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Thursday, Oct 15
EPA 2010 Annual Fuel Economy Guide Now Available
For MY 2010, the Prius is the top fuel economy leader, with EPA ratings of 51/48 mpg city/highway. The Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrid sedans come in second, at 41/36, followed by the Honda Civic Hybrid; Honda Insight; Lexus HS250h; Nissan Altima Hybrid; Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, M...
Tuesday, Aug 4
Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%
Hybrids had an especially good month, with reported sales jumping 31.8% year-on-year to 35,429 units, representing a 3.55% new vehicle sales market share for the month—the highest monthly share yet. Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% to 19,173 units) and F...
Saturday, May 16
Honda Begins Production of Civic GX Natural Gas Vehicles at Indiana Plant
Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) began production of the natural gas-powered 2009 Civic GX at its plant in Greensburg, Indiana. The Civic GX was formerly produced at Honda’s East Liberty, Ohio plant and has ten years of proven performance... Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (...
Friday, Jul 20
Honda CEO Mid-Year Speech Focuses on Growth
Honda Aero, Inc., is building a jet engine manufacturing plant in Burlington, North Carolina, adjacent to the Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport. The new facility will produce advanced jet engines developed and marketed by GE Honda Aero engines LLC. (Earlier post.)
Tuesday, Jul 10
Honda To Make V-6 Low-Emission Diesel Engine for North America By 2010
Honda currently has developed an inline-4 diesel engine for use in 2-liter-class passenger vehicles such as the Accord and CR-V. Vehicles using that engine—which will be Tier 2 Bin 5 compliant—will be sold in Japan and North America by 2009. (Earlier post.)
Wednesday, Apr 4
Honda and Climate Energy Begin Retail Sales of freewatt Micro-CHP Home Heating and Power System
The freewatt Micro-CHP system consists of an MCHP cogeneration unit developed by Honda paired with a furnace or boiler produced by Climate Energy. The ultra-quiet MCHP unit—based on Honda’s GE160EV natural gas engine—produces 3.26 kW of heat and 1.2 kW of electric power.
Tuesday, Apr 3
UCS Releases Biennial Ranking of Greenest Automakers; Honda Edges Out Toyota to Keep Top Spot
The UCS analysis showed hybrids helped improve environmental performance while diesels generally held automakers back. Volkswagen’s diesel engines, for example, slightly improved its global warming score, but significantly dragged down its smog score. Hybrids, meanwhile, helpe...
Saturday, Mar 17
IndyCar Series with 100% Ethanol and New Honda Engines Is About to Start
The 2007 season is the Honda’s second as the sole engine provider, and the first for E100 as the fuel. The new Honda HI7R Indy V-8 engine features increased displacement (from 3.0 to 3.5 liters) compared to the 2006 HI6R, which ran on a methanol/ethanol blend.
Thursday, Mar 8
Vacaville (CA) Promoting Honda Civic GX and Home CNG Refueling
A hat-tip to John!) Vacaville, California is encouraging the purchase of the Honda Civic GX natural gas vehicle with a Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Incentive Program. With 44 GXs on the road, the city is almost halfway to its goal of 100. The city...
Monday, Feb 19
Honda to Triple Supply of Civic Hybrids in the UK; London Congestion Charge Accelerating Demand for Hybrids
Toyota also reported that sales of the Prius in London jumped up 135% in January 2007 from the year prior. (Earlier post.) Last year, in the biggest hybrid fleet deal to date, the Metropolitan Police ordered 117 Civic Hybrids. Other companies running Honda hybrid cars include Innocent Drin...
Tuesday, Feb 6
FIA Responds Positively to Oaktec E85 Hybrid Rally Car
Paul Andrews and Bill Meeson, partners in the UK’s Energy Efficient Motorsport (EEMS)-supported Oaktec Honda Insight E85 hybrid rally car project, met with the Federation Internationale de L’Automobile (FIA) Alternative Energies Commission in Paris last week to discuss their car...
Tuesday, Dec 19
Honda Chief Outlines Initiatives and Expansions; Cellulosic Ethanol Pilot Plant and Green Factory
The CEO confirmed that Honda will offer a new, “smaller size” dedicated hybrid vehicle in 2009 at a price level lower than the Civic Hybrid. He also reconfirmed the introduction of a Tier 2 Bin 5 compliant diesel for the US market within the next three years, and said that Honda will consider...
Tuesday, Oct 24
Honda to Increase Production of Civics in North America
From April 2007, production of Civic Sedan models will be added for the first time to Honda’s Plant 2 in Alliston, Ontario, Canada, which has produced only light truck models since opening in fall 1998. Plant 1 in Canada already builds Civic Sedans and Coupes. The added Civic production wil...
Thursday, Oct 19
Honda Natural Gas Civic GX On Sale in New York State
2007 Civic GX. The Civic GX carries 8.0 gas gallon equivalent of natural gas at 3,600 psi (248 bar) and achieves an EPA-estimated city/highway fuel economy of 28/39 miles per gasoline-gallon equivalent. Honda pegs the maximum range at 200 miles.
Tuesday, Oct 17
EPA Releases 2007 MY Fuel Economy Guide
DOE-EPA Fuel Economy web site The US Department of Energy (DOE) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the 2007 Fuel Economy Guide. Hybrid vehicles continue to lead the governments fuel economy ratings. The MY 2007 fuel economy estimates are based on the...
Wednesday, Oct 4
US Sales of Hybrids Drop in September
The luxury GS 450h sedan posted 164 units, representing 74.2% of combined GS 450h/GS 430 sales and 6% of all GS model sales. Honda sold 2,508 units of the Civic Hybrid, up 31% from September 2005, but down 26% from August 2006. The hybrid sales in September 2006 represented 9.5% of all Civic mode...
Monday, Sep 25
Honda Previews Next-Generation Engine and Power Technologies
Advanced VTEC Engine. Honda’s new version of its VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control System) engine combines continuously variable valve lift and timing control with the continuously variable phase control of VTC (Variable Timing Control) to achieve a 13% improv...
Wednesday, Sep 6
US Sales of Hybrids Hit New High in August: 26,189 Units, 1.8% of LDV Market
Toyota continued to lead the way, with strong sales of the Prius (11,117—3 units more than July’s total) and the Camry Hybrid (4,977—a slight 1% decline from July). Together, those two models represented 61.5% of the total hybrid market. The Camry Hybrid represented 11.8% of total Camry bra...
