Honda News Articles
New Honda President: “Our Theme is Hybrids”
Takanobu Ito, president of Honda Motor Co., discussing the company’s hybrid strategy at a press conference. Honda’s new president Takanobu Ito promised today to speed up production of hybrid cars. Ito said that Honda will offer a CR-Z hybrid in Japan in February 2010, followed by a hybrid version of the company’s best-selling compact, Honda [...]Honda Upgrades Japan-Market Insight Line
Today Honda Motor Company announced it will release refreshed Insight hybrids including a somewhat more upscale version with larger engine to the Japanese market. The 1.3-liter 40-plus mpg version will be joined by a 1.5-liter model Honda is calling the Insight Exclusive, and the company says dealers will get them Nov. 11. No word was [...]MPG Displays Becoming Rich Media Experiences
Many of today’s hybrid drivers keep a close eye on the fuel economy reading on the dashboard. Instantaneous MPG readings provide essential feedback about the effects of toes tapping on the accelerator, extended stretches of coasting, and easing on the brakes. But the new generation of fuel efficiency dashboard displays takes hybrid geekiness to a [...]Generous New Federal Incentives Could Put CNG Vehicles on the Map
Last week, a bipartisan coalition of 133 House members signed on to co-sponsor the latest incarnation of the NAT GAS Act, which would provide credits for consumers, OEMs, fleet operators and filling station owners to encourage the adoption of compressed and liquified natural gas vehicles. The legislation was first introduced several years ago—thanks largely to [...]Toyota Still Seen As Top Green Automaker
Toyota’s consistency as a green company has been confirmed by a third successive top ranking in the annual Best Global Green Brands report. This report was published June 12 by international brand consultancy Interbrand. Interestingly, automotive brands make up 50 percent of this year’s top ten. The report gauges the gap between public perception of [...]October 2010 Dashboard: Hybrid Car Sales Returned to Life in October
> Subscribe to the HybridCars.com Market Dashboard After months of lackluster sales, purchasing of hybrid cars showed signs of life in October. Automakers reported 24,228 sales, the highest volume since May. That put hybrids at 2.55 percent of the new car market for October. Hybrid sales were 9.2 percent higher in October than in the [...]Honda Seeks Natural Gas Refueling At Dealerships
American Honda is attempting to get some of its California dealers to help it overcome the catch-22 facing acceptance of its Civic Natural Gas by installing refueling facilities on site. Steve Center, U.S. vice president for environmental business development said in an interview with Automotive News this week that talks are ongoing with state regulators [...]Honda Now Recycling Rare Earth Metals For Batteries
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced it has established the world’s first process to reuse rare earth metals extracted from nickel-metal hydride batteries for new nickel-metal hydride batteries to recycle precious resources. Honda said that so far, it has been extracting an oxide containing rare earth metals from used nickel-metal hydride batteries at the plant of [...]Fit EV Heading East
The all-electric 2013 Honda Fit EV is coming to select East Coast markets later this month. American Honda announced earlier today that the Fit EV will be available for lease at Honda dealerships in selected markets in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, New York, and New Jersey. Customers will be able to lease the Fit EV for [...]Toyota: Nickel Batteries for Hybrids, Lithium for Electric Cars
Over the past decade, consumers have mostly overcome unfounded fears about the safety and longevity of batteries in their hybrid cars. But now the trusted battery technology, nickel metal hydride, is slowly being replaced by lithium ion—raising questions about which automaker will make the switch to lithium and when. Toyota says that nickel metal hydride [...]