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So, you've been on a test drive of Honda Civic Hybrid around the Davenport streets. Now what? Is the car as "green" as the auto maker claims? Starting at $24,000 before tax credits, EPA estimates put it at 44 MPG City, as well as 44 Highway.*

However, Civic Hybrid, is primarily powered by the cars gasoline engine. While it doe cuts down on CO2 emissions, is there more Civic can do? Some complain…

A country with over one billion people, China, has (not surprisingly) some of the lowest air quality on the planet. In order to help combat this, Honda Motor Co. is shipping over three new 'green' variants of their models for 2012.

Two possible variants headed to Chinese dealers could include Honda Civic CNG (compressed natural gas), and the Honda Fit EV, which is available only in Japan at this time.

Honda's hope is to…

The 2012 Honda Fit is coming to Lujack Honda in Davenport - at least the gas version is. So far, the United States hasn't seen the EV version on our roads. No word from Honda if that will change, though the Japanese auto maker introduced their EV at Frankfurt's Motor Show last month.

Fuel efficiency is aided by a user-controlled three-mode system: Economy, Normal, or Sport. Honda claims the differences are "an increase of…

According to Japanese magazine Nikkei, "The decision to sell the natural gas Civic throughout the United States is in response to increased interest in green cars and fuel efficient cars." This comes out as the Japanese auto maker introduces their Civic CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) car to various dealerships including Lujack Honda in Davenport, IA.¹

Official pricing of Honda Civic Natural Gas is a base MSRP of $26,155. The vehicle will be available…

We all know the Honda Insight and CR-Z hybrids are some of the greenest in the industry. The factories where these vehicles are constructed, prior to delivery at Lujack Honda in Davenport, are also the greenest buildings compared to any other auto maker.

A survey from nonprofit group US Green Building Council found the Honda HQ in Torrance, CA and Anna, OH powertrain facility are both "Green Building" approved. Honda's Canada HQ in Markham…

Want to drive one of the greenest cars in the United States? Stop into Lujack Honda today - as Honda has been coined the Greenest Auto Maker for the fifth year in a row!

Honda profits jumped to huge numbers during 2011, but the Japanese auto maker has received another great honor - Greenest Auto Maker. The 2011 Honda Civic GX, fueled by compressed natural gas, was also named Greenest Vehicles of 2011 by the American Council…

Top Gear says FCX Clarity is "the car of the future." Co-host James 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 points out that Honda Clarity, is essentially an electric car "without on-board batteries," generating its own electricity with an on-board fuel cell.

"So…

You've seen the headlines, maybe caught a newscast or two...  Gas prices are on the rise with some projections as high as $5.00 per gallon. If you're in the market for a new car and want something that will reduce visits to the gas station, you might just want to consider the 2011 Honda Civic, the 2011 Honda Fit, or the 2011 Honda CR-Z. Each of these three Honda models were recently…

According to Honda, all their models are built to be hybrid ready. Honda President Takanobu Ito says around 10 percent of Honda's global sales will be hybrids by 2015. These models were all made with hybrid in mind, in order to have a fast turnover from gas to hybrid ready rides.

Kohei Hitomi, chief engineer of the Honda Fit, was asked by Honda management to make the Fit easily adaptable into a hybrid. Hitomi…

TORRANCE, Calif., U.S.A., December 15, 2010 - Honda launched an Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program with Torrance Mayor Frank Scotto and American Honda Motor Co., Inc. President and CEO, Tetsuo Iwamura, conducting the first public test drive of a Fit EV prototype and an Accord Sedan test vehicle outfitted with a new two-motor plug-in hybrid system.

The city of Torrance along with Stanford University and Google Inc., will each receive a Fit EV for testing…