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Honda begins production of 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid in North America

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Mass production of the all-new 2023 Honda CR-V hybrid began at Honda of Canada Mfg. The CR-V hybrid features a new two-motor hybrid system produced at Honda’s Ohio Transmission Plant (TMP-O), and a newly refined Atkinson-cycle engine unique to hybrid models that is made at the Anna Engine Plant (AEP), also in Ohio.

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BMW Motorrad, Honda and Yamaha cooperate to accelerate development of connected vehicle capabilities in motorcycles

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BMW Motorrad, Honda Motor Co. are now collaborating to enhance Cooperative-Intelligent Transportation Systems (C-ITS) applications in powered two-wheelers (PTWs) and are working together to establish a Connected Motorcycle Consortium. Honda and Yamaha participated in DRIVE C2X , a Europe-wide ITS field test project.

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Continued flooding at Hondas Thai automobile production subsidiary keeps production suspended

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Honda Motor Co. Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., HATC), the Honda automobile production subsidiary in Thailand (headquartered in the Rojana Industrial Park, Ayutthaya), has suspended production since 4 October, due to the parts supply disruptions. Thai Honda Manufacturing Co.,

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Honda Automobile Thailand uncertain as to when production will resume; flood impact rippling out to other Honda plants

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Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., HATC), the Honda automobile production subsidiary in Thailand (headquarter in the Rojana Industrial Park, Ayutthaya), issued a statement saying that it does not have a clear outlook for when production will resume as flooding on its facilities has continued since 8 October 2011.

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Honda unveils demonstration test house featuring Honda smart home system; gas, solar power and electromobility

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Honda Motor Co., unveiled a house Honda built in the city of Saitama, Japan, for the demonstration testing of the Honda Smart Home System (HSHS). Honda will conduct demonstration testing of the HSHS that is linked with electromotive mobility products such as electric vehicles and the Internavi system. Earlier post.)

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EV extravaganza at Noosa Expo

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Noosa Junction’s main street was closed off to welcome the latest models from local Hyundai, Mazda, BMW, Mini and Polestar dealers, plus electric motorcycles, scooters, bikes, trucks, vans and coaches. Here’s our gallery of all the EV goodness from the Sunshine State.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Taking legal action over the ZEV mandates would be a repeat of the late 1990s: automakers filed a federal lawsuit that led California to water down its ZEV requirements beginning in 2001, thus effectively ending most automakers electric vehicle (EV) programs for more than a decade. Electric motorcycles breakout.

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