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American Honda Motor to pay $1.9M in penalties in California for small engine emissions violations

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The California Air Resources Board has reached a settlement of $1,927,800 with American Honda Motor Co., Honda) to resolve clean-air violations related to the sale of small off-road engines in California. The violations involved small off-road engines used in generators and lawn and garden equipment.

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Tiny Eli Zero urban EV priced at $11,990, goes up to 90 miles—slowly

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feet long, the aluminum two-seat Eli Zero is classified as a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) in the U.S. We have a feeling it’s not quite going to be of the caliber of that in upcoming Afeela EVs from Sony and Honda, though. Measuring just 4.5 feet wide and 7.4 As such, it has a top speed of just 25 mph.

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IBM, Honda, and PG&E partner on smarter charging for EVs; utilities to communicate charging instructions directly based on grid conditions

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IBM has teamed with American Honda Motor Co., By utilizing the existing in-vehicle communications system in the Honda Fit EV, the electric vehicle can interact with utilities and the grid, creating a direct channel for sending and receiving usage information that could improve local grid management.

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Honda announces second plug-in vehicle testing program; Japan joins US, China may follow

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Honda Motor Co., On 15 December, Honda announced a similar Electric Vehicle Testing Program in the US, featuring the first public test drive of a Fit EV prototype and an Accord Sedan test vehicle outfitted with a new two-motor plug-in hybrid system. Study the low noise impact of electric vehicles in residential neighborhoods.

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Uber passes 1-billion ride mark

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A ÂŁ5 London uberX ride on Christmas Eve from London Fields, Hackney to Hoxton in a blue Honda Insight Hybrid was the billionth Uber trip. Uber also made a donation to Hackney Pirates—a charity serving the neighborhood where the billionth trip started.

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Nissan leads with transfer of California ZEV credits out for year ending 30 Sep 2014

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million vehicles including: more than 500 fuel cell vehicles; 38,000 battery electric vehicles; 29,300 neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs); 30,000 plug-in hybrids; 570,000 hybrids; and 3 million gasoline vehicles. Mercedes-Benz was the leading automaker for acquiring ZEV credits (transfer in), followed by Honda. Click to enlarge.

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Vehicle theft increases by 2.5x in India in 2023; Delhi tops the list: ACKO report – ET Auto

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India’s top-selling bike Hero Splendor took the first place for the most stolen bikes, followed by Honda Activa. Honda Dio and Hero Passion were the new entrants on the thieves list. India witnessed a 9.25x increase in bike thefts as compared to cars.

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