Editing Honda (section)

==Electric and alternative fuel vehicles==
[[File:2009 Honda Civic NGV--DC.jpg|thumb|right|2009 [[Honda Civic GX]] hooked up to Phill refueling system]]

===Compressed natural gas===
[[File:Honda Civic Clean Models USA & BRA.jpg|thumb|right|Two clean vehicle versions of the [[Honda Civic]].<br>Top: a Brazilian flexible-fuel vehicle.<br>Bottom: a US gasoline-electric hybrid.]]

The [[Honda Civic GX]] was for a long time the only purpose-built [[natural gas vehicle]] (NGV) commercially available in some parts of the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://alternativefuels.about.com/od/2008ngvavailable/a/2008CNGvehicles.htm |title=2008 Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs) Available |first1=Christine |last1=Gable |first2=Scott |last2=Gable |publisher=About.com: Hybrid Cars & Alt Fuels |access-date=18 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011214336/http://alternativefuels.about.com/od/2008ngvavailable/a/2008CNGvehicles.htm |archive-date=11 October 2008  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-gx/ |title=2009 Honda Civic GX Natural Gas Vehicle |publisher=Honda |access-date=18 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810210505/http://automobiles.honda.com/civic%2Dgx/ |archive-date=10 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Honda Civic GX first appeared in 1998 as a factory-modified Civic LX that had been designed to run exclusively on [[compressed natural gas]]. The car looks and drives just like a contemporary [[Honda Civic]] LX, but does not run on gasoline. In 2001, the Civic GX was rated the cleanest-burning internal combustion engine in the world by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|US Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110628183401/http://www.epa.gov/ttnnaaqs/ozone/eac/pr051231_eac_tx_northeast.pdf "Sixth Biannual Report On The Early Action Compact For Northeast Texas"], p.5.</ref><ref>[http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center-article_114/ "Natural Gas Myths"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929150337/http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center-article_114/ |date=29 September 2011 }}, Myth 2.</ref>

First leased to the City of Los Angeles, in 2005, Honda started offering the GX directly to the public through factory trained dealers certified to service the GX. Before that, only [[fleet vehicles|fleets]] were eligible to purchase a new Civic GX. In 2006, the Civic GX was released in New York, making it the second state where the consumer is able to buy the car.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061029220641/http://corporate.honda.com/press/article.aspx?id=2006101966979 "Honda Press Release"], 19 October 2006</ref>

In June 2015, Honda announced its decision to phase out the commercialization of natural-gas powered vehicles to focus on the development of a new generation of [[electric vehicle]]s such as [[hybrid electric vehicle|hybrids]], [[plug-in electric car]]s and hydrogen-powered [[fuel cell vehicle]]s. Since 2008, Honda has sold about 16,000 natural-gas vehicles, mainly to taxi and commercial fleets.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.autonews.com/article/20150615/OEM05/150619915/honda-will-drop-cng-vehicles-to-focus-on-hybrids-evs | title=Honda will drop CNG vehicles to focus on hybrids, EVs | first=Neal E. | last=Boudette | work=[[Automotive News]] | date=15 June 2015 | access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref>

