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Before long, two vehicles that depend on an outlet for power will roll into the Rick Roush Honda showroom. Yup, both the Honda Fit EV and Honda Accord Plug-in will be here before you know it! You probably have a lot of questions about these vehicles, and you can rest assured that the team here will be bringing you lots of tips and advice about making the switch to a plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicle...

Regardless of Honda's confidence in their new EV technology, they're not about to send it out to dealerships across the country without some solid feedback about its real-world implications. Three major organizations have recently stepped up to test the Honda Fit EV, so when it does roll into the Rick Roush Honda showroom, you can be sure that the technology is the best yet.

The first group to volunteer their time to...

How much do you know about the lineup of hybrids currently available from Honda? Sure, you've heard of the Honda Civic Hybrid, 2012 CR-Z, and of course, the original Honda Insight , but how much do you know about them?

We'll tell you a bit more about them in a minute, but first we'd like to congratulate Honda for selling their 800,000^th hybrid-electric vehicle as of the end of 2011. As...

Drivers in Japan have been cruising around in mini-vehicles for years. Thanks to government incentives, fuel-efficient powertrains and easy to maneuver body styles, they've been a top choice for car buyers in metropolitan areas since not long after World War II. They're a part of the "kei class" or "light automobile" class, and this year Honda is debuting one of the most spacious kei cars to ever hit the streets.

Due to strict regulations...

Good news, Honda fans: The Fit EV is coming to the United States! Lucky drivers overseas have been able to get behind the wheel of a Honda EV for nearly a year now, but select markets in the U.S. and Canada are set to get their own Honda Fit EVs next summer.

We first saw the production model Fit EV at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and later at a Honda press event just before the Tokyo Motor Show. And we're prepared to see more and more of it before its official release in 2012. However, rumor has it then when it does arrive on our shores...

Honda continues to pioneer the auto market when it comes to alternative-fueled vehicles with the impending release of the 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas. According to Japanese business magazine, Nikkei, the decision to sell the natural gas variant of the popular Civic throughout the U.S., "is in response to increased interest in green cars and fuel efficient cars."¹

Originally only available in California, Honda released the CNG Civic in New York, Utah and…

This year, four Honda models swept up a handful of awards in the Edmunds.com Lowest True Cost to Own (TCO) Awards. The 2011 awards spanned 23 categories featuring cars and trucks that offer the lowest True Cost to Own over a five year period. The score is tabulated using an algorithm based on depreciation, interest on financing, repairs, and any federal tax credits that may be available to buyers.

The Honda Accord snagged awards?

It might not seem like automakers would take kindly to more stringent federal fuel-economy standards. It turns out, there are actually quite a few that do. Honda, for example, is interested in formally supporting the revised plan that requires automakers to meet a fleet-wide average of 54.5 miles per gallon (mpg) CAFE, by 2025.

In case you haven't been keeping up on the government's movement to raise standards... The original plan underlined

If you look at Rick Roush Honda's new inventory, you will see that we have the newest green Honda car in stock: the new 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid. A lot of drivers, even Honda enthusiasts, don't even know that Honda makes hybrid cars. But, it's definitely something to be aware of, especially given today's steep gas prices.

Honda also just made history when it launched the CR-Z Hybrid RR Concept this

The Honda FCX Clarity is the car of the future according to James May, Co-host of the popular British TV show, Top Gear. In fact, May visited Los Angeles recently to drive "the most important car since the car was invented."

The hybrid Honda Insight is not the only sedan by the Japanese auto maker praised for its design and eco-friendly fuel efficiency.

May also points out that Clarity is essentially an electric car "without