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Remember when Kia first hit the market and other car manufacturers were laughing at them? Well, they haven’t been laughing in quite some time as Kia continues to put out attractive looking vehicles for far less money than anyone else. They have now unleashed their latest entry into the hybrid market at the new [...]br /Posted in: a href=”http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/technology/transportation/hybrid-cars/” title=”View all posts in Hybrid Cars” rel=”category tag”Hybrid Cars/a, a href=”http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/technology/industry-news/” title=”View all posts in Industry” rel=”category tag”Industry/a, a href=”http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/technology/transportation/” title=”View all posts in Transportation” rel=”category tag”Transportation/a
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Honda unveiled a sleeker more stylish Odyssey minivan concept at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show. New design elements could appear in the 2011 Odyssey. Within three years, Honda could produce a hybrid gas-electric version of the minivan.
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p class=introductionHonda is developing a hybrid system suitable for larger cars such as the Odyssey minivan the Pilot sports utility vehicle. Tomohiko Kawanabe, Honda’s chief operating officer for automobile research and development, today told a href=http://in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINTOE61I02W20100219 target=blankReuters/a, We’ve left the research stage and entered the field of development. Kawanabe said these vehicles could hit the US market in about three years.p

pHonda took an early lead in hybrid development about a decade ago, but has fallen behind Toyota and Ford in the race for appealing fuel-efficient gas-electric vehicles. Honda has been advocating a two-part efficiency strategy: a href=/news2/honda-bets-on-diesel.htmldiesel vehicles for larger vehicles/a and hybrids for cars. However, it appears that the company might be flipping that strategy by producing larger hybrids for the US market and diesels with smaller engines for Europe and Asia./p

pIn late 2008, the company a href=/fuels/honda-delays-60-mpg-diesel-acura-tsx-25245.htmlabandoned/a its large-vehicle diesel strategy, but held firm to its goal of producing smaller relatively affordable hybrids. In July 2009, Honda president Takanobu Ito promised to speed up production of hybrid cars, focusing on small hybrids, such as the a href=/vehicle/honda-cr-z.htmlCR-Z/a and a a href=/compacts-sedans/honda-fit-hybrid.htmlHonda Fit Hybrid/a. Ito said, a href=/news/new-honda-president-our-theme-hybrids-25915.htmlOur theme is hybrids/a. In January 2010, Ito said that it apply a href=/news/honda-will-produce-acura-hybrids-26431.htmlhybrid technology to Acura vehicles/a./p

pHowever, its biggest move in that direct, the a href=/compacts-sedans/honda-insight-overview.html2010 Honda Insight/a, failed to capture interest from consumers. Last week, Honda Executive Vice President Koichi Kondo told Bloomberg that the 2010 Honda Insight might have a href=/news/where-are-high-mpg-small-hybrids-27248.htmlcompromised too much/a size in the name of efficiency, and hinted that the company might abandon plans for a gas-electric Fit. “There are plenty of people who think that the current Fit meets their needs already” Kondo said. “A hybrid version might seem expensive. Our engineers are really struggling.”/p

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pIn today’s interview with Reuters, Honda’s Kawanabe said the company is studying development of a small diesel engine for emerging markets including India, as well as in Europe. If you want to compete in markets like India, and also Europe, (a small diesel engine) is necessary./ppa href=http://www.hybridcars.com/news/honda-hybrid-comeback-hybrid-minivans-and-suvs-27277.htmlread more/a/p

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