New Honda Hybrids
According to a blogger at CNET, Honda has announced that it will unveil a new global hybrid car at the 2008 Paris Auto Show. Both cars are part of Honda's new strategy of selling 400,000 hybrids, about 10 percent of total car sales, by the year 2011.
The CR-Z is about the sportiest coolest hybrid design I have seen yet and was actually featured at Paris Auto Show back in 2007. Both hybrids will use updated versions of Honda's integrated motor assist (IMA) hybrid system, currently used in the Honda Civic Hybrid I have now (mines a 2006 model). This system provides a little boost to the car under acceleration and stops the engine in traffic, but doesn't drive the car under electric power only. The new global hybrid is designed from the ground up as a hybrid, so should present more efficiencies than the Civic Hybrid.
Hopefully Honda's new hybrid strategy will pay off. For one thing, as I am already a hybrid owner, I can't wait to buy my next more efficient hybrid from Honda.
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I think thats great! If honda are to compete with toyota in the hybrid market they really need to make something special.
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Honda has some catching up to do for sure, but the hybrid market is just about to take off in the next few years. Honda could be an emerging key part of that market.
I agree but at the moment toyota holds the cards as it has the prius which was so successful in the marke of hybrids. But whats up with lexus they have a 4x4 hybrid but its actually as bad a the tiguan
we think hybrid cars are a good idea to help the environment, even though the cars still use gas, the amount of it is less. If the cars are being used by everybody it will make a big difference. We look forward for the day when honda make an affordable electric car that doesn't use gas at all.
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There is the mega city which is a decent city car that is a bit more spacious than the g wiz and runs 100percent on electricity. I think its amazing the progress honda are making.
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