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Honda Starts Hybrid Battery Pack Rare Earth Metal Recycling
Over the past few decades, demand for rare earth metals, has dramatically increased. So called because they are difficult to find in large deposits and often difficult to mine, rare earth metals are used in everything from electronics devices to hybrid and electric car battery packs. Now increased...
Today's Eco-Friendly Tires Offer Better MPG And Better Grip
Low rolling resistance tires have been around for a few decades now, and early versions required you to trade-off cornering and braking ability for a modest gain in fuel... August 5, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 5
Why Haven't Hybrid Sales Been Higher, And Should They Be?
Hybrid cars seem to bring out strong beliefs among car buyers, both pro and con. On the pro side, they get better gas mileage, offer some small degree of all-electric... May 27, 2011 by John Voelcker 7
Will Surging Gas Prices Save The Honda Insight?
The Toyota Prius is the best-selling hybrid vehicle of all time and recently passed three million sales globally and a million in the U.S., over more than a decade. And when... April 20, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson 4
Chevy Volt Price-Gouging Pushes Buyer Into Honda Insight Hybrid
For all the media furor over the 2011 Nissan Leaf and the 2011 Chevy Volt, you'd think that tens of thousands of them were flooding onto our streets each month. Not so. As of... March 21, 2011 by John Voelcker 1
Try Again: Honda's Big-Car Hybrid System Has Plug-In Ability
It wasn't even at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, where Honda only showed a video of the new plug-in hybrid platform it only discussed But details of the new powertrain point... December 1, 2010 by John Voelcker 4
Honda Takes The Insight Down A Notch—In Price
Honda has been battling the Toyota Prius popularity pretty much since its introduction and that battle has been an up hill struggle with the Honda Hybrids not gaining much... November 30, 2010 by Jonathan McGrew 2
2011 Honda Insight Adds New $18,950 Entry Model, Upgraded Features
While the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and Nissan LEAF have stolen most of the green-car limelight of late, and the Toyota Prius continues to be the go-to vehicle for those seeking... November 30, 2010 by Nelson Ireson 2
Ouch! Honda Yanks Civic Hybrid AND Insight Off Sale In Canada
[UPDATE: Honda Canada later clarified to Autoblog Green that it was not removing the cars from sale, but merely selling down available stocks, and that it would order more... August 23, 2010 by John Voelcker
2012 Honda Fit Hybrid Priced Under $20K for Japanese Buyers
With the 2011 Honda CR-Z headed for dealerships this summer, and the 2010 Honda Insight struggling to make a sales impression, the third of Honda's three new hybrid models is... August 10, 2010 by John Voelcker 1
Only One Hybrid Car Pays Back Its Owners; Know Which One?
One of the criticisms of hybrid cars has historically been that there's no payback, especially given the cheap gasoline prices in the U.S. The extra money you spend on a... August 9, 2010 by John Voelcker 22
Honda To Launch Plug-In Hybrid Car in 2013, A Year After Toyota
It's been a time of turmoil for Honda lately, with the company doubling down on hybrids and pulling back on its clean-diesel efforts. Now, according to a Reuters report, the... July 19, 2010 by John Voelcker
Honda Doubles Down on Hybrids, Dumps Clean Diesel To Go Green
Although Honda designed and sold the world's second hybrid-electric car, the 1999-2006 Insight, the company hasn't done nearly as well in hybrids as its larger rival Toyota... July 16, 2010 by John Voelcker
California Yanks Prius Perks: No More Hybrid HOV-Lane Access
You may remember that in California, 85,000 lucky owners of three hybrid vehicles were granted special stickers giving them access to High-Occupancy Vehicle lanes, even with... July 8, 2010 by John Voelcker 16
VIDEO: Five Things About Hybrid Cars That You Should Know
Do you know the difference between a mild hybrid like a 2010 Honda Insight, and a full hybrid like the 2010 Toyota Prius? Or what happens to all hybrid vehicles when the... April 30, 2010 by John Voelcker 3
Honda Insight or Honda Civic Hybrid?
At first glance, the Insight and Civic Hybrid are very comparable cars, but after looking at each in depth, one car clearly comes out on top, the Honda Insight. Priced at an... April 23, 2010 by Kelly Smith
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