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Honda unveils Fit EV concept and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle platform at Los Angeles Auto Show

Green Car Congress

The Fit EV concept. Honda Motor Co. President and CEO Takanobu Ito unveiled the Fit EV Concept electric vehicle and the platform for a mid-size plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Honda Fit EV. liter gasoline engine. Click to enlarge. —Takanobu Ito.

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Honda to Begin Sales of Commercial-Use Electric Scooter, EV-neo, in December 2010

Green Car Congress

Honda Motor Co., revealed the latest prototype of the EV-neo electric scooter and said it plans to begin lease sales in Japan in December 2010 to businesses and individual business owners who provide mainly delivery services. Prototype of EV-neo. The mass-market model of EV-neo is currently under development.

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Feature: Are Eco-Friendly Cars Expensive to Own?

Clean Fleet Report

Capturing the Whole Picture of EV Ownership. Hybrids and EVs can cost you less. They found that hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles (especially electric cars) easily saved their owners money when looking at the purchase price, fuel costs and regular maintenance. Average Monthly Costs of Hybrid, Electric, and Gas-Powered Cars.

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2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV: 42 mile EV range/600 total miles! A smash hit!

Current EV

By John Coulter, CURRENT EV CMO In its new Prime, Toyota offers a RAV4 green version that employs a hybrid drivetrain relying on a gas engine and electric motors that draw power from a plug and regenerative braking. Its 42-mile EV range, its 600-mile total range and relatively low price tag have made the PHEV an instant smash hit.

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I bought Harley’s new electric motorcycle. Delivery was a hot mess, but still awesome

Baua Electric

LiveWire, the all-electric motorcycle brand spun out of Harley-Davidson, is shaping itself into a force to be reckoned with in the still-evolving electric motorcycle industry. And I got to experience all of it as the proud new owner of a shiny indigo LiveWire S2 Del Mar Launch Edition electric motorcycle.

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Wired blogger takes on Nissan LEAF

Plugs and Cars

He's a bit surprised, as are all of us, that Nissan has emerged as the first big automaker to manufacture a mass-produced electric car. The 100 mile range cited by Nissan uses "a number tied to the most optimistic benchmark, the LA4 cycle." The LEAF pack has fewer kWh than my RAV4 EV, but could be almost as heavy. Buyer beware!

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

Out in the desert as part of Burning Man , our encampment, Snow Koan Solar, is setting up a solar photovoltaic EV Charging Station (at 7:30 and Desert) for electric scooters, golf carts, sofas and barstools. We'll also be taking Burning Man art projects off petroleum generators by switching them to solar electricity.

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