Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2014

Zipcar has introduced a 2014 Honda Fit battery electric vehicle (EV) at The University of California, Davis’ (UC Davis) West Village , the largest planned zero net energy community in the United States. Both vehicles are available to all Zipcar members ages 18+ for hourly reservations, starting at $8.50

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Davis Honda Honda Insight Fleet 252

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2013

Monthly fuel economy of the retrofitted Honda Civic during the first 9 months of the fleet test. DOE researchers attributed the significant fuel economy reduction for May, June, and July as most likely being due to significant mountain driving and the likely use of the vehicle’s air conditioning.

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Lead Acid Civic Hybrid Fleet Miles 223

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2015

The vehicles under study were a conventional and hybrid Camry). In other words, they found that they real-world fuel economy benefit of adoption of HEVs may be better than for estimates based on EPA “sticker” fuel economy alone. Studies such as these are critical as HEVs and other electrified vehicles (i.e.,

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy Fuel 150