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Honda Jazz Hybrid wins Japan Car of the Year

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The new 2014 Honda Fit Hybrid (known as the Jazz Hybrid over here) has been crowned Japan Car of the Year. Benefitting from better kit as standard and increased interior space, the third-generation model also features a new one motor Sport Hybrid i-DCD system which achieves fuel economy of around [.].

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Honda offers customers chance to build their own Fit

Green Cars News

It takes a special kind of person to want to build a car themselves at home. Now Honda is taking the kit car-building spirit to a new level; launching the first ever production car you can build yourself. Taking its popular supermini Fit model (known as the Jazz in the UK), Honda is now offering t[.].

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London’s Deputy Mayor drives the FCX Clarity

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The first Honda FCX Clarity to come to the UK found itself driven by Kit Malthouse, Deputy Mayor for Policing in London and Chair of the London Hydrogen Partnership yesterday. The Japanese car maker has been leasing the FCX Clarity to customers in the US and Japan but it is the first time that the [.].

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XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

Green Car Congress

Note the position of the battery pack on the passenger side, which also helps with weight distribution in the car (with one driver). The XL1 is not a product of any of Volkswagen’s modular Baukästen (assembly kits such as the MQB, MLB or MSB, earlier post ). Volkswagen hosted Green Car Congress at the Wolfsburg event.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Because of Hondas different architecture (the engine runs whenever the motor runs), aftermarket conversion of Hondas are unlikely. The kit is designed so the batteries can be upgraded to lithium-phosphate.) The first after-market conversion company, built Felixs car, currently provides vehicles mainly to fleets.

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

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Recharge a Car, Recharge the Grid, Recharge the Planet Google.org supports PHEV & V2G with [link] project. PiPrius : Open Source documentation and kits. 2008.03.20 - New rechargeit.blogspot.com about PHEVs. PriusPlus documentation process : CalCars Open Source documentation. Maillist : Join our maillist to get in on the discussion.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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losing sales to fuel-efficient cars from Toyota Motor Corp., is developing a hybrid-electric vehicle with a battery that recharges at any outlet, said GM officials familiar with the plan." ( Bloomberg News ) Honda top 12/18/07 The head of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. 10/23/07 Honda Motor Co. Reuters ).

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