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Honda may build an EV factory in Canada featuring in-house battery cells

Teslarati

Japanese automaker Honda is considering locations to build an electric vehicle (EV) factory in Canada featuring the use of in-house battery cells. Honda would be aiming to have the facility operational by 2028, and the company is planning to decide on a specific location by the end of this year. million sales per year by 2030.

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Virginia Scraps Hybrid Tax, Tesla In China, Green Honda Dealer: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: CEO Elon Musk says China may become Tesla Motors'' biggest market, Virginia scraps its hybrid-vehicle tax, and a New Jersey Honda dealer achieves electric-grid neutrality. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

For my own recent test, a mere 150-kW EA charger at a Target in New Jersey had to suffice. The 1,315-kg (2,900-pound) battery aboard has a lot to do with that, saddling the Hummer with more weight than an entire base-model Honda Civic. And its electron-huffing 47 MPGe rating is the lowest of any EV sold in the United States.

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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

Green Car Congress

Hyundai will initially offer the Sonata Plug-in Hybrid in the ZEV states—California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont—in 2015. Hyundai expects California and Oregon to be the top markets and areas of focus.) Click to enlarge. Competition.

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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. PITCH: If you support our goals, you could support CalCars with a tax-deductible donation in any amount by credit card, check, PayPal or Google Checkout. $25 25 or more gets you a bumper sticker.

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