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SolarCity and Honda establish investment find to finance $65M in solar projects for Honda and Acura customers

Green Car Congress

are partnering to make solar power more affordable and available to Honda and Acura customers in the US, providing a cleaner source of electricity at a lower cost than utility-supplied power. A 20-year lease or power purchase agreement term applies. SolarCity and American Honda Motor Co.,

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General Motors increases EV investment by 75% through 2025

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The car ultimately never made it to mass production, and it was listed on TIME’s “50 Worst Cars of All-Time” list, which is harsh considering it was one of the first attempts at a battery-powered vehicle in the modern age. GM has been relatively successful in its quest for EV powertrains in the 21st century.

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Green Motorsports: The Indy 500 Greens Up Its Act

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Beginning in 2024 the cars will be powered by hybrid engines. Capstone provides sustainable energy alternatives with microturbines, EV charging, solar, battery energy storage and generators for prime and standby power. That left us with power to run an EV charger. Many of the team transporters will also be using biofuels.

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Honda Begins Production of Civic GX Natural Gas Vehicles at Indiana Plant

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Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) began production of the natural gas-powered 2009 Civic GX at its plant in Greensburg, Indiana. The Civic GX was formerly produced at Honda’s East Liberty, Ohio plant and has ten years of proven performance as a natural gas powered vehicle. It is powered by a 113-hp (84 kW), 1.8-liter,

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Hoisting Out the Engine

Open Source Civic EV Kit

Here I stand, much cleaner than yesterday, happy to get this gas guzzling monster out of the car. Here's the start of removing the power-steering system. The Helms manual has you drain the power steering fluid by running the engine with one of the hoses in a bucket. With everything clear, the engine lifts out easily.

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