Green Car Reports

MARCH 8, 2017

Honda's green-car strategy for the next decade or so appears to be coming into greater focus. In place of its previous mild hybrids, the Japanese automaker is planning to produce much higher volumes of its two-motor hybrid powertrain, as seen first in the Accord Hybrid mid-size sedan.

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Baua Electric

JULY 8, 2024

Biggest price hike applies to base front-wheel-drive Sportage Hybrid 2025 Sportage Hybrid remains cheaper than rivals if AWD isn’t a priority Sportage PHEV carries over at 34 miles of range, includes AWD Kia has carried over its Sportage Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid lineups for the 2025 model year.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 13, 2016

Honda and General Motors may expand their cooperation on green cars, according to a report in the Japanese media. Now, it appears they may collaborate on plug-in hybrids as well. DON'T MISS: GM, Honda Latest.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. A 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line hybrid in a Colorado wrecking yard.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 18, 2014

Lots of Honda news today. The 2014 Accord Hybrid is still in short supply, and the Japanese carmaker is planning an efficient 1.0-liter We''ve also got stories on Tesla''s expanded drivetrain warranty, and the delivery of the first 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrids. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 24, 2014

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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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: the rotary engine lives on in prototypes for a Mazda 2 range-extended electric car, Via Motors lets the sun shine on its new solar tonneau cover, and we drive the 2015 Honda Fit Hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2010

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. sales volume increase in July thanks in part to the hot-selling Prius hybrid. Honda Motor Co. enjoyed a 19.1%

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 20, 2013

It is arguably its most successful hybrid car to date: and now Honda is ready to release a brand new version of the Accord Hybrid (pictured). The Japanese carmaker has officially announced that its two-motor 2014 model year Accord Hybrid will go on sale in the USA from October onwards (European rel[.].

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: The Toyota Prius C hybrid could get a convertible model in Japan, the Ford Edge could get a hybrid model with its next redesign, and we preview the green cars of the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Today, we look at battery degradation of the course of the life of a Tesla Model S electric car, how Honda's fuel-cell vehicle could preview future battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models, and the first hint at Nissan's electric 2015 Tokyo Motor Show concept. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 2, 2012

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, much of the focus for Honda was on the new Honda Civic: however, the Japanese carmaker had arguably an even more significant announcement for green car enthusiasts. It revealed that the 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (pictured) will go on sale in the USA on January 15 – [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 19, 2013

Honda has opened a pre-order bank for its new hybrid sports car, after receiving unprecedented demand for the new high-performance model, the carmaker claims. UK buyers can now pre-order the new NSX for a deposit of £5,000, ahead of the car’s launch in 2015. First unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show in 2012, the new [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 7, 2010

The brand new Honda Fit Hybrid is expected to be the cheapest hybrid car around when it launches in October. According to a report by Kyodo, the Honda Motor Company has decided to sell its new hybrid car for Y1.59million in Japan – making it the cheapest petrol-electric hybrid car available in the country.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

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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Green Car Reports

JULY 23, 2016

Why did we decide that the Honda Accord Hybrid, our Best Car To Buy three years ago, faces new and tougher competition? And, what new types of electric vehicles is Tesla Motors promising to introduce now?

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 25, 2013

It’s less than a month to the Tokyo Motor Show and as you might have guessed it will be the domestic carmakers which will really make this show go with bang. First to reveal what it has planned for the show is Honda, which is set to display the new Accord Plug-in Hybrid-sadly it is likely it wil[.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The next-gen Honda Jazz has been previewed in the form of a teaser pic ahead of its reveal at the Toyko Motor Show next week.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

It’s the opening press day of the Tokyo Motor Show and as the first unveilings take place throughout the day, there will be plenty to catch the eye. First up is Honda, with its new Urban SUV model which will be named the Vezel when it launches in Japan next month (a name for the European model wil[.]. Hybrid cars Honda'

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Green Cars News

JULY 18, 2009

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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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

