Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

2013 Honda CR-Z. The 2013 Honda CR-Z goes on sale 21 November with a number of powertrain, styling and feature upgrades, including a new Li-ion battery pack that replaces the NiMH pack in the MY 2012 CR-Z hybrid and delivers more power and improved fuel economy. The MY 2012 CR-Z hybrid used a 100V NiMH pack.)

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The high demand for the Honda Civic hybrid tell us its at least $3,000. They are converting up to 40 15-passenger Mercedes commercial vans into PHEVs, with some vehicles using NiMH and others advanced lithium-ion batteries, plus diesel and gasoline engines. These are "features" -- and no one asks about the payback.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." See Chevy Volt for latest. Detroit Free Press ).

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