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Road Test: 2024 Honda Civic Hatchback Sport Touring

Clean Fleet Report

Completely redesigned in 2022, the 2024 Honda Civic Hatchback continues with handsome styling that forgoes sharp edges and a busy design for a more mature and finished look that hints Euro. The quick take is the 2024 Honda Civic Hatch 1.5T USB ports and a 12-volt power outlet. Standard on the LX and Sport, the 2.0-liter

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10 lessons from the short life of the Chevy Volt, 2011-2019

Green Car Reports

On February 15, GM ended production of the innovative Chevrolet Volt with little fanfare. The best brand names live for decades: think Ford F-150, or Honda Civic, or. Over two generations and nine model years, the company sold more than 150,000 of the compact plug-in hybrid hatchbacks.

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2020 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid returns to California, other states by order

Green Car Reports

The often-overlooked Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid is the closest thing on the market to the discontinued (and much-loved) Chevrolet Volt.

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Zipcar introduces Honda Fit EV into UC Davis West Village fleet

Green Car Congress

Zipcar has introduced a 2014 Honda Fit battery electric vehicle (EV) at The University of California, Davis’ (UC Davis) West Village , the largest planned zero net energy community in the United States. Honda’s 2014 Fit EV, based on the popular five-passenger Fit, is rated at a combined fuel economy of 118 MPGe.

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Zipcar places Honda Fit EVs into Portland fleet

Green Car Congress

has introduced the battery-electric 2013 Honda Fit EV ( earlier post ) into the Zipcar Portland fleet, with the first vehicles located at Portland State University (PSU). The new Honda Fit EVs are located on PSU’s campus at Parking Structure 1, and are available to all Zipcar members ages 21+ for hourly reservations, starting from $10.25

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PHEVs led August US sales of plug-in vehicles; Volt and Prius PHV dominate

Green Car Congress

In August, the US sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) from the major OEMs (Chevy Volt and Prius PHV) totalled 3,336 units, while battery-electric vehicles (Nissan LEAF, Honda Fit EV, and Ford Focus Electric) sold a combined 728 units. Volt set its prior sales record in March, with 2,289 units.

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

Green Car Reports

I’ve owned two Chevrolet Volts, an early 2011 model and, currently, a second-generation 2017 version. The Volt, to me, is the perfect compromise between electric and. I have loved them both. They’re sleek, sprightly, and have enough electric range to cover most driving.

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