Green Car Reports

JANUARY 14, 2015

Honda is in the spotlight today. The Acura NSX hybrid supercar from the automaker''s luxury division debuts at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, while the Honda FCV fuel-cell concept made its North American debut there. The 2015 Tesla Model S P85D was on hand for its first auto-show appearance as well. We''ve got.'

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2011

Honda Civic Concept. The Honda Civic Si Concept coupe and Civic Concept sedan made their world debuts at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, providing the first official glimpse at the styling direction of the 9 th -generation 2012 model set to go on sale this spring. gasoline, hybrid and natural gas.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 25, 2012

At the start of this year, at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, Honda’s luxury arm Acura wooed the crowds with the world premiere of its NSX hybrid supercar concept. At the time, Acura promised its new flagship car would be on the roads for 2015 and ran a Super Bowl ad so popular, it crashed Acura’s website.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Nonetheless, that's what Honda issued last Sunday with the news that it will show an Accord Coupe concept vehicle at the upcoming 2012 Detroit Auto Show. As teaser photos go, it's laughably minimal: two strips of white letters, on a black background, that spell "Accord Concept". Oooooooooohhhhhhhhh.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 14, 2015

The 2015 Detroit Auto Show saw the return of a fan-favorite supercar, with a new twist. First shown as a concept way back in 2012, the 2016 Acura NSX arrives with a hybrid all-wheel drive powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Honda Motor Co. will begin selling the all-new Insight hybrid ( earlier post ) in Japan on Friday, 6 February, starting at ¥1,890,000 (~US$21,100). The Insight features a newly developed hybrid system including a 1.3-liter liter i-VTEC engine and Honda’s fifth-generation Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) technology.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 13, 2015

Honda had no new products to unveil at this year''s Detroit Auto Show, although it did show its hydrogen fuel-cell powered Honda FCV Concept car for the first time in North America. The company announced, however, that it would produce two all-new plug-in vehicles by 2018: one battery-electric car and one plug-in hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Today, a surprise advance look at an important new hybrid model, bad news for global oil and gas, an old Saab as a new electric car, and Tesla gets more Semi orders. The end-of-year holiday season is just starting, but the 2019 Honda Insight hybrid that will debut at the Detroit auto show next month has been.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 11, 2017

In recent years, Honda has announced that it planned to release advanced-technology green cars in the future—without mentioning even their names, let alone any details or specifications.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 9, 2012

Ever since Acura ditched the much-loved NSX back in 2005, Honda hasn’t had an “everyday supercar” to call its own. Now the Japanese automaker has decided to let the venerable NSX be reborn: as a leaner, faster, greener version of its former self: the Acura NSX Hybrid Concept.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 10, 2012

At the 2012 Detroit auto show, Honda has given us a first glimpse of the next-generation, 2013 Honda Accord—in Coupe form—as well as an outline of the technology and features that will debut in the next-generation of its best-selling Sedan and Coupe.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 13, 2015

We''ve got more 2015 Detroit Auto Show coverage today, including analysis of what the Chevrolet Bolt electric car means for Tesla, Honda''s announcement of a new electric car and plug-in hybrid, and a first look at the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid. The 2016 Mercedes-Benz C350 Plug-In Hybrid.'

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Green Cars News

APRIL 19, 2013

Honda has opened a pre-order bank for its new hybrid sports car, after receiving unprecedented demand for the new high-performance model, the carmaker claims. First unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show in 2012, the new [.]. Honda hybrid'

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Green Cars News

APRIL 18, 2013

Earlier this year, Honda released the Accord Plug-in Hybrid (pictured) on limited sale: and now the company has revealed details about its engine as part of the SAE World Congress in Detroit. The vehicle, which has sold 45 units to date, boasts an all-electric range of 13miles; with combined fuel economy of 115mpge. So what [.].

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The move could impact thousands of jobs at the company’s Jeep factories in Detroit and Ohio, where it builds the Grand Cherokee, Wrangler, and Gladiator. The company decided to limit allocations of its electrified vehicles to states complying with CARB regulations, which meant that non-CARB states got few if any, hybrids from the automaker.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 14, 2015

We''ve now got live photos of the updated Honda FCV hydrogen fuel-cell concept, which made its North American debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show this week. A design evolution of 2013''s FCEV concept, the Honda FCV was first unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show back in November.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Acura is debuting three new models at the upcoming 2012 Detroit Auto Show, including a concept vehicle that shows the styling for the next NSX sports car, a second-generation RDX crossover concept and the all new Acura ILX sedan concept.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 19, 2013

For Honda and Acura fans it''s been far too long since the companies made something truly exciting for driving enthusiasts. That should change when the new Acura NSX supercar arrives, following its debut fanfare at the Detroit Auto Show last year.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 11, 2010