===Flexible-fuel===
Honda's Brazilian subsidiary launched [[flexible-fuel vehicle|flexible-fuel]] versions for the [[Honda Civic]] and [[Honda Fit]] in late 2006. As other Brazilian flex-fuel vehicles, these models run on any blend of [[hydrous]] ethanol ([[Neat alcohol fuel|E100]]) and [[E20 fuel|E20-E25 gasoline]].<ref name="HondaFlex">{{cite news |url=http://www.honda.com.br/web/index.asp?pp=noticias&ps=noticia&ps2=carros&id=1273 |first=Ricardo |last=Ghigonetto |publisher=Honda (Brazil) |title=Honda apresenta tecnologia Flex |date=2 November 2006 |access-date=16 April 2009 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081116122534/http://www.honda.com.br/web/index.asp?pp=noticias&ps=noticia&ps2=carros&id=1273 |archive-date=16 November 2008 }}</ref><ref name="4Rodas">{{cite news |url=http://quatrorodas.abril.com.br/carros/testes/conteudo_209972.shtml |first=Marcelo |last=Moura |publisher=Revista Quatro Rodas |title=Testes: Honda Civic EXS Flex x Honda Civic EXS |date=January 2007 |access-date=16 April 2009 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220054457/http://quatrorodas.abril.com.br/carros/testes/conteudo_209972.shtml |archive-date=20 February 2009  }}</ref> Initially, and in order to test the market preferences, the carmaker decided to produce a limited share of the vehicles with flex-fuel engines, 33 percent of the Civic production and 28 percent of the Fit models.<ref name="HondaFlex"/><ref name="4Rodas"/> Also, the sale price for the flex-fuel version was higher than the respective gasoline versions, around US$1,000 premium for the Civic, and US$650 for the Fit, despite the fact that all other flex-fuel vehicles sold in Brazil had the same tag price as their gasoline versions.<ref name="4Rodas"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.webmotors.com.br/wmpublicador/Testes_Conteudo.vxlpub?hnid=37317 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212104752/http://www.webmotors.com.br/wmpublicador/Testes_Conteudo.vxlpub?hnid=37317 |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 February 2007 |first=Luís |last=Felipe Figueiredo |publisher=WebMotors |title=Honda Fit LXL Flex, um japonês versátil |date=9 February 2009 |access-date=16 April 2009 |language=pt  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.uol.com.br/interpressmotor/noticias/item15731.shl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214161600/http://www2.uol.com.br/interpressmotor/noticias/item15731.shl |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 December 2006 |first=Alberto |last=Polo (Jr) |publisher=Interpress Motor |title=Versão Flex do Honda Fit chega na sexta por R$46.340 |date=12 December 2006 |access-date=16 April 2009 |language=pt  }}</ref> In July 2009, Honda launched in the Brazilian market its third flexible-fuel car, the [[Honda City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/07/29/honda-starts-building-flex-fuel-city-sedan-in-brazil/|title=Honda starts building flex-fuel City sedan in Brazil|publisher=AutoblogGreen|date=29 July 2009|access-date=3 August 2009|archive-date=3 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803002237/http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/07/29/honda-starts-building-flex-fuel-city-sedan-in-brazil/|url-status=dead}}{{dubious|date=November 2010}}</ref>

During the last two months of 2006, both flex-fuel models sold 2,427 cars against 8,546 gasoline-powered automobiles,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anfavea.com.br/tabelas2006/autoveiculos/tabela08_vendas.pdf|title=Tabela 08 – Vendas Atacado Mercado Interno por Tipo e Empresa – Combustível Flex Fuel – 2006|publisher=ANFAVEA – Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores (Brazil)|access-date=16 April 2009|language=pt|archive-date=20 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120104144/http://www.anfavea.com.br/tabelas2006/autoveiculos/tabela08_vendas.pdf|url-status=dead}} ''See Table 08 for flex-fuel sales and Table 07 for gasoline sales''.</ref> jumping to 41,990 flex-fuel cars in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anfavea.com.br/tabelas2007/autoveiculos/tabela08_vendas.pdf|title=Tabela 08 – Vendas Atacado Mercado Interno por Tipo e Empresa – Combustível Flex Fuel – 2007|publisher=ANFAVEA – Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores (Brazil)|access-date=16 April 2009|language=pt|archive-date=20 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120041043/http://www.anfavea.com.br/tabelas2007/autoveiculos/tabela08_vendas.pdf|url-status=dead}} ''See Table 08''.</ref> and reaching 93,361 in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anfavea.com.br/tabelas2008/autoveiculos/tabela08_vendas.pdf|title=Tabela 08 – Vendas Atacado Mercado Interno por Tipo e Empresa – Combustível Flex Fuel – 2008|publisher=ANFAVEA – Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores (Brazil)|access-date=16 April 2009|language=pt|archive-date=6 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706150754/http://www.anfavea.com.br/tabelas2008/autoveiculos/tabela08_vendas.pdf|url-status=dead}} ''See Table 08''.</ref> Due to the success of the flex versions, by early 2009 a hundred percent of Honda's automobile production for the Brazilian market is now flexible-fuel, and only a small percentage of gasoline version is produced in Brazil for exports.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anfavea.com.br/tabelas.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813215230/http://www.anfavea.com.br/tabelas.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 August 2006 |title=Autoveículos – Produção em 2009 |publisher=ANFAVEA – Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores (Brazil) |access-date=16 April 2009 |language=pt  }} ''Up to February 2009. See "Produção por Tipo, Empresa e Combustível " Tables 6 (gasoline) and 7 (flex-fuel). All gasoline vehicles were exported (see Table 01 Exportação de Autoveículos por Empresa, Tipo e Modelo – 2009)''.</ref>

