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REPORT: Honda plans a return to larger hybrids

To put it mildly, sales of the Honda Accord Hybrid never quite set the world on fire. Regardless, Japan's Second Largest Automaker is reportedly hard at work developing its proprietary Integrated Motor Assist hybrid platform so that it can once again be used to power larger vehicles like the Accord. To make it all work out, Honda is adding an extra electric motor to the mix for a total of two, both of which will be more powerful than the single pancake motor used in the current Insight and Civic Hybrid. Also on the menu is a lithium ion ... Read more →

Ford may pass Honda as second best hybrid seller in U.S. Jeremy Korzeniewski

There's no doubt about which automaker leads the hybrid vehicle race. Toyota – and particularly the Japanese automaker's Prius hybrid hatchback – outsells all other manufacturers ...

REPORT: Honda hybrid Freed Minivan coming in two years, pure electric vehicle by 2015 Sebastian Blanco

When Takanobu Ito became the new president of Honda Motor Company in February, we asked if he was the same as the old boss, Takeo Fukui. In at least one aspect, the two men are quite different. ...

Honda to focus on hybrid, halts development on V8 engine, rear-drive Jeremy Korzeniewski

Not long ago, Honda announced its intentions to build a V8 engine for its next-gen Acura flagship sedan, which was also likely to be migrated to a rear-wheel-drive platform. Unsurprisingly in ...

Honda still targeting its engines as a key to hybrid improvement Sam Abuelsamid

Electric motors and batteries are only part of the equation when it comes to hybrid vehicles. Hybrids still need an engine and Honda is a company that has built its reputation on engines over ...

REPORT: Honda considering two lower-cost hybrids 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

With news coming in that Honda isn't selling nearly as many Insight hybrids in the U.S. as it would like, it would seem the Japanese automaker could go one of a few different directions. It's possible that Honda could reverse course on hybrids and focus instead on incremental improvements to ...

Honda may introduce 2 new hybrid sports cars in the near future 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Following the introduction of the second generation Insight, Honda has recommitted itself to developing hybrid drive vehicles. We now have the Civic and Insight in North America and Japan will soon have a Fit hybrid as well. Honda has also confirmed that a production version of the CR-Z concept ...

Rumormill: 2012 Honda Civic details circulate 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to an article in Mag-X magazine (via Temple of VTEC), Honda is hard at work wrapping up the design for the next-gen Civic that's expected to debut in 2011 as a 2012 model. As is customary from Honda, the Japanese, European and North American markets are all expected to get their own ...

Honda changes course and switches from diesel back to hybrid 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

A few years back after getting the hybrid ball rolling with the original Insight and then Civic, Honda added a hybrid version of the Accord. Like the Insight, it was not a strong seller and, after a few years, it was discontinued and Honda decided to switch its focus for larger vehicles to clean ...

Blue Energy is GS Yuasa and Honda's lithium-ion batter JV company 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Honda and the GS Yuasa Corporation have agreed on a joint venture contract for the "manufacturing, sales and R&D of Lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles." Called Blue Energy (apparently, the Japanese have taken to the European shift of the eco-defining color word?), the new company is the ...

Honda sells its 300,000th hybrid, plans CR-Z for 2010 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Honda has a long history with hybrid vehicles, selling its first fuel-saver, the Insight, way back in 1999 and beating Toyota's Prius to the American market by a couple of years in the process. Since then, the Japanese automaker has managed to move over 300,000 hybrid cars, a milestone that was ...

The 2010 Honda Insight shows you its moves 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Now that you've had a chance to read all about our time with the fun-to-drive 2010 version of the Honda Insight and browse through the photo galleries, we can now offer you the opportunity to see this fuel-sippin' hybrid in motion. Yes, the Honda-supplied footage of their latest pride and joy is ...

Toyota, Honda hybrid sales drop in 2008; 5 FCX Clarity models sold 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've already taken a look at the 2,555 hybrids that GM sold in December and the 14,439 hybrid vehicles it sold in 2008, but what about the other major automakers? Not every automaker reports their sales the same way (most don't break out hybrid numbers, for example), but we can still compare ...

Rendered Speculation: Honda's dedicated hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Spy shots of Honda's upcoming Prius-fighting hybrid model have come and gone and we still haven't had our fill of guessing what the new model will look like. We've heard that the new non-Insight will bear a resemblance to Honda's hydrogen-consuming FCX Clarity and we can certainly tell that it will ...

Honda's hybrid-only model will hit in April 2009 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

What looks like a Prius, sips gas like a Prius, comes from Japan like a Prius... but isn't a Prius? That would be Honda's upcoming dedicated hybrid (which this particular blogger thinks should be called the Insight, but won't be). We are expecting the production version of the new model, of which ...