And now it's here, the eagerly awaited 2011 Honda CR-Z hybrid sports coupe. With just two seats and a sporty look, the CR-Z is after new territory for the hybrid realm: excitement. Sure, there's the Fisker Karma, but that's a limited-production hybrid special.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

I won't continue to beat that drum -- put away that Simpsons meme you were about to post, you know the one -- but I did notice that LA was more vibrant than Detroit. It works both ways, too -- this year's grim Detroit Auto Show doesn't necessarily signify a larger doom and gloom. That said, it also looks good up close.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 3, 2014

A new Honda Fit (known as the Jazz over here) will be one of the stars of the upcoming Detroit Motor Show this month, following the launch of a new model in Japan. While we are unlikely to hear much about a European version— including the possibility of a new hybrid version—until later in the year[.]. Hybrid cars Honda'

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Hybrid cars have well and truly hit the mainstream. After years of slow sales around a decade ago, Toyota has now sold over 4 million hybrids. And Honda recently passed its first million. According to the Detroit Free Press, research by Edmunds shows. But in the home of the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

In its sixth sales-weighted analysis of emissions from 8 major automakers’ 2013 model year vehicles, the Union of Concerned Scientists’ (UCS) latest Automaker Rankings report found that Hyundai-Kia unseated Honda as the “Greenest Automaker.” Honda came in second, with Toyota, Nissan, and Volkswagen in a three-way tie for third place.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2012

The Sport-Hybrid SH-AWD system was introduced at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in January on the NSX Concept. Following the introduction of the production versions of the 2013 RDX in March, and the all-new 2013 Acura ILX and ILX Hybrid sedans in May, the production RLX will launch in early 2013.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 12, 2010

While stating that it understands electric vehicle technology as well as anyone, and unveiling its new CR-Z hybrid sports car, Honda still believes that fuel cells are the future.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 10, 2012

The Honda Accord may be one of the most well-established models in the Japanese carmaker’s line-up – but it’s about to undergo something of a transformation.

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All Cars Electric

JANUARY 4, 2010

There is some talk that the upcoming Honda CR-Z hybrid could make its U.S. debut in Detroit this month at the NAIAS, but this has not been confirmed by the company. Honda has stated that the vehicle will make its first worldwide appearance in Japan next month.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 17, 2015

Detroit-area residents occasionally see camouflaged development prototypes from GM, Ford, and Chrysler testing on public roads. Similarly, Southern California residents often see Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai prototypes pass them clad in disguise. And so it was for a Cars Direct employee driving to work yesterday.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 18, 2015

And what were the greenest of the new production cars and concepts at this week''s Detroit Auto Show? Which green-car concept did GM almost manage to keep a surprise until an executive leaked it? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Saturday, January 17, 2015. We''re back!

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 17, 2010

Japanese manufacturer Subaru seems to have been left behind in the green car race by its compatriots such as Toyota, Honda and Nissan – but now the subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries is bouncing back. The company brought its gull-wing Hybrid Tourer Concept to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit to draw attention to [.].

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 20, 2007

In the wake of the Chevy Volt presentation by GM, my "plug-in hybrid" google alert has filled my inbox with reports from other automakers about their PHEV projects. Nancy Goia of Ford got some ink for comments at the Automotive News World Congress in Detroit. Even Honda got in on the act. One big corporate "ME TOO!"

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All Cars Electric

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Honda unveiled the second concept version of its sporty hybrid coupe the CR-Z at the Tokyo Motor Show. The production version will make its world debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit just months from now. The concept displayed in Tokyo features seating for four, though Honda notes that the production.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2009

Despite the current enthusiasm for electric vehicles (EVs), hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) will be an important component of the vehicle mix in 2050, according to panelists from Nissan, Toyota and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in a conference session at the SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 24, 2007

Joseph White, Wall St Journal Detroit bureau chief, is writing about electric cars again , this time about the majors. Hybrid or All-Electric? Toyota and GM are continuing down their differing hybrid paths. White suggests Honda is lining up with Nissan, seeing a future not in hybrids but rather electric cars.

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All Cars Electric

JANUARY 20, 2010

According to Edmunds Green Car Advisor, Honda announced that its Acura brand will add a hybrid model to its lineup soon and the fuel cell powered FCX Clarity "is ready now." Green Car Advisor noted that the words above came from Honda Chief Executive Takanobu Ito, who spoke to a large audience at the 2010 NAIAS in Detroit.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2011

However, in city driving, the ORC system would supply about half of the accessory load requirement for a conventional engine, and only about one-third of the load requirement for a hybrid powertrain, due to the frequent engine off condition, according to the results presented by Quazi Hussain. on the highway cycle and 0.513 on the city cycle.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 17, 2023

It’s just too early to tell,” stated George Glassman, president of Glassman Car Workforce, which sells 5 automobile manufacturers outdoor Detroit. The unutilized hybrid gross sales plan is simply any other problem and the posh carmaker is already chatting with sellers. Honda Motor Co. Yeah, there probably is.

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