In March 2009, Honda introduced the world's first flex-fuel motorcycle in the Brazilian market. Manufactured by its Brazilian subsidiary, Moto Honda da Amazônia, the CG 150 Titan Mix is priced at approximately US$2,700.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Carros/0,,MRP1037219-9658,00.html |publisher=G1 Portal de Notícias da Globo |title=Honda lança primeira moto bicombustível do mundo |date=11 March 2003 |access-date=11 March 2003 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224041653/http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Carros/0%2C%2CMRP1037219-9658%2C00.html |archive-date=24 February 2012  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/dinheiro/ult91u532675.shtml |author=Agencia EFE |publisher=Folha Online |title=Honda lançará moto flex ainda neste mês no Brasil |date=11 March 2003|access-date=11 March 2003|language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.unica.com.br/noticias/show.asp?nwsCode=%7b5D355E7B-40B1-4CF7-9C75-EDD4F85FFD30%7d |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629122624/http://www.unica.com.br/noticias/show.asp?nwsCode=%7B5D355E7B-40B1-4CF7-9C75-EDD4F85FFD30%7D |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2012 |publisher=UNICA |title=Honda lança no Brasil primeira moto flex do mundo |date=11 March 2003 |access-date=11 March 2003 |language=pt }}</ref>

===Hybrid electric===
[[File:2014 Honda CR-Z Sport-T i-VTEC 1.5 Front.jpg|thumb|right|[[Honda CR-Z]], the first sports coupe hybrid to come with a six-speed manual transmission]]

In late 1999, Honda launched the first commercial [[hybrid electric car]] sold in the US market, the [[Honda Insight]], just one month before the introduction of the [[Toyota Prius]], and initially sold for US$20,000.<ref name="TwoBillion">{{Cite book | last = Sperling, Daniel and Deborah Gordon | title = Two billion cars: driving toward sustainability | year = 2009 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/twobillioncarsdr00sper_0/page/28 28, 64–65, and 168–168] | publisher = [[Oxford University Press]], New York| isbn = 978-0-19-537664-7 | url = https://archive.org/details/twobillioncarsdr00sper_0/page/28 }}</ref><ref name=NYT2/> The first-generation Insight was produced from 2000 to 2006 and had a [[fuel economy in automobiles|fuel economy]] of {{convert|70|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp}} for the EPA's highway rating, the most fuel-efficient mass-produced car at the time.<ref name="TwoBillion"/><ref name=NYT2/> Total global sales for the Insight amounted to only around 18,000 vehicles.<ref name=NYT2>{{Cite news|title=The Once and Future Mileage King |first=Jerry |last=Garrett |work=The New York Times |date=27 August 2006 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/27/automobiles/27HONDA.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=The%20Once%20and%20Future%20Mileage%20King&st=cse&oref=slogin}}</ref> Cumulative global sales reached 100,000 hybrids in 2005 and 200,000 in 2007.<ref name=Honda1mi/>

Honda introduced the [[Honda Insight#Second generation (ZE2/ZE3; 2009)|second-generation Insight]] in Japan in February 2009, and released it in other markets through 2009 and in the US market in April 2009. At $19,800 as a five-door hatchback it will be the least expensive hybrid available in the US.<ref>{{cite web|title=Honda Insight: America's most affordable hybrid at $19,800|work=Honda|publisher=Motor Authority|date=10 March 2009|url=http://www.motorauthority.com/honda-insight-americas-most-affordable-hybrid-at-19800.html|access-date=21 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314041609/http://www.motorauthority.com/honda-insight-americas-most-affordable-hybrid-at-19800.html|archive-date=14 March 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

