Honda News
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Honda hopes its new hydrogen-fueling protocol will become the industry standard.
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Honda Insight Hybrid Production To End
The Honda Insight hybrid is no more. That's the confirmation from Honda itself, as slow sales prompt the Japanese automaker to end production of its flagship hybrid. According to Bloomberg, Honda informed dealers back in November that Insight production would stop this month, and asked them to stop...
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2014 Honda Fit EV: Model Year Ends Early As Last Cars Are Built
Honda has announced through its EV sales division that the Fit EV model year production will end early, with production of the last of the 2014 Fit EVs this fall. [UPDATE: Honda North America subsequently clarified that Fit EV production will end on schedule this fall, not "early." Honda added that...
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Honda Film: Controlling Air Pollution A 'Never-Ending Race'
The latest film in Honda's Environmental Short Film series focuses on the company's response to 1970s California air pollution.
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Electric Honda Fit EV Goes Ice-Racing Against Old Two-Stroke Saab
Given the recent cold snap, spending a day deliberately driving around on ice might not seem that appealing. Others, such as those from the Adirondack Motor Enthusiast Club, like nothing more than to take to a frozen lake in their cars. But this past weekend they got to compete against a sort of...
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Tiny SUVs Shown By Chevy, VW, Honda At India Auto Expo
Automakers unveiled several small SUV concepts at the 2014 India Auto Expo.
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The Honda Civic Hybrid and Natural Gas get a few changes for the 2014 model year.
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Honda Dealer In NJ Is First In U.S. To Use No Net Electricity
Rossi Honda of Vineland, New Jersey is the first dealer to go electric-grid neutral.
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2015 Honda Fit: Video Summary From Detroit Auto Show
Undoubtedly the most important green car at a rather scattered Detroit Auto Show, the 2015 Honda Fit promises to be a strong entry in the subcompact segment when it arrives this spring. MORE: 2015 Honda Fit: Full Details From 2014 Detroit Auto Show The latest generation of the most flexible and...
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2015 Honda Fit: Full Details From 2014 Detroit Auto Show
The all-new 2015 Honda Fit was unveiled this afternoon at the Detroit Auto Show--one of very few cars that could conceivably be deemed "green" at an event dominated by the huge new 2015 Ford F-150 full-size pickup truck. The new Fit is a complete redesign of the five-door subcompact that won raves...
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2015 Honda Fit To Make 2014 Detroit Auto Show Debut
The Honda Fit has always been a little different from other small cars. A little more zing, a dash more space inside and a much smarter interior layout than most. The new 2015 model looks set to continue those trends, but we'll know for sure from January as that's when the car will make its U.S...
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Honda Insight Hybrid To Be Canned By 2015?
Honda's Insight has never enjoyed the success of the Toyota Prius or even Honda's own Civic Hybrid, and it looks like the writing is now finally on the wall for the budget hybrid hatchback. According to Autoblog Green, sources within the company have revealed that some preparation procedures...
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We know what the all-new 2015 Honda Fit hatchback will look like; that car was unveiled in Japan last July, and then went on sale in September there. But have we now seen what the sedan model of the 2015 Fit will look like as well? Yesterday, Honda Cars India unveiled the latest version of the Honda City, a subcompact sedan sold in developing markets for many years now. And it's entirely possible that this car, or a version of it modified to meet North American safety and performance requirements, will be the new Honda Fit sedan to be launched next year. Honda said in its release that the new...
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2013 Honda Civic EX Automatic: Gas Mileage Advice To Reader
Sometimes we get letters from readers asking for advice, or criticizing our reports on gas mileage. We're always happy to hear their experiences--but a bit of perspective is sometimes needed. Reader Marcus Witte recently sent us the following note (we've edited it slightly for clarity): Your review...
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2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Supplies Tight In 'Rolling Release'
The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid is proving unexpectedly popular, both in Japan and the U.S., and that's causing supply challenges for Honda. Two readers have contacted us in the last week to complain that they were unable to purchase the new Accord Hybrid, which Green Car Reports named its 2014 Best...
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Honda FCEV Concept Previews Next-Gen Production Fuel Cell Car: Live Photos
Honda presented a new concept car at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show that was powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. Called the FCEV, the new concept is said to preview the potential styling of a successor to the FCX Clarity that is scheduled for launch in 2015, the same year close rival Toyota plans to...
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2014 Honda Civic HF Rated At 35 MPG, Up From 33 MPG Last Year
A new CVT gives the 2014 Honda Civic HF impressive fuel economy.
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Honda Vezel Compact Crossover: Tokyo Motor Show Live Photos
Not many vehicles on display at the Tokyo Motor Show will make their way to U.S. shores, but here's one that will. Honda unveiled the Vezel crossover at the show, going on sale in its home market as soon as December 20. It'll be a little while longer before the Vezel appears in the U.S, and it's...
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The new 2015 Honda Fit will have a combined EPA gas mileage rating of 36 mpg, according to Honda officials. That's the second-highest rating for any five-door subcompact hatchback, and notably improves on the current 2013 Fit's highest rating of 31 mpg. MORE: 2015 Honda Fit - preview In a company media preview held two days ago at Honda's global research and development center in Togichi, Japan, the rating was announced by the company's executive in charge of product and brand strategy for automobiles, Toshihiko Nonaka. The 36-mpg Fit model will use a 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine and...
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Honda Refines Uni-Cub Electric Personal Mobility Device
Honda's Super Cub motorcycle is one of the most important motor vehicles ever made. With more than 60 million produced since 1958 it's done more to get people moving than any other motorized vehicle in history. Honda's electric Uni-Cub has done none of those things but its ethos is the...
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Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy: 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid
For 2014, our fourth annual Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy award goes to the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid. This new model of the redesigned Honda Accord sedan introduced last year is comfortable, quiet, stylish--and delivers real-world fuel economy from 40 mpg to as much as 52 mpg. And that's...
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Honda To Debut Fuel Cell Concept At 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show
Honda has released a lone sketch to hint at the form of a new fuel cell concept debuting at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show. The company says the new FCEV Concept expresses a "potential styling direction" for a next-generation fuel-cell electric vehicle due in 2015--ready to meet Toyota's...
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2014 Honda CR-Z HPD: Performance Up, Economy Down For Hybrid Hatch?
Poor Honda. It launches the CR-Z, perhaps hoping to rekindle the spirit of the much-beloved 1980s CR-X lines, but when the car is released it doesn't really please anyone. As a sporty hatchback, it isn't fast enough for enthusiasts. And as a hybrid, it isn't economical enough. The 2014 Honda CR-Z...
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2014 Honda Accord Hybrid: First Drive Report
Does the all-new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid really get 50 miles per gallon? And does it drive as well as a regular four-cylinder Honda Accord? To cut right to the spoiler: yes and yes. For some shoppers who already know and like the Accord, that might honestly be enough—once they run the...
Bengt Halvorson