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0Report: Toyota Prius was California's best-selling car in 2012 1359318360
When almost a quarter-million Americans go out and buy one of the country's most fuel-efficient vehicles, a bunch of them are bound to be from California, right? The answer is yes, they are. USA Today reports that Golden State residents registered 60,688 Toyota Prius hybrids last year, making it ...
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Report: Consumer Reports calls out "Five Popular Cars To Avoid," including Prius C 1344542640
Those crusaders of shopping empowerment over at Consumer Reports have put together a list of five cars to avoid, even if their sales numbers suggest otherwise. CR points out that just because a vehicle is making a lot of buzz and ringing cash registers, that doesn't necessarily make it a wise ...
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Official: Honda adding Civic Hybrid production to Indiana plant; part of overall increase 1342706640
Honda is anticipating needing some more Civics to sell, and so it is increasing production capacity for both the standard 2012 Civic and the Civic Hybrid at its plant in Indiana, the one where it currently also builds the Acura ILX Hybrid and the Civic Natural Gas. Honda Manufacturing of Indiana ...
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Report: Carnegie Mellon project offers EV conversions ... for $24,000 1338379140
Let's just say this one's for both the environmentally conscious and the nostalgic. That's apparently the target audience for the ChargeCar project launched by Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University, which helps convert old Honda Civics to electric vehicles, according to the Mother Nature ...
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Video: Consumer Reports tests small eco models, best only saves $145/year in fuel [w/video] 1338321660
The good people at Consumer Reports appear to have a dim view of fuel-economy packages on small cars. The organization recently tested the Ford Focus SFE, Chevrolet Cruze Eco and Honda Civic HF to determine whether the cars' annual fuel savings actually offset the additional cost of opting for ...
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Followup: Key deadline arrives Saturday in Honda Civic Hybrid lawsuit 1328907780
A California woman beat Honda in small-claims court last week, receiving nearly $10,000 in damages after getting lower-than-advertised fuel economy in her Civic Hybrid. Early next week, we may have a better idea of how many people intend to follow her lead. A key deadline arrives ... -
Official: Victorious Honda Civic Hybrid plaintiff delivers petition urging a better settlement 1328568840
Heather Peters, who last week was awarded almost $10,000 in a California court in damages over claims that Honda falsely advertised the fuel economy of its Civic Hybrid, is delivering a petition to the 50 state attorneys general urging that class-action plaintiffs against the automaker bargain ...
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Report: Honda extends 2006-2011 Civic Hybrid warranty over gas leak 1324508460
When we hear words like "gas leak," we expect to hear words like "recall" shortly thereafter. That's not the case for 80,000 Honda Civic Hybrid models from the 2006 to 2011 model years that may experience small gas leaks. The New York Times reports that Honda has instead opted to extend the ...
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Study: Hybrid drivers are safer from injury in a crash 1321663620
Hybrid models don't just have the advantage of fuel economy over their gas-only siblings – it appears that batteries and electric motors make them safer as well. To find this out, the Highway Loss Data Institute studied 25 2003 to 2011 vehicles that featured both conventional and hybrid ...
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Los Angeles: 2012 Green Car of the Year winner is the Honda Civic Natural Gas 1321549800
The 2012 Green Car of the Year award was snagged from the electric and diesel jaws of its competitors by the Honda Civic Natural Gas. In a year full of standard gasoline powertrain alternatives, the Civic beat out the Ford Focus Electric, Mitsubishi i, Toyota Prius V and the Volkswagen Passat ...