[[File:2010 Honda Insight--DC.jpg|thumb|right|2010 [[Honda Insight]] [[hybrid electric vehicle]] (second generation)]]

Since 2002, Honda has also been selling the [[Honda Civic Hybrid]] (2003 model) in the US market.<ref name="TwoBillion"/> It was followed by the [[Honda Accord Hybrid]], offered in model years 2005 through 2007. Sales of the [[Honda CR-Z]] began in Japan in February 2010, becoming Honda's third hybrid electric car in the market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greencarcongress.com/2010/02/crz-20100227.html|title=Honda CR-Z Hybrid Now on Sale in Japan; Targeting 1,000 Units Per Month|date=27 February 2010|access-date=13 March 2010|publisher=Green Car Congress}}</ref> {{As of|2011|02}}, Honda was producing around 200,000 hybrids a year in Japan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110202-703049.html |title=Honda Exports From Japan Unlikely To Decline Soon |date=2 February 2011 |first=Yoshio |last=Takahashi |publisher=Dow Jones newswire }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref>

Sales of the [[Honda Fit Hybrid|Fit Hybrid]] began in Japan in October 2010, at the time, the lowest price for a gasoline-hybrid electric vehicle sold in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://green.autoblog.com/2010/10/08/honda-prices-2011-fit-hybrid-at-19-310-cheapest-gas-electric-i/ |title=Honda prices 2011 Fit Hybrid at $19,310; cheapest gas-electric in Japan |date=8 October 2010 |first=Eric |last=Loveday |publisher=Autoblog Green |access-date=5 October 2014 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074840/http://green.autoblog.com/2010/10/08/honda-prices-2011-fit-hybrid-at-19-310-cheapest-gas-electric-i/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The European version, called [[Honda Jazz Hybrid]], was released in early 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/honda-jazz-hybrid-will-get-paris-premiere/?emc=eta1|title=Honda Jazz Hybrid Will Get Paris Premiere|newspaper=New York Times|date=25 August 2010|access-date=26 August 2010 | first=Stephen | last=Williams}}</ref> During 2011 Honda launched three hybrid models available only in Japan, the [[Honda Fit (second generation)#Fit Shuttle and Fit Shuttle hybrid (2011)|Fit Shuttle Hybrid]], [[Honda Freed Hybrid|Freed Hybrid]] and Freed Spike Hybrid.<ref name=Honda1mi/>

Honda's cumulative global hybrid sales passed the 1 million unit milestone at the end of September 2012, 12 years and 11 months after sales of the first generation Insight began in Japan November 1999.<ref name=Honda1mi>{{cite web|url=http://www.greencarcongress.com/2012/10/hondahybrids-20121015.html|title=Cumulative worldwide sales of Honda hybrids passes 1 million units |author=Honda Press Release |publisher=Green Car Congress|date=15 October 2012|access-date=16 October 2012}}</ref> A total of 187,851 hybrids were sold worldwide in 2013, and 158,696 hybrids during the first six months of 2014.<ref name=Honda2013>{{cite news|url=http://wardsauto.com/vehicles-amp-technology/toyota-strengthens-grip-japan-ev-hybrid-market|title=Toyota Strengthens Grip on Japan EV, Hybrid Market|first=Roger |last=Schreffler|work=[[Ward's AutoWorld]]|date=14 July 2014|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502011126/http://wardsauto.com/vehicles-amp-technology/toyota-strengthens-grip-japan-ev-hybrid-market|archive-date=2 May 2014|url-status=dead}} ''Honda sold 187,851 hybrids in 2013''.</ref><ref name=Honda062014>{{cite news|url=http://wardsauto.com/auto-makers/toyota-remains-unchallenged-global-hybrid-leader|title=Toyota Remains