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LA Preview: Are They Nuts? Honda to show off Personal-Neo Urban Transport concept

When we visited Honda's headquarters last month after the Tokyo Motor Show, we asked company officials what they would be showing at upcoming auto shows. As you might have guessed, they were reticent to provide specific answers. What we were told, however, is that they would be following last year's pattern of showing an advanced concept in Los Angeles and then a new production model in Detroit. The Detroit is broadly expected to be the final production version of the CR-Z hybrid sport coupe. Today, Honda did provide a hint of what the LA ... Read more →

Fuel cell vehicles finish 707-mile demonstration run in Japan Sam Abuelsamid

Toyota, Nissan and Honda all participated in a fuel cell demonstration run in Japan last week. The three automakers brought their most advanced hydrogen fuel cell vehicles out for the two-day trip ...

Nissan LEAF named one of Time's top 50 inventions of 2009 Sam Abuelsamid

As we approach the waning days of 2009, it's time for everyone to compile their lists of best and worst of this and that for the year. Time magazine is no exception to this grand tradition and ...

LA Auto Show Design Challenge entrants reveal Youthmobile 2030 designs Jeremy Korzeniewski

This year's iteration of the annual Design Challenge at the LA Auto Show asks the question: How will a new generation of drivers age 16-23 – raised with cell phones, web cams and online ...

Honda designers talk about EV concepts from Tokyo Jeremy Korzeniewski

Honda made a pretty big splash at the Tokyo Motor Show a few weeks back by showing off a number of eco-friendly concepts, though many of them were decidedly short on actual details. The ...

Honda Insight wins Japan Automotive Hall of Fame Car of the Year 21 days ago on Autoblog Green

Here in the United States, there are more Car of the Year Awards than you can shake a stick at, and apparently that's also the case in Japan. Just last week at the Tokyo Motor Show, the 2010 Toyota Prius won top honors in the 30th annual Japan Car of the Year voting. Now, Honda has sent out a ...

REPORT: Honda plans a return to larger hybrids 24 days ago on Autoblog Green

To put it mildly, sales of the Honda Accord Hybrid never quite set the world on fire. Regardless, Japan's Second Largest Automaker is reportedly hard at work developing its proprietary Integrated Motor Assist hybrid platform so that it can once again be used to power larger vehicles like the ...

Why - and how - the production CR-Z was changed from the concept 28 days ago on Autoblog Green

For the first time in its history, Honda invited a select group of North American media to visit its design studio this week after the Tokyo Motor Show. While we didn't get to see any secret new cars, we did get to sit down for a chat with Nobuki Ebisawa, general manager of global design for ...

Tokyo 2009: Honda rolls out the EV-Cub, we pray for a production model 28 days ago on Autoblog Green

You meet the greenest people on a Honda. Well, maybe not quite yet... but the World's Largest Motorcycle Manufacturer has signaled its intent to usher in a new era of electrically-powered two-wheelers, and a modern-day Cub seems like an excellent way to do just that. Honda is showing a ...

Tokyo 2009: We sample Honda's quirky U3-X, stride management assist and bodyweight assist devices 29 days ago on Autoblog Green

If there is one thing people love, it's personal mobility. After all, what other species regularly harness other creatures for the sole purpose of getting around. The auto industry is all about personal mobility. Since the dawn of the car in the late 19th century, it has been adopted world-wide ...

Honda CEO: People will embrace fuel cells when they realize battery limits 29 days ago on Autoblog Green

Here at the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda introduced its first plug-in vehicle concept in many years in the shape of the EV-N. However, during the press conference, new CEO Takanobu Ito shared the main stage with only two cars, the FCX Clarity and the new CR-Z concept. The EV-N and a plug-in Cub ...

Tokyo 2009: Honda CR-Z coming to America next fall with six-speed manual! 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Honda fans of all sorts have cause to celebrate today with the reveal of the 2009 iteration of the CR-Z coupe. In typical Honda fashion, this CR-Z remains a concept in name and detail only. What you see here is essentially the production coupe that will go on sale in Japan next February and then ...

