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Honda Clarity Fuel Cell EPA-rated with 366-mile range; longest of any ZEV

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Honda will further develop its dealer network as more hydrogen fueling stations become available. Honda’s second-generation fuel cell vehicle, the FCX Clarity, launched in July 2008. Honda has deployed fuel cell vehicles in the US, Germany and Japan, including the FCX Clarity, which was named the 2009 World Green Car.

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Dead Hybrid Battery: What Should I Do? (Owner Question)

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Every once in a while, other media outlets will ask for advice from Green Car Reports on various fuel economy or car technology questions. We recently received one concerning a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid, which the owner had left unused for several months.

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Worldwide Prius Cumulative Sales Top 2M Mark; Toyota Reportedly Plans Two New Prius Variants for the US By End of 2012

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Worldwide Prius sales have been buoyed since 2009 by the introduction in Japan of a government subsidy for green cars that propelled Prius to be the top-selling car in Japan for 17 months in a row. In 2007, sales in Japan represented 21% of all Prius sales worldwide and in 2008, 26%.

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Hyundai to offer Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle to LA-area retail customers in spring 2014; Honda, Toyota show latest FCV concepts targeting 2015 launch

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Availability begins in Spring 2014 at several Southern California Hyundai dealers. As Equus owners have enjoyed since its introduction in 2010, should a Tucson Fuel Cell require any service, a Hyundai dealer will pick up the vehicle and provide a loaner, then return their car after service to their home or business, at no charge.

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Prius tops the charts in Japan

Green Cars News

times the number it sold in June 2008 at 6,231 units - according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. The hybrid green car leader first became the country’s top seller in May with sales of 10,915 units, more than twice its year-on-year sales of 5,079 units in May 2008.

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Will the scrappage extension do any good? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The Green Piece: Tuesday 6 October, 2009. The UK’s car scrappage scheme may have been dubbed a resounding success by the majority of car manufacturers and consumers alike, but it hasn’t won plaudits from all corners. A 15 per cent VAT on new car purchases balances the £1,000 subsidy. So does he have a point? Our verdict.

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General Motors presents viability plan

Green Cars News

The Pontiac brand will be phased out by the end of 2010 and GM will offer a total of 34 nameplates in 2010, down 29 per cent from the 48 available in 2008. A restructure of GM’s dealer organisation with the number of dealers to drop to 3,605 by the end of 2010 - that’s down from 6,246 in 2008. -