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Honda Hybrid Cars

Honda Hybrid Cars: With Honda Insights, Honda hybrid cars were first introduced in the United State market in 1999. Actually, Honda hybrid cars were the first generation mass market hybrid car to be introduced in the United State, and then Toyota was quickly following with its Toyota Prius during the same year. Even though Honda the first in United State market, but the sales of Toyota’s hybrid cars have so far outpaced the sales of Honda’s hybr…

Honda Accord Hybrid – Overview

nda Accord which was provided in 2005 – 2007 model years. This vehicle model followed the other hybrid models from the Honda manufacturers: Honda Civic Hybrid and Honda Insight Hybrid. This Accord – third in the line of Honda hybrids, was valued $3,000 more than the Accord EX V6 and it maintained the same trim and quality levels, except the 2005 model which didn’t have the power sunroof. Thus, the Honda Accord Hybrid holds at the top position of …

Nissan and Honda Consider Plug-in Hybrids

As the long term stratergy for sustainable mobility, Nissan and Honda have been banking on electric cars and fuel cells. The executives of company are now warming up to plug-in hybrids. Hybrid cars have been repeatedly dismissed – since their introduction in the United State market in late 1999 – as a ‘bridge technology’ – an euphemism for a hybrid technology that briefly serves a purpose until it can be replaced with something longer lastin…

Lithium Ion Batteries Will Help Hybrids More Than Electric Cars

It’s commonly reported that lithium ion batteries will usher in a new era of electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Not exactly, says John German, the engineer who literally wrote the book about hybrid cars for the Society of Automotive Engineers. After 11 years at Honda, German now serves as a senior fellow for the International Council for Clean Transportation. In an interview with HybridCars.com, German said the next wave of lithium ion batteries…