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Honda opens Smart Home US in California; produces more energy than it consumes; direct DC-DC EV charging

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The Honda Smart Home US integrates a number of technologies, and is managed by Honda’s Home Energy Management System (HEMS). Honda Smart Home is expected to generate a surplus of 2.6 Honda’s HEMS leverages the battery to balance, shift and buffer loads to minimize the home’s impact to the electric grid. Click to enlarge.

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Toyota scaling up fuel-cell semis, 55-mpg Honda Insight, Nissan Leaf home energy: Today’s Car News

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Honda has the sedan with the highest city gas mileage. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Provided you’re not ready to consider cars with charging ports, the 2021 Honda Insight has the highest. The Nissan Leaf is about to become more useful—as a home energy device.

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Honda Fit EV leases now include Leviton Level 2 charging station

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As of 1 June 2013, all Honda Fit EV leases are including the Leviton 32 amp, 240 volt (Level 2) electric vehicle charging station. Using the Leviton station, Honda customers can charge their Fit EV in three hours, said Steve Center, Vice President of Environmental Business Development at American Honda Motor Co.,

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Honda and China-based SenseTime to jointly research and develop AI technologies for automated driving

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Honda R&D Co., the R&D subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Under the joint research and development agreement, the two companies will combine SenseTime’s moving object recognition technologies with Honda’s AI algorithms for scene understanding, risk prediction and action planning.

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2023 Prius review, Accord Hybrid safety, Daimler charging network: Today’s Car News

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The Honda Accord makes the top tier for safety. Daimler is re-upping its aim to establish a charging and hydrogen network for big trucks. Saab’s engineering braintrust continued to concoct new vehicles in an era of EVs. And we followed up with the latest Prius hybrid and found a lot to love as well as some gripes.

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Honda begins demonstration testing of Fit EV concepts in Guangzhou; targeting EV production in China before end of 2012

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Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., The EVs will be driven in a real-world urban transportation environment in the city of Guangzhou to verify the practical convenience of EVs and identify technological issues needed to be addressed to achieve the widespread use of EVs in the future, Honda said. Guangqi Honda Automobile Co.,

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The 2018 Honda Clarity real-world review: enough to challenge the Chevrolet Volt?

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They’re sleek, sprightly, and have enough electric range to cover most driving. For longer trips, the gas engine kicks in when the charge runs out. I’ve owned two Chevrolet Volts, an early 2011 model and, currently, a second-generation 2017 version. I have loved them both.

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