honda ev

Honda is developing and/or already selling vehicles with hydrogen, natural gas and hybrid powertrains. But when it comes to pure electric vehicles, the company only offers a limited palette. In the US, that means the small-scale Fit EV project. In Japan, it now means the just-announced Micro ...

Well, it looks like at least one AutoblogGreen writer is a decent candidate to start leasing the battery-electric powered Honda Fit EV when it debuts this summer. That's the result of Honda's "EV Readiness Assessment" (available here). Honda asks questions such as where the potential customer ...

Combining electric propulsion with a performance orientation is a delicate balance. Tesla managed to pull it off to some success. Audi has toyed with the idea with its E-Tron concepts. And some have been experimenting with bringing F1's KERS regenerative braking system to road-going sports ...

Japanese automaker Honda may not have stolen the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, but it did use the stage to present some of its greener prototypes, most notably, its EV Concept. Still without a proper name, the Honda EV Concept is designed to meet the daily driving needs of the average commuter and ...

Honda has begun two large-scale plug-in vehicle testing programs with the Japan's Kumamoto and Saitama Prefectures. The programs are similar each other and both aim to get the automaker more information about how people use electric cars. In Kumamoto, Honda will test "next-generation personal ...

When Honda puts the Fit EV on sale in 2012, it will come with a device that, as far as we can recall, will be unique in the plug-in vehicle space: a little something Honda calls a "pocket-friendly, interactive remote" (basically, ...

The other day, Honda's chief executive officer, Takanobu Ito, said that:

For most people, this might look like an innocuous ...

At a news conference today in Japan, Honda chief executive officer Takanobu Ito outlined the company's plans to roll out advanced technology vehicles. Among the highlights: Ito revealed Honda will introduce both a mid-size plug-in hybrid and an electric commuter vehicle in the U.S. and Japan by ...

While Honda hasn't exactly been outspoken regarding its future plans for plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles (EVs), we've nevertheless remained convinced that the Japanese automaker has to have something up its sleeve to ...

Honda has stated time and again that electric vehicles (EVs) are decades away from becoming successful. Speaking to reporters in southern China, Honda chief executive officer Takanobu Ito reinforced the company's view by suggesting ...