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2019 Honda Insight, Lexus UX Hybrid, electric van test, EPA to ease emission rules: Today's Car News

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Today, we've got new hybrids at the New York auto show, more than 100 electric vans plus battery storage, and EPA plans to permit more emissions from future cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, as we do every seven days, we ran down last week's most important green-car stories.

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LA show displays green car ‘glimpse into the future’

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The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public today with a glittering display of green cars taking pride of place. The show, based at the Los Angeles Convention Center will host more than 30 significant world and North American debuts and feature more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans.

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The green cars of the Tokyo Motor Show. The Green Piece

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Nevertheless, the show retains its importance for home-grown manufacturers and with Japanese Government incentives centring on low-emission cars it’s no surprise to see this year’s event adopt a green theme. Unlike most hybrid cars it has also been confirmed to have manual transmission as an option. Faye Sunderland.

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Hybrid sales leap in the US

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Honda: The company sold a total of 4,943 hybrids during the month with 4,226 of these units being the new Honda Insight. Toyota : Still the hybrid sales leader, Toyota sold 24,191 units in the month including 543 of the new Lexus HS250. The world’s most popular hybrid car, the Prius, saw sales of 18,886 units – up 40.3

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Huge rise in hybrid sales during October

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Honda: Thanks to the introduction of the new Honda Insight Hybrid, which sold 1,739 units during the month, Honda reported a 21.9 Toyota’s luxury division Lexus enjoyed a boost during the month with the RX Hybrid posting 1,567 units, an increase of 154.8 per cent drop compared to the previous year.

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Sales of hybrid cars increase in US

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Honda: Total hybrid sales hit 3,662 units for American Honda, up 34.5 This was led by the success of the new Honda Insight with 2,079 units sold. In terms of its luxury division Lexus, the RX hybrid sold 527 units, down 60.4 per cent year on year. per cent compared to the previous year.

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US hybrid sales slump in September

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Honda: Total vehicle sales reached 77,229 a decline of 20 per cent with hybrid sales dropping six per cent to 1,898 units. per cent to 152 units, but the new Honda Insight sold 1,746 units. Sales of the Civic hybrid plummeted by 92.5 Sales of the Altima Hybrid suffered a particularly significant fall down 26.6