoidance Systems Underwhelm in Latest IIHS Study

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Two others, the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4, are rated acceptable. Additional IIHS research also showed that today’s systems are less effective at preventing crashes with motorcycles and medium or heavy trucks than they are at preventing crashes with other passenger vehicles.

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