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Honda and Isuzu, Lucid Air, cleaner EVs from less coal: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Coal plants closed and electric cars got greener. Honda looks to trucks for its fuel-cell technology. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. With a passenger-car hydrogen infrastructure moving slowly but development on hydrogen fuel-cell stacks advancing rapidly, Honda and Isuzu have announced that.

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New cleaner and more powerful Honda Civic

Green Cars News

The new Honda Civic will feature a cleaner, more powerful and economical diesel engine to deliver lower running costs for owners, the car maker has said. Improvements to Honda’s 2.2-litre

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Honda begins production of natural gas vehicles

Green Cars News

Honda Manufacturing in Indiana has begun production of the 2009 Civic GX, which is the only natural gas vehicle built by a major automaker in the USA. The Civic GX was actually first introduced in 1998 and is the cleanest internal combustion vehicle certified by the EPA - it is around 90 per cent cleaner than the average petrol powered car.

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Honda confirms diesel commitment

Green Cars News

Despite reports to the contrary, Honda has confirmed its commitment to the development of cleaner diesel cars in Europe. At the moment, Honda produces its diesel engine cylinder blocks at its Suzuka factory in Japan but it will gradually transfer the casting and machining process over to Ogawa. litre diesel engines.

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Honda Insight 2009 road test

Green Cars News

Honda is taking on the Toyota Prius with the latest version of the Insight, which is a huge advance on the original two-seater launched in 1999. The major selling point of the Insight is its hybrid powerplant, a petrol-electric unit that reduces CO2 emissions and provides a cleaner, greener way of motoring. Honda Insight lease prices.

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Insight the top hybrid performer

Green Cars News

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. Honda Insight customers also have the benefit of high residual values of 44 per cent as well as exemption from the London Congestion Charge.

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Fuel-cell Honda CR-V review, Genesis GV60 test, Fisker Ocean price cut: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 29, 2024. In a first drive of the 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV , we found it to be well-packaged, roomy, and refined, with a driving experience that’s virtually indistinguishable from that of a battery-electric model.

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