Hybrid Cars
The New Honda: Cars, Bikes and …. Home Power Generation
The idea of what they are calling “co-generation” doe not get as much publicity as the latest Hond…
Read MoreJapan Car Auction Finds: Toyota Prius Alpha G (2011)
The Toyota Prius Alpha has been in the news a lot lately. Not only is it the first new iteration of the standa…
Read MoreHonda Fit Takes 2011 First Half Honors, Edging Out Toyota's Prius
Honda’s Fit is claiming top honors for new car sales in Japan for the first half of 2011. The addition o…
Read More77.9% of Cars Sold in May in Japan Qualified for "EcoCar" Tax Break
I have previously mentioned how Prius Alpha customers may well not get their cars until after the EcoCar tax b…
Read MoreHonda Aims At 30% CO2 Reduction By 2020
Honda has announced that it is aiming at reducing CO2 emissions from its products by 30% over 2000 levels by 2…
Read MoreMitsubishi Chooses Super-Efficient Toshiba SCiB Battery For EVs
Mitsubishi Motor Corporation (MMC) have selected Toshiba’s SCiB battery for its i-MiEV and Minicab-MiEV …
Read MoreNew Honda Fit Shuttle Hybrid Poised To Steal Prius Alpha Customers
As I reported at the end of May, Honda delayed the launch of the new Fit Shuttle from March 18th until mid-Jun…
Read MoreJapanese Successfully Develop 100-Cell Multi-Layer Ceramic Battery
Announcing technology in a similar vein to the long-awaited EEstor electrical storage device, developers Namic…
Read MorePrius Alpha Nets 52,000 Orders in May
We have been following the story of the exceptionally strong demand for the new Prius Alpha (Prius V in the US…
Read MorePrius Alpha Buyers Could Wait Up To 1 Year – Lose Tax Breaks
Although Toyota is going to be increasing Prius Alpha production in Japan from 3000 to 5000 units per month, T…
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