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ACEEE ranks i-MiEV as “Greenest” car in US, Civic Natural Gas ties for second with LEAF

Green Car Congress

Honda Civic Hybrid. Toyota Camry Hybrid LE. These include improved emissions estimates for the vehicle manufacturing process, changes reflecting current natural gas extraction practices, and consideration of upcoming shifts in the generation mix for the electricity used to power electric cars. Honda Insight.

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Zero-Carbon Drive to Sacto Anti-Carbon Rally and Back

Plugs and Cars

In a Prius or Civic Hybrid at 50mpg, the trip would have cost about $30 in gas, tolls and parking in Sacto. Electric cars don't emit carbon (or anything else) as they drive, so there's one additional saving quite relevant to speaking at a rally decrying carbon emissions. When it comes to cars, it’s time to say No Plug?

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Expert: Green cars are money savers

Green Cars News

If helping the environment isn’t reason enough to buy a green car, then consider the positive effects that going green can have on your wallet. Money , who explained in the Manchester Evening News , that electric cars and hybrid cars can have a significant cost-saving effect for consumers.

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Majority of motorists think electric cars are good household replacements

Green Cars News

Nearly two thirds of motorists either agree or partly agree that electric vehicles have the potential to replace their household’s cars, according to a new survey.

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News: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV

Clean Fleet Report

The first Honda hydrogen vehicle–the FCX EV Plus 1997-99 Insight Hatchback Hybrid 1999-2006 Civic Hybrid 2003-* (offered intermittently in various generations of Civics starting with the 7 th generation in 2003; note: An all-new Civic Hybrid will be released in 2025.)

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Let My People Convert! - The A123 Challenge

Plugs and Cars

What began as a simple program requiring an ever increasing percentage of Zero Emission vehicles (read electric cars), has become mired in cumbersome bureaucratic complications. A plug-in hybrid, one could say, simply integrates electric drive into a car with internal combustion. Look it up.)

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LA show displays green car ‘glimpse into the future’

Green Cars News

Ford Escape Hybrid. GMC Sierra Hybrid. • GMC Yukon Hybrid. Honda Insight Hybrid. Honda Civic Hybrid Sedan. Honda Civic GX NGV. Lexus RX 450h Hybrid Concept. Lexus LF-Ch Premium Compact Hybrid. Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid. Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Mercury Milan Hybrid.