Green Car Reports

JUNE 16, 2015

Today, Tesla plans a Model 3 crossover, Honda plans to kill its Civic Hybrid and Natural Gas models, and DC fast-charging prices fluctuate. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla adds a liquid-cooled charging cable to one of its Supercharger stations. Could it speed up charging even more?

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 30, 2012

Last week we started a series of the Five Best Used Green Cars To Buy. We've already looked at two of the best-known green cars, the 2004-2009 Toyota Prius and the 2006-2011 Honda Civic Hybrid. Now it's the turn of a car known for its fuel, rather than its drivetrain--the Volkswagen Jetta TDI.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 23, 2010

sales figures for green cars, it was apparent that the 2010 Honda Insight wasn't doing well. The "cheapest hybrid" sold just 20,000 copies, and Honda's other hybrid, the 2010 Civic Hybrid, fell by several thousand as well. A reader tipped off our comrades at Autoblog Green that both.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 6, 2012

Honda is to be taken to court by a Californian driver of one of its 2006 model Civic Hybrid cars over claims that the car fails to live up to its fuel economy ratings. Former corporate attorney Heather Peters is to take the car giant to the small claims court, avoiding a class-action suit, where [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

With fuel economy estimates in excess of 40mpg, the new Honda Civic HF and the Honda Civic Hybrid promise to be more efficient than ever before. The Civic HF will be the most fuel efficient petrol model in the line-up. It comes with a 140hp, 1.8litre i-VTEC engine and has fuel economy of 41mpg. Meanwhile, [.].

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 20, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending. The 2024 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid gets a price hike—and more of a price bump versus non-hybrid Elantra models, although the Elantra Hybrid does now get the larger 10.3-inch inch infotainment screen.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

Honda built its original reputation around affordable small cars like its Civic. Yet decades on, segueing into an era of EVs, it has no battery-electric equivalent to the Civic. It might take a technology breakthrough, like solid-state battery tech, before Honda sees a small, affordable car as making sense—late in the decade.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

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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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2009

The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public today with a glittering display of green cars taking pride of place. The show, based at the Los Angeles Convention Center will host more than 30 significant world and North American debuts and feature more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

It plans to have hybrids account for more than 20 per cent of Japanese sales next fiscal year – that would be around double the 2010 fiscal year’s average of 10 per cent. Honda has forecast [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 6, 2010

In the case of Toyota, hybrid sales rose by 21.6 per cent by volume to 16,714 units; while Ford enjoyed sales of 3,050 units – an increase of [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

The all-new Honda CR-Z (Compact Renaissance Zero) went on sale on Friday with Honda targeting monthly sales of 1,000 units for the new car. It is the company’s third hybrid in the market, following on from the Civic Hybrid and [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 16, 2010

A software fix for Honda’s Civic hybrid model may reduce the vehicle’s fuel efficiency, the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the publication, Honda is offering a software upgrade on some its Civic hybrid models to customers in the US and Canada after it discovered that batteries used in the model may not last as [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

A Californian owner of a Civic hybrid has successfully won her small claims court lawsuit against the car’s maker, Honda. According to the LA Times, Civic owner Heather Peters has been awarded $9,867.19

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 12, 2011

The North American International Auto Show marked the first official glimpse of the Honda Civic Si Concept coupe and the Civic Concept saloon car. The ninth generation model is expected to go on sale in the spring with three different powertrains: a petrol, hybrid and natural gas version.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2009

Move over Toyota Prius - there’s a new green car leader in town. During its first month of sales, the Honda Insight has outsold its competitors in the hybrid market. Tags: Green cars Honda Hybrid cars Latest news Honda Insight Insight versus Prius Toyota Toyota Prius. The Insight 1.3-litre

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

General Motors: GM sold a total of 1,708 hybrids during the month – an increase of 4.8 Honda: The company sold a total of 4,943 hybrids during the month with 4,226 of these units being the new Honda Insight. The Civic Hybrid meanwhile sold 717 units, down 77 per cent compared to August 2008.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Honda: Thanks to the introduction of the new Honda Insight Hybrid, which sold 1,739 units during the month, Honda reported a 21.9 per cent increase in hybrid sales during October with a total of 1,978 vehicles sold. Sales of the Civic Hybrid however, dropped 85.3 per cent; and the LS Hybrid posting 21 units, down 61.8

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Green Cars News

MAY 4, 2009

The Insight sold 2,096 units in April pushing combined Honda hybrid sales up 25 per cent year-on-year. Meanwhile, the Honda Civic Hybrid sold 3,361 units, down 22.3 Nissan: Just 222 units of the Altima hybrid were sold in the US in April - a drop of 72.3 Sales of its RX400h Hybrid were down 59.7

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

Honda: Total hybrid sales hit 3,662 units for American Honda, up 34.5 The Civic Hybrid meanwhile posted 1,583 units, which is a fall of 41.6 Nissan: The Japanese manufacturer posted 666 units of the Altima Hybrid, which is a fall of 50 per cent compared to June 2008. per cent year on year. The LS600h meanwhile saw a 57.5

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2009

In total, 1,011 hybrids were delivered in the month. . Honda: Total vehicle sales reached 77,229 a decline of 20 per cent with hybrid sales dropping six per cent to 1,898 units. Sales of the Civic hybrid plummeted by 92.5 The Highlander Hybrid sold 269 units, down 70.8 The new HS250h meanwhile, sold 1,242 units.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 7, 2009

The Accord was the volume leader with 22,597 units sold while combined sales of the Civic and Civic Hybrid dropped 61 per cent. The new Honda Insight did help to boost sales however - 2,780 models were sold meaning hybrid sales of Honda cars increased by 3.5 per cent year-on-year. Nissan: Sales fell by 33.1

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Green Cars News

JULY 13, 2009

Honda’s new CEO, Takanobu Ito has today announced plans to begin sales in Japan of the CR-Z sports hybrid model in February 2010. The start date for EU sales of the new hybrid coupe will be released towards the end of 2009. Tags: Honda Hybrid cars cr-z hybrid.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 5, 2009

Sales of the Civic Hybrid plunged by 71.8 per cent to just 969 units while the Honda Insight Hybrid posted 2,295 units. per cent compared to June and hybrid sales increased to 24,295 - an increase of 19.3 Honda: The Japanese manufacturer posted total July vehicle sales of 114,690 - that’s a decline of 17.3

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

With the global recession making drivers think about their wallets and the environment ahead of power and good looks, a green car race has emerged with manufacturers keen to offer more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles than their rivals. So who is leading the green car race?

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 23, 2012

It was another successful year for Honda’s range of hybrid cars – as they surpassed 800,000 cumulative sales worldwide at the end of December, 2011. More recently, Honda has introduced six new hybrid cars [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2009

According to Edmunds.com, only six vehicles on sale today offer fuel economy of at least 35.5mpg in the USA - the Toyota Prius, Honda Insight, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Honda Civic Hybrid, Mercury Milan Hybrid and the Smart Fortwo.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 10, 2010

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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