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Honda Civic Going 100-Percent Hybrid, In Japan

2010 Honda Civic Hybrid

Reuters and Wall Street Journal are reporting that Honda is phasing out the gas-powered Civic for the Japanese market, and will only sell the hybrid version.
Honda will roll out an all-new Civic worldwide in late 2011.
As we reported a few days ago, Honda is boosting investment in hybrid technology, based on [...] [...]

FORD RACING AND TEAM O’NEIL DRIVING SCHOOL TEAM UP TO CREATE FIESTA RALLY SCHOOL

Last year, 100 European-spec Ford Fiestas arrived in North America for the Fiesta Movement. This summer, 43 of the Fiestas will receive a second life as Ford Racing teams up with Team O’Neil Rally School to create the Ford Racing Fiesta Rally Experience in Dalton, N.H.
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FORD WINS MOST AWARDS IN J.D. POWER APEAL STUDY ON VEHICLES THAT EXCITE AND SATISFY

Ford received five segment awards, more than any other brand, in J.D. Power and Associates’ 2010 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study. The closely watched survey measures customer satisfaction in design, content, and vehicle performance.
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2011 FORD SHELBY GT500 IN HIGH DEMAND, RAPIDLY APPROACHING PRODUCTION LIMIT

Customer demand for Ford’s new 2011 Shelby GT500 is growing nearly as fast as the world’s fastest production pony car. More than 3,300 orders have been placed for the new Shelby GT500. To ensure exclusivity, U.S. sales of the 2011 Shelby GT500 will be limited to 5,500 units.
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Chevrolet and GMC CNG Full-Size Vans Available in Fall

By Larry E. Hall

Is this Chevy Van green? If it’s powered by compressed natural gas, it is.

General Motors announced this week that it completed the production process for its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered versions of the 2011 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans for fleet and commercial customers that will arrive later this [...] [...]

Chevy Volt and plug-in hybrid fuel economy

Why not take a few years?

Not 230 mpg?
The EPA has still not decided upon a methodology to determine the fuel economy of the Chevy Volt and plug-in hybrid vehicles. So what?
Not that many plug-in hybrids are even going to be sold in the next few years. Moreover, the government is already giving out free charger [...] [...]