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Honda launching new Fit and Fit Hybrid in Japan

Green Car Congress

Honda Motor Co., Based on driving conditions, the hybrid system can automatically link and unlink the motor and gasoline engine, switching among three different drive modes. Based on driving conditions, the hybrid system can automatically link and unlink the motor and gasoline engine, switching among three different drive modes.

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Safest EVs, VW ID.4 update, Honda fuel-cell PHEV, Fiat’s EV future: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Honda revealed the upcoming fuel-cell version of its Honda CR-V and, once again, it will only be available by lease in California. Ineos Fusilier The off-road maker Ineos announced its first fully electric vehicle, the Fusilier electric SUV. Currently, though, there are no plans to bring it or the brand to the U.S.

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Disneyland will remake its Autopia around EVs in 2026

Baua Electric

Disneyland will replace gasoline vehicles at its Autopia ride with EVs in 2026, the Los Angeles Times confirmed this week. The groups drawing attention to the disparities in recent weeks and encouraging the shift to electric are planning a Sunday morning (10 a.m.) Since 2016, the attraction has been sponsored by Honda.

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Disneyland announces Autopia will be all-electric within the next 30 months (Updated)

Baua Electric

And late Thursday, Disney spokesperson Jessica Good told the LA Times that electrification “means fully electric — it does not mean hybrid or any other version of a gasoline combustion engine,” and that the park “will no longer be using the current engines within the next 30 months.”

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

Baua Electric

A hybrid vehicle is powered by at least one electric motor and a gasoline engine, and its system recovers energy through regenerative braking. Sometimes the electric motor does all of the work, other times the combustion engine does, and sometimes both work together. The engine never truly powers the wheels.

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Toyota 3-row EVs, Tesla price cuts, electric G-wagen, airless tires: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

2025 Mazda EZ-6 Honda plans to create an $11 billion EV hub in Canada. Set to ramp up in 2028, the Ontario hub could potentially build up to 240,000 EVs per year, and see that as the demand for Honda EVs builds, they’d be American-made. And Disneyland has now confirmed that its Autopia ride will go fully electric in 2026.

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Compliance credits for EVs undergoing reduction 

Electric Auto Association

To fully appreciate the large number of credits generated by EVs, it is helpful to compare Honda with Tesla. Honda generated 5,307,829 megagrams of credit in 2019 with an efficient, conventional fleet made up of 1.73 Gasoline consumption increased from 3.2 million vehicles, beating its standard by 15 grams per mile.

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