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Honda Announces Leviton as Preferred Electric Vehicle Charging Solution

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:56:00 GMT

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today announced that Leviton Manufacturing Company, the global leader in connectivity solutions, has been selected as Honda's preferred Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment provider for customer and dealer EV charging. "As leaders in the fields of advanced technology for mobility and energy solutions, Leviton and Honda both have unique missions to create a more sustainable future," said Steven Center, vice president of the Environmental Business Development Office at ...

Honda's Gresham, Oregon and Davenport, Iowa Facilities Earn U.S. EPA Energy Star Awards

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:56:00 GMT

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today announced that its regional parts distribution centers in Gresham, Oregon, and Davenport, Iowa, each have earned a U.S. EPA Energy Star award for energy-efficient operations. The Oregon and Iowa parts centers join two Honda automobile manufacturing plants in Ohio that recently received Energy Star recognition from the U.S. EPA. The Gresham facility, which in 1999 became the first mixed-used industrial building in America to earn LEED Gold certific...

Honda Launches New Environmental Leadership Award "Green Dealer" Program for Honda and Acura Dealers in the U.S.

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:55:00 GMT

Demonstrating a comprehensive approach to environmentally-responsible operations that extends beyond its fuel-efficient vehicles and energy-efficient manufacturing operations, American Honda Motor Co, Inc. today announced the establishment of a "green dealer" program for its independently-owned Honda and Acura automobile dealers in the United States. The Honda Environmental Leadership Award and Acura Environmental Leadership Award will be given to dealers who quantifiably reduce their envi...

IBM, Honda, and PG&E Enable Smarter Charging for Electric Vehicles

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMT

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has teamed with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on a new pilot project that will allow communication between electric vehicles (EVs) and the power grid. This project will demonstrate and test an electric vehicle's ability to receive and respond to charge instructions based on the grid condition and the vehicle's battery state. With visibility into charging patterns, energy providers will have the ability to more e...

Zipcar to Feature Latest Advanced Technology Vehicles from Honda

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Zipcar, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZIP), the world's leading car sharing network, and American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today announced that Honda has become a Zipcar preferred vehicle manufacturer with a focus on hybrid and electric vehicles. The agreement will give Zipcar members access to Honda's most technologically advanced, lowest emission vehicles, making an already transformational service even more sustainable. The agreement will include the expansion of Honda's Insight hybrid, the all-new CR-V compact ...

2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas Keys Netted by NHL Star George Parros

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:39:00 GMT

Honda presented the keys to a 2012 Civic Natural Gas to Anaheim Ducks NHL star George Parros at the American Honda campus yesterday in Torrance, Calif. Under an agreement with American Honda, Parros will drive the Civic Natural Gas to create awareness of the vehicle amongst his Ducks teammates and fans. Awarded the 2012 Green Car of the Year®, the Civic Natural Gas is the only OEM-built, CNG-powered passenger car for sale in the U.S. Now available at 197 dealers in 36 states, the 2012...

Environmental Technology

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:12:00 GMT

Based on its vision of "Blue Skies for our Children," Honda is working to help advance technologies that can address society's environmental and energy concerns through a comprehensive 'portfolio' approach that involves both advanced powertrain and energy technologies for the near and longer term. This portfolio approach encompasses more fuel-efficient gasoline-powered vehicles, including the expanded deployment of affordable hybrids and the development of viable alternatives to petroleum, inclu...

Honda Delivers 2013 Fit EV to Google and Stanford University

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Honda recently delivered 2013 Fit EV battery-electric vehicles to Google Inc. and Stanford University as a part of the Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program. Along with the city of Torrance, Calif., each participant is now conducting general testing as well as providing specific feedback related to the future introduction of electric vehicles. The Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program participants are the first recipients of the 2013 Fit EV in the United States. "T...

Honda Most Honored Brand on ACEEE's "Greenest Vehicles of 2012" List

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:45:00 GMT

A total of seven Honda brand vehicles earned recognition from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), including four Honda vehicles named the "greenest vehicles of 2012." In the annual ACEEE's "Green Book® Online"ranking of environmentally responsible vehicles, the near-zero emissions natural gas-powered Civic Natural Gas five-passenger sedan tied for second place, with the Insight, Civic Hybrid and CR-Z also included on the list of ACEEE's 12 most environmentally resp...

Honda's Cumulative Worldwide Hybrid Vehicle Sales Reaches 800,000 Units

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:01:00 GMT

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that Honda's cumulative worldwide hybrid vehicle sales surpassed 800,000 units as of the end of December 2011. This milestone was reached 12 years and two months after the start of sales of the first generation Honda Insight in Japan in November 1999. Honda introduced the first-generation Insight, Civic Hybrid and Accord Hybrid equipped with Honda's original lightweight and compact Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) hybrid system. More recently, following the introduct...