The new gasoline-electric hybrid Honda Civic is being shown for the first time in North America at the Electric Transportation Industry Conference (ETIC) in Sacramento, California, an industry tradeshow for vehicles that use electric pro...
For the third consecutive year, the
Honda Insight has been recognized by the American Council for an
Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) as the "Greenest Vehicle" in its
annual ACEEE's Green Book: The Environmental Guide to Cars and Truc...
INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA)
System Overview
The new, more advanced version of Honda's patented Integrated
Motor
Assist (IMA) system represents the second generation of IMA
technology from Honda. The new IMA system uses technology
tha...
IMA Basics
The concept for the 2003 Civic Hybrid's powertrain is grounded
in
simplicity - use a highly efficient gasoline engine and
supplement
the performance with an electric motor. On the surface, the
system
may appear complex, but...
IMA Basics
The concept for the 2003 Civic Hybrid's powertrain is grounded
in
simplicity - use a highly efficient gasoline engine and
supplement
the performance with an electric motor. On the surface, the
system
may appear complex, but...
Overview
The 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid ushers in a new era of high
efficiency
transportation by incorporating the second generation of
Honda's
Integrated Motor Assist technology into the Civic sedan, the
perennial best-selling compact ca...
American Honda Motor Co.,
Inc., has purchased an 18.4% equity stake in Mobility Inc., a
privately held company operating car-sharing programs under
the brand
name "Flexcar" in several metropolitan areas, the companies
announced
today.
...
The all-new 2003 Honda
Civic Hybrid, the first mainstream vehicle sold in North America
equipped with a gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain, has earned
EPA
city/highway fuel economy ratings of 46/51 mpg with a 5-speed
manual
transmissi...
Two Honda models powered by
ultra-efficient gasoline-electric powertrains - the Civic Hybrid and
Insight - are eligible for a $2,000 federal tax deduction as
confirmed in new guidance from the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS).
In ju...
The Honda FCX has become the
first fuel cell vehicle in the world to receive government
certification, paving the way for the commercial use of fuel cell
vehicles, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today.
Both the U.S. Environme...
Heading into the 2003 model year, American
Honda Motor Co., Inc. continues to demonstrate that it is
outpacing
its competition in making important practical developments in
environmental leadership.
"Honda has proven its commitment to ...
American Honda's 2003 lineup is stronger than
ever, with five new models adding to a full line of class leading
cars and light trucks, 2003 is the company's most ambitious
year in
its history. Following the earlier introduction of an al...
The Honda Civic, long considered the best car in its class and America's small car sales leader, features a host of product enhancements on the sedan and coupe models for the 2003 model year, including:
Interior
Improved seat fabr...
The Honda Civic Hybrid enters the 2003 model
year as the first mainstream automobile application of
gasoline-electric hybrid technology.
The Civic Hybrid is available with either a 5-speed manual or
continuously variable automatic trans...
Prices for the all-new 2003 Honda Accord line-up, with added standard features including anti-lock brakes, a tilt and telescoping steering wheel and more powerful, more fuel efficient engines, will increase an average of 1.37 percent or ...
New advances in internal
combustion engine technology can reduce emissions of harmful
air
pollutants to levels that were considered impossible only a few
years
ago, according to the preliminary findings of a University of
California, R...
Mayor Jim Hahn announced today an agreement between the City of Los Angeles and American Honda Motor Co., Inc., to make Los Angeles the first U.S. retail customer for a fuel cell car.
Under the agreement, City of Los Angeles employees...
Thank you, Robert. And good morning ladies and gentlemen. It
is a
pleasure to be with you today.
As I was preparing for this event, I couldn't help but think
back
to a time exactly 30 years ago this week. Honda was introducing
a new
...
Top fuel economy winners among 2003 model cars, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Mileage is city, then highway, then combined:
1. Honda Insight (electric-gas hybrid, manual) 61/68/64
2. Honda insight (automatic) 57...
The Honda Insight
leads the automotive pack as the most fuel-efficient vehicle sold in
America as Honda gasoline-electric powered hybrid models claimed four
of the top five spots in the U.S Department of Energy's "Fuel Economy
Guide ...