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Honda President Ito steps down, Takahiro Hachigo to replace him

Green Car Congress

Hachigo was in charge of developing the first-generation of the US-built Odyssey minivan, which was launched in 1999 primarily for the US market. From April 2004 to March 2006, Hachigo was stationed in the US as Senior Vice President of Honda R&D Americas, Inc.,

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Who will be in the driver’s seat?

Electric Auto Association

An early adopter Sinclair’s first venture into the world of clean energy vehicles came in the early 2000’s when she and her husband purchased a Ford Escape Hybrid, a car they still own today. Sinclair believes that the longer range of the Tesla and other vehicles now on the market will draw more women toward EVs.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

Charged EVs

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. and Canadian markets in the second half of next year. That puts it squarely into the nascent segment of mass-market 3-row electric family utilities. On the other hand, it’s a minivan with sliding side doors. So the U.S.