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Honda pondering plug-in hybrid as response to U.S. policy changes?

"We are thinking about plug-in hybrids, but we aren't thinking about commercializing one right away." This is what Honda's President Takeo Fukui said in a recent interview. The automaker, which is leasing hydrogen cars in the U. S. and Japan, thinks of hydrogen as the long-term solution, but competitors and new automotive policies coming out of the White House are forcing the Japanese marque to rethink its policy. The new regulations might be the most important for Honda, because the Obama presidency has yet to say something big about hydrogen ... Read more →

Ladies and Gentlemen: Let's Get Ready to Rummmble! Art Vatsky

In this corner, we have the current champion, weighing in at a pretty and firm (classified), the Speaker of the House Nancy "Leader of the Pack" Pelosiiiii! And, in the far corner, we have the ...

Not just an issue for the Big 3- Imports and CAFE Shane Addie

If you think that the Detroit 3 are the only ones worried about the new CAFE standards, think again. As it turns out, Honda and Toyota execs are supporting a fuel economy bill, but not all parts of ...

Congress loves biofuels forever. Will biodiesel and ethanol credits become permanent? Dane Muldoon

We have already reported that this year's Congress will pursue energy issues individually, and one of the most important issues up for debate is biofuels. Reps. Earl Pomeroy and Kenny Hulshof have ...

Gas guzzlers in Sacramento. California lawmakers show hypocrisy in action Sam Abuelsamid

This week California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into a law a first of its kind Global Warming bill. The law set limits on emissions of greenhouse gases. The intent is to reduce the ...

Honda pondering plug-in hybrid as response to U.S. policy changes? 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

"We are thinking about plug-in hybrids, but we aren't thinking about commercializing one right away." This is what Honda's President Takeo Fukui said in a recent interview. The automaker, which is leasing hydrogen cars in the U. S. and Japan, thinks of hydrogen as the long-term solution, but ...

Ladies and Gentlemen: Let's Get Ready to Rummmble! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In this corner, we have the current champion, weighing in at a pretty and firm (classified), the Speaker of the House Nancy "Leader of the Pack" Pelosiiiii! And, in the far corner, we have the challenger, a battler with a long, long record of victories, that Congressman from the great state of ...

Not just an issue for the Big 3- Imports and CAFE 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you think that the Detroit 3 are the only ones worried about the new CAFE standards, think again. As it turns out, Honda and Toyota execs are supporting a fuel economy bill, but not all parts of the ones proposed. In fact, it almost seems as though they don't want to see their American ...

Congress loves biofuels forever. Will biodiesel and ethanol credits become permanent? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We have already reported that this year's Congress will pursue energy issues individually, and one of the most important issues up for debate is biofuels. Reps. Earl Pomeroy and Kenny Hulshof have introduced the Renewable Fuels and Energy Independence Promotion Act of 2007 which proposes to ...

Gas guzzlers in Sacramento. California lawmakers show hypocrisy in action 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

This week California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into a law a first of its kind Global Warming bill. The law set limits on emissions of greenhouse gases. The intent is to reduce the emissions back to 1990 levels by 2020. However, just because lawmakers are willing to stand up and vote for ...


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