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Honda: The toughest nut cracks

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“It’s starting to look like there will be a market for electric vehicles,” said Takanobu Ito, the chief executive of Honda, according to Reuters. “We Honda has long been the most adamant of the automakers, refusing to consider plug-in cars, even after building the well-received EV Plus to meet the California ZEV mandate in the 90s.

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Chevy Equinox EV Outlined in China Trade Ministry Documents

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Expected to land with a price tag of $30,000, the SUV could be the start of a new wave of affordable electric models, and we’re getting our first official look at the vehicle thanks to InsideEVs ’ digging on China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)& site.

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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

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Lincoln was close behind them at $5,040 over 10 years and followed (listed lowest price to highest) by Ford, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Nissan, Mazda, Honda, and Kia. But certain brands are undoubtedly going to be trickier to work on than others and the parts you’ll need could carry a higher price tag as well. “If

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Top Vehicles for Ungrateful Whelps

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Now, more than ever, finding an appropriate vehicle that’s actually affordable can be challenging – to put it mildly – given a hyperactive used car market and skyrocketing price tags of even the most horrid machines. Daddy Warbucks, who may be shopping for a brand-new car, is directed towards the likes of a Mazda 3 or Honda HR-V.

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Wired blogger takes on Nissan LEAF

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Darryl Siry blogs over at Wired's Autopia. The Honda EV+ used the same Panasonic EV-95 NiMH battery modules with an active system, and those packs didn't last as long. Tags: carlos ghosn toyota rav4 ev GM honda ev+ chevy volt nissan leaf. He's pretty plugged in, having worked at Tesla and consulted for CODA.

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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-27

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New blog post: Athens orders natural gas refuse trucks [link] #. New blog post: Oregon climate change laws signed [link] #. New blog post: Honda introduces flex fuel car in Brazil [link] #. New blog post: Ford Australia aims to boost efficiency [link] #. New blog post: Details of Ford’s green car strategy [link] #.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

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Honda Civic). If they’re not positive they’ll need the extra space, they’ll typically opt for something smaller with a lower price tag and are largely disinterested in juicy specifications so long as the test drive feels right. Women tend to buy smaller vehicles boasting lower MSRPs than their male counterparts.