As Honda bids to drive the company’s growth over the next few years, it has revealed plans to introduce three new hybrid systems. Honda Motor Company CEO Takanobu Ito outlined the plans stating that each hybrid system will boast unique characteristics.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Honda is set to unveil its first-ever electrified SUV powertrain at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 26, 2010

Japanese manufacturer Honda is hoping to make in-roads in China by bringing two of its most popular hybrid models to the country before the end of 2012. Both the Honda Insight Hybrid and the forthcoming Honda CR-Z Hybrid will make their way to China according to Honda President and CEO Takanobu Ito, who was speaking at [.].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

During a media event in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen provided a medium dive into details of its two-seater XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle diesel plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) as well as some driving time on local roads and highways. two-cylinder diesel, 20 kW electric motor and 5.5 two-cylinder diesel, 20 kW electric motor and 5.5

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 10, 2012

The Honda Accord may be one of the most well-established models in the Japanese carmaker’s line-up – but it’s about to undergo something of a transformation.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

It''s been a busy week in the green automotive universe, but you already know that since you follow us on social media. That means you are aware that we named the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Green Car Reports'' Best Car To Buy 2014. We know General Motors.'

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Green Cars News

APRIL 28, 2010

Government support and incentives will be needed if Japan is to meet its targets in boosting the sales of hybrid and other low carbon vehicles. That’s the verdict of Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association chairman Satoshi Aoki on the goal of increasing sales to 20-50 per cent of the overall domestic total by 2020. Aoki, who is also [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Another highlight of the fast-approaching Paris Motor Show will be the unveiling of the European version of the new Honda Jazz. Sadly, there is no word yet on whether there will be a hybrid version for Europe, even though there is one available in both Japan and the US. Instead Europe will be [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 12, 2010

While stating that it understands electric vehicle technology as well as anyone, and unveiling its new CR-Z hybrid sports car, Honda still believes that fuel cells are the future.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 25, 2010

Honda is set to unveil a new hybrid version of its popular Jazz model at the Paris Motor Show this September. Set to be the world’s first mass-produced B-Class hybrid, the Jazz [.]. Tags: Honda debut emissions hybrid Jazz low Paris Motor Show.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The list of participants at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, which kicks off to the Press tomorrow (October 21), is perhaps indicative of Japan’s waning fortunes. Here we look at the green cars to be introduced by the three major Japanese manufacturers at the event: Honda – Introducing a world first. Toyota – Going electric.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 3, 2014

A new Honda Fit (known as the Jazz over here) will be one of the stars of the upcoming Detroit Motor Show this month, following the launch of a new model in Japan. While we are unlikely to hear much about a European version— including the possibility of a new hybrid version—until later in the year[.]. Hybrid cars Honda'

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Once more the spotlight of another major motoring event has fallen on green cars with a host of new and updated models unveiled with a distinctly environmental [.]. Tags: The Green Piece electric Fiat green car Honda hybrid Hyundai Kia LA Auto Show Mercedes Toyota.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

More Tokyo Motor Show news this morning-Honda is to reveal no less than seven concepts at its home country’s biggest automotive event. Five of them will be electric and a six is a hybrid. The final seven concept is a mobility concept, called Townwalker, which can be easily loaded into a car. Of the five [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 3, 2012

Car buyers on the hunt for the best value green car should look no further than the Honda Jazz Hybrid, according to Parkers. IMA HE Hybrid CVT hatchback was named Eco Car of the Year in Parkers’ Cost of Motoring New Car Awards which dealt honours on a model’s ability to make motorists’ [.].

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Model S owner David Noland updates us on life with his car, we respond to a reader about Honda Civic gas mileage, and Fisker files for bankruptcy. All this and more on Green Car Reports. What''s Toyota''s biggest hybrid? That''d be the diesel-electric Hino 195h.

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Green Cars News

JULY 30, 2013

The biggest names in Japanese motoring have agreed to work together in an effort to boost the installation of a charging network for plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles across Japan. Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi have announced the agreement as recognition of the swift need to develop charg[.].

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