Honda getting 3 more hybrids and 3 diesels in the next few years 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Honda has always had one of the cleanest and most efficient model lineups in the U.S. market and they look set to continue that trend over the next several years. We already knew that the Japanese automaker would be adding three more hybrids to its lineup over the next two years: the five-door ...

Paris Preview: Honda to reveal new hybrid hatchback 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The new low cost dedicated hybrid that we've been seeing spy shots of in tested is expected to get its world debut at the Paris Motor show in October. The five door hatchback draws much of its styling from the FCX Clarity fuel cell car, but scaled down to Prius dimensions. Honda has claimed that it ...

2009 Honda hybrid system cost to be cut in half! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Looking like a cross between the FCX Clarity fuel cell car and the Toyota Prius, Honda's upcoming dedicated hybrid model should come in at a cost a bit lower than current hybrid models. Part of that lower price is due to the fact that Honda has literally cut the cost of its Integrated Motor Assist ...

Honda launches micro-site in advance of its new hybrids 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Over at Honda's web-site the company has launched a page dedicated to its upcoming dedicated hybrid model. The gas electric hatchback will be going on sale early next year and we recently saw our first spy pics of the new car. In the text on the micro-site it appears that Honda will be emphasizing ...

Honda's hybrid tax credit to be halved again on July 1 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Back on the first of January of this year, Honda's hybrid tax credits began their slide down towards zero due to the fact that the automaker passed sixty-thousand hybrid sales. While you can argue with the reasoning behind the credits in the first place along with the arbitrary number of people who ...

Honda to revive the Insight name for new hybrid? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

With the success that Toyota has had with its Prius hybrid sedan, you could be forgiven for forgetting that Honda actually beat them to market here in the states with the Insight. For whatever reason, though, the Insight never became the green-bearer that Honda had hoped. Still, the name is not ...

Honda CEO shares more details about new hybrid models coming next year 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Last fall at the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda announced its plans to introduce a new dedicated hybrid drive vehicle in 2009. The new hybrid would the first dedicated hybrid from Honda since the original Insight ended production in 2006. At his mid-year press conference, CEO Takeo Fukui revealed that ...

Honda President still prefers nickel batteries for hybrids 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While many other car-makers (with the notable exception of Toyota) are jumping on the lithium ion bandwagon for new hybrid models, Honda will stick with nickel metal hydride for now. Honda President Takeo Fukui told Automotive News that lithium ion batteries are not yet reliable or durable enough ...

Honda's Prius fighter set for debut in 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Hybrid car shoppers will have more choices than ever before in 2009 when Honda releases their new Prius fighter and the CR-Z hybrid sports car. Toyota has also publicly said that their next-generation Prius will go on sale in '09. Honda hopes to sell 100,000 of their dedicated hybrid family sedan ...

Oh Newsweek, you kid: an article on "Prius envy" 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In March, Honda unveiled the Small Hybrid Sports concept (above). The big deal with this car is that it would be offered only as a hybrid - every time you see one on the road, you know it's a hybrid car. This is the same realization you get when you see a Prius driving by. There is no diesel or ...

No hybrid for the new 2008 Honda Accord, diesel in 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

After the rather dismal sales of the current generation Accord hybrid, Honda has apparently decided not to offer a hybrid version of the new 2008 Accord due this fall. Honda will focus the hybrid applications on smaller cars like the Civic and the new hybrid-only model they have coming for 2009. ...

More on Honda's new dedicated hybrid 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As Jeremy wrote a few days ago, Honda is thinking about a new dedicated hybrid model that would sell for under $25,000. Automotive News (subs req'd) yesterday brings us more. This new model should be on the lots in mid-2009, with an ambitious 200,000 produced each year. This is separate from the ...

Honda speaks again of reviving their line with a new dedicated hybrid 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Remember the Honda Insight? I'm sure you remember it, but, what do you think of when you hear the name? Compare the public perception of the Toyota Prius to the Honda Insight for a moment, and you will see where I am going with this. Honda would like to capture some of that green image back. As it ...

Honda says no to hybrids in new Indiana factory 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Honda president Takeo Fukui has denied newspaper reports that Honda hybrids will be built a new Indiana factory that opens in 2008. Sources say the Civic will be built there, but all Fukui said was that Honda will build small vehicles with 4-cylinder engines. Honda currently makes the Civic Hybrid ...

Honda's next big moves: new hybrid and third-gen fuel cell 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Two big announcements from Honda recently concerning what the company has in store for the future. As we noted yesterday, the company says ethanol is not efficient, and doesn't see the biofuel as part of its future strategy. So, what is? A new hybrid in, maybe, 2009, and third-generation hydrogen ...


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