Tokyo 2009: Honda EV-N concept combines future drive with retro style 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Honda's new CEO, Takanobu Ito, started off his tenure at the head of the company today by unveiling a new plug-in battery electric concept. The EV-N showcar hides its futuristic electron pumping powertrain in a decidedly retro bodystyle thanks to a design reminiscent of the subcompact 600N of the ...

REPORT: Honda considering electric car launch in major markets, CEO says 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Hybrids and fuel cells. That's where Honda seems to have put the vast majority of its engineering resources over the last decade or so, first with the two-seat Insight – the first hybrid sold here in the States, beating the much more successful Toyota Prius to market by a few months ...

Tokyo Preview: Honda to show off all-electric Cub 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Honda's little Cub motorbike has been nothing if not successful for the Japanese company, with literally tens of millions of the fuel-efficient small-bore machines have rolling out of Honda factories all around the world. Perhaps, then, it's time for Honda to refine the formula that turned the ...

Honda offers up bicycle simulator to improve safety 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

It's nothing new for automakers to use sophisticated simulation systems to study automotive safety. Both Daimler and Ford have hydraulically actuated platforms that can hold a complete car with a full 360 degree projection system that is used to evaluate both driver behavior and vehicle design ...

Ford may pass Honda as second best hybrid seller in U.S. 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

There's no doubt about which automaker leads the hybrid vehicle race. Toyota – and particularly the Japanese automaker's Prius hybrid hatchback – outsells all other manufacturers combined. In total, Automotive News (sub. req'd) calculates that Toyota sold 144,351 hybrid vehicles in ...

Honda FCX clarity arrives in Europe, but only for the media 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

2009 Honda FCX Clarity - Click above for high-res image gallery Honda has brought the Honda FCX Clarity to the Old Continent. Unfortunately, interested drivers won't be able to lease the hydrogen-powered car, since the Clarity is here just for members of the press. Only two vehicles have been ...

Tokyo Preview: Honda EV-N concept is retro-adorable, has unicycle storage 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

When the curtain rises on the Tokyo Motor Show next month, Honda's green-themed display will include what it calls the HELLO! Zone, a showcase for electric vehicles. Why "HELLO! Zone"? Well, we have no idea, other than it reminds us of a certain feline and that the Japanese clearly have a ...

2010 Green Car of the Year finalists - three hybrids, two diesels - announced 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Last year, Volkswagen's Jetta TDI was named the 2009 Green Car of the Year at the LA Auto Show, which means that the Volkswagen Golf TDI has a bit of baggage if it wants to try and win the 2010 award. Regardless, the Golf was named one of five finalists today, along with the Audi A3 TDI, the ...

California ZEV regulations may push Honda to release a BEV, fuel cells still the goal 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Honda's new CEO Takanobu Ito still maintains that hydrogen fuel cells are the best long-term solution for zero-emission vehicles. This is a position that Honda has held as a corporate policy for a number of years. However, the realities of upcoming regulations and the lack of movement in ...

Honda says nanotubes "open new possibilities" for hybrids and EVs - and muscles 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Nanotechnology isn't new to the green car discussion. After all, we've heard about the potential for nano lubricants and Ford's work researching nanotechnology for developing "paints, plastics, light metals and catalysts that will allow reduced vehicle weight and improved fuel economy." There's ...

Tokyo Preview: Near-production Honda CR-Z "Concept" unveiled 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

One of the most highly anticipated new model releases scheduled to debut at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show would have to be the production version of Honda's CR-Z hybrid hatchback. First unveiled at the Tokyo show back in 2007 in concept form, the sporty two-passenger vehicle is slated for ...

Tokyo Preview: Honda unveils U3-X personal mobility device 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

We've seen our fair share of personal mobility devices over the past few years -- from the ill-received Segway to Toyota's i-Real. Now, Honda's joining the minimalist motoring set with its own limb-atrophying U3-X. Using technology originally developed for ASIMO the robot, the "U" in U3-X ...

Patent application reveals possible cylinder deactivation tech for Honda motorcycles 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Honda is pulling out all the stops with its upcoming VFR1200 motorcycle in an effort to make the machine into a proper technological tour de force. In addition to a brand new dual clutch gearbox – the first of its kind for the two-wheeled market – the World's Largest motorcycle maker ...

Honda to launch first-ever dual clutch gearbox for motorcycles with new VFR 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

When Honda's upcoming VFR1200 hits the American and European markets in 2010, the new sports tourer will be equipped with the first dual clutch transmission designed for the two-wheeled market. Like the highly-regarded DSG transmissions from Volkswagen and Audi, two separate clutches inside the ...

Honda still plans 200 FCX Clarity leases, showroom sales by 2015 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

When Honda announced the FCX Clarity fuel cell car in November 2007, the company announced plans to build and lease 200 of the hydrogen fueled cars. So far however, only 10 examples have been delivered as Honda struggles with the process for mass producing the fuel cell plates. Nonetheless, ...

REPORT: Honda hybrid Freed Minivan coming in two years, pure electric vehicle by 2015 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

When Takanobu Ito became the new president of Honda Motor Company in February, we asked if he was the same as the old boss, Takeo Fukui. In at least one aspect, the two men are quite different. Fukui often downplayed the potential of electric cars, but Ito recently confirmed that the automaker ...

Edmunds spends a few days with the Honda FCX Clarity 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

When we first had the opportunity to drive the Honda FCX Clarity way back in November 2007 we only had about a couple of hours with the fuel cell sedan. John O'Dell, a senior editor at Edmunds, actually got to spend a few days with the Clarity recently when Honda decided to put one in its ...

Insight 1G: first-gen Honda Insight with diesel upgrade gets 80 mpg 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ever heard of the Insight 1G? Sounds like the name of a first generation of the high-efficiency hybrid, right? It is, but the twist here is that the 1.0-liter, 70 hp gasoline engine has been swapped out in favor of a oil-burning 1.2L PD TDI from Volkswagen, specifically the Lupo 3L. How does the ...

Going Green: Hybrid sales increase again in August 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Buoyed by Cash for Clunkers for the second month in a row, hybrid sales looked pretty darn good overall. Let's look at a few numbers. The biggest winner of the month was Nissan, which posted an almost unheard of 207-percent gain last month over August of 2008. Delving a bit deeper, Nissan's ...

FCX Clarity driver in his own words: a sweet ride that's easy to refuel 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

There are many reasons why Jack Cusick likes his FCX Clarity: the looks, the hydrogen, the ease of refueling. The California Fuel Cell Partnership recently featured a story about Cusick and what it's like to drive a hydrogen fuel cell car today and, yes, he does find the refueling easy. ...

REPORT: Honda to show EV prototype in Tokyo, production in 2015 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Honda has repeatedly told the world that it doesn't see battery electric vehicles as being viable anytime soon. Instead, the company has planned to retain its focus on hydrogen fuel cells. However, the realities of hydrogen distribution (or lack thereof), may be pushing Honda to do something it ...

2010 Prius, Insight and Soul earn IIHS Top Safety Pick awards 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

News comes today by way of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety that the 2010 Kia Soul, Toyota Prius and Honda Insight have all earned the group's coveted Top Safety Pick Award. That means each of the three vehicles managed to score the agency's highest rating of good in front, side, and ...

Honda: Fuel cells offer "the ultimate zero-emission car" 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Honda is not yet ready to concede victory in the eco-friendly automobile wars to the battery electric car. Instead, Honda will continue developing its hydrogen fuel cell technology. Says Takashi Moriya, head of Honda's fuel cell operations, "Fuel-cell cars will become necessary. We're ...

VIDEO: Inside Line resides over the battle of the fuel sippers 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Fuel efficiency is the big buzz word in marketing circles, and with good reason. 2008's record fuel prices appears to have finally curbed America's appetite for inefficient trucks and SUVs, and customers are demanding less pain at the pump. Several vehicles have been beneficiaries of the green ...

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