Interesting pricing and great resale value, yet poor Honda hybrid sales
Can great resale value get Honda's hybrid cars back on track?
2 out 3 just ain’t good enough
Today, Honda doesn’t just offer the cheapest hybrid, but also the hybrid with the greatest resale value for 2012, yet Honda sales still got slammed last month.
Some of this lag in sales was caused by the launch of the 2012 Honda Civic hybrid as well as supply shortages caused by the Japanese earthquake this Spring. Nevertheless, something appears missing from Honda’s hybrid mojo. Read more…
Categories: Buying Hybrids, Honda Civic Hybrid, Honda Insight, Hybrid Cars Tags: honda, Honda Civic Hybrid, Honda Insight, Hybrid Cars
Cheaper compact hybrids coming from Honda
Hybrids the key to Honda
More mid-sized Honda hybrids also coming
While the idea of world cars seems to be gaining traction in the auto industry as a way to scale down costs, meeting regional demands is still going to require regional products according to Honda. Hence, while cars like the Fit will be sold in several different markets, the next-gen Fit will be developed “at each R&D base in the world’s six regions simultaneously” to ensure a proper fit for each each market.
Likewise, cheaper hybrids will also be a bigger part of the formula. Read more…
Categories: Buying Hybrids, Honda CR-Z hybrid, Honda Civic Hybrid, Honda Fit Shuttle hybrid, Honda Fit hybrid, Honda Insight, Hybrid Cars Tags: honda, Hybrid Cars
Honda to add hybrid options to several upgraded Acuras
The RDX will be Acura's first hybrid in 2012
Finally, Honda adds some hybrid technology to its luxury brand
Honda has been in the hybrid game longer than most, but most of its hybrid history has been relatively tempered. But, since the only bull in the hybrid game so far has been Toyota, Honda’s bearishness isn’t really surprising.
In recent years, however, Honda has become far more committed to hybrid technology, and now Honda seems ready to take a page out of the Toyota playbook via by a big push into luxury hybrids. Read more…
Categories: Acura MDX hybrid, Acura RDX hybrid, Acura TL hybrid, Hybrid Cars Tags: Acura MDX hybrid, Acura RDX hybrid, Acura TL hybrid, honda, hybrid car
Toyota and Honda: LA’s plug-in electric apologists
The winner of this deal is?
Elon Musk with the Tesla-powered Toyota RAV4 EV
Almost disturbing similarities between the Toyota and Honda press conferences yesterday. 13 and 14 years ago both companies produced plug-in electric cars….yadda, yadda, yadda.
So, why are both at least a year behind GM, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Fisker, and a host of other companies in plug-in car production?
Categories: AutoShows, Chevy Volt, Fuel Cell vehicles, Hybrid Cars, LA Auto Show, MIsc., Nissan Leaf, Plug-in Vehicles, Toyota Prius, Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid, Toyota RAV4 EV, electric cars, plug-in hybrid cars Tags: electric cars, honda, tesla, Toyota Prius
Honda plugs-in on way to fuel cells
2012 Fit hybrid in 2012
Honda alt energy diverse
In 2012 Honda will launch the Fit plug-in electric car, followed by a number of plug-in hybrids along the way to fuel cell vehicles.
The Fit EV will offer about 100 miles of EV range, while the plug-in hybrid drive will achieve about 10 – 15 miles of EV range and be designed specifically for mid to large sized vehicles. Read more…
Categories: AutoShows, Fuel Cell vehicles, Hybrid Cars, LA Auto Show, MIsc., Plug-in Vehicles, electric cars, plug-in hybrid cars Tags: electric cars, honda, honda fit ev, Hybrid Cars, plug-in hybrids
Honda plug-ins hit US in 2012
Honda's electrification efforts moving beyond just fuel cells
EVs, fuel cells and plug-in hybrids
In recent years Honda has continued to be one of the most outspoken fuel cell vehicle advocates. Nevertheless, Honda has announced that it will show off both a plug-in electric car and a plug-in hybrid car at the LA Auto Show, with both cars hitting the US in 2012.
Unfortunately, not many details are available other than the fact that CEO Takanobu Ito will be on hand in LA for the launch – a first for the LA Show that starts on November 17.
Categories: Plug-in Vehicles, electric cars, plug-in hybrid cars Tags: electric cars, honda, plug-in hybrids
IMA’d: Has Honda killed its hybrid rep?
Upgrading to worse fuel economy and performance?
Will Honda hybrid buyers stick with Honda?
Since Honda began implementing a software upgrade on Civic hybrids to help fix an issue that could cause batteries to fail prematurely, many have complained about declines in both fuel economy and performance in their Civic hybrids.
Is Honda slowly but surely killing their hybrid rep? Read more…
Categories: Buying Hybrids, Honda CR-Z hybrid, Honda Civic Hybrid, Honda Insight, Hybrid Cars, MIsc. Tags: honda, Honda Civic Hybrid, honda crz hybrid, Honda Insight, Hybrid Cars
The Honda MPV hybrid minivan?
A sketchy hybrid idea
Taking minivans hybrid
Honda has been awarded a new patent on some sketches that InsideLine believes look very similar to the Skydeck MPV hybrid concept shown at last year’s Tokyo Auto Show, but there is no official word from Honda that plans for such a hybrid have moved beyond the conceptual stage.
Lately Honda’s hybrid vehicles have come up a little short, at least in terms of sales. Could a hybrid minivan reverse that trend?
Categories: Hybrid Cars Tags: honda, honda mpv hybrid, Hybrid Cars
Plugged-in: New Honda hybrids in 2012
Integrated Motor Assist hybrids until 2010
Honda ready to plug-in
While Honda is still focused on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as the future of the auto industry, the company is now a little less bearish on plug-in vehicles. Read more…
Categories: Hybrid Cars, Plug-in Vehicles, electric cars, plug-in hybrid cars Tags: electric cars, honda, Hybrid Cars, plug-in hybrids
Much cheaper Honda hybrids coming soon?
Coming soon, the $15,000 Honda hybrid?
Honda’s renewed mission to again own fuel economy
For a very long time, Honda has offered the most fuel efficient fleet of vehicles in America. Recently, however, other automakers have moved much closer to matching Honda’s fuel efficiency. In fact, Hyundai even surpassed Honda recently.
Fortunately, however, Honda is not going down without a fight, and things could soon become quite interesting. Read more…
Categories: Honda CR-Z hybrid, Honda Fit hybrid, Honda Insight, Hybrid Cars Tags: honda, honda crz hybrid, Honda Fit hybrid, Honda Insight, Hybrid Cars
