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Honda hybrid minivan, SUV, or pickup coming; dedicated hybrid in 2018 too

Green Car Reports

In recent years, Honda has announced that it planned to release advanced-technology green cars in the future—without mentioning even their names, let alone any details or specifications.

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Honda unveils new Odyssey minivan

Green Cars News

Japanese manufacturer Honda has applied its fuel saving technology to its minivan range as indicated by the unveiling of the 2011 Odyssey. The Honda Odyssey minivan has a lower roofline compared to the current model – down 1.6inches compared to the 2010 version – and also has a wider track – around 1.4inches wider.

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Japan Green-Car Subsidy Boosts Vehicle Sales 12.9% In July

Green Car Congress

Honda Motor Co. jump partly on the popularity of the Fit subcompact and the Step WGN minivan. Automakers “are stepping up marketing activity, urging customers who are still driving old vehicles to buy new ones before the subsidies expire,” says an official at Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Toyota Motor Corp. enjoyed a 19.1%

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Honda to increase green car output

Green Cars News

Demand is so high for green cars after government incentives were introduced in Japan, that the Honda Motor Company, the country’s number two car manufacturer, has said it will start partial weekend shifts at two factories in a bid to push low emission vehicles off the production line.

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LA show displays green car ‘glimpse into the future’

Green Cars News

The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public today with a glittering display of green cars taking pride of place. The show, based at the Los Angeles Convention Center will host more than 30 significant world and North American debuts and feature more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans.

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Honda touts Ohio EV flexibility, could make hundreds per day

Baua Electric

Honda is well underway in a $700 million effort to retool three of its plants and create a new $3.5 2024 Honda Prologue A strategic EV advantage with shifting demand? Honda underscored that the flexibility is in line with its original plan, and it intends to make EVs both at its Marysville and East Liberty plants.

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Details revealed about new Honda vehicles

Green Cars News

Honda President Takanobu Ito has revealed details of two new Honda vehicles in an interview with The Nikkei. He also stated that the company hopes to meet California’s zero emission vehicle regulation, considered the toughest in the world, as part of its development of electric cars.

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