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Report: Honda to Aggressively Price New Fit Hybrid In Japan

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Kyodo reports that Honda Motor Co. million (about US$18,600), which will be the lowest price for a gasoline-electric vehicle sold in Japan, according to company sources. The price of Honda’s new Fit compact car to be released in October will be some 300,000 yen lower than the 1.89 Tags: Brief. mpg US, 3.3

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Honda Introducing BEV and PHEV to US and Japan in 2012; Demonstration Programs in US Begin This Year

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Honda Motor Company will introduce a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and a new plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) to the US market in 2012, said President & CEO Takanobu Ito in his mid-year address in Tokyo, Japan. The City of Torrance will also receive a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle for evaluation by the end of 2010.

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Daihatsu and Suzuki Readying More Fuel-Efficient Minicars to Compete with Hybrids

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both are developing gasoline-powered minivehicles with a fuel efficiency. overall fuel economy by 20%. and Honda Motor Co.Suzuki will overhaul its mainstay engine, which has been in wide use. Minivehicles currently on the market in Japan features with displacements of. Tags: Brief. Trimming the. mpg US, 3.33

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UMTRI study finds US and China could turnover more than 90% of LDV fleet to alternative powertrains by 2050 under very aggressive penetration scenarios

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In their study, they used three different alternative powertrain/fuel models: less aggressive, moderately aggressive and very aggressive, applied across four developed economies (United States, Western Europe, Japan, and South Korea) and four developing economies (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Source: Belzowski and McManus.

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On the Horizon

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N ow that the number one automaker and the number two automaker has made the commitment to building Plug In hybrid / electric vehicles by 2010, another automotive giant is joining the race. Here is the story from the New York Times : Nissan Plans Electric Car in U.S. Honda ( HMC ). Toyota ( TM ). It's the contrarian.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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Policy (Update2) Share | Email | Print | A A A By Alan Ohnsman April 27 (Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co. , drivers, may also developplug-in electric models as U.S. are rushing out cars that can be recharged at electrical outletsas the U.S. moves to tighten fuel-economy and greenhouse gasrules. General Motors Corp.,

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Nissan’s Big Gamble

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Some think Nissan is taking a gamble by rapidly moving into mass marketing of EVs, comparing the company’s approach to Toyota and Honda’s approach of “wait and see how the market materializes for EVs, then jump in.&# I think it’s Toyota and Honda that are doing the gambling. manufacturing complex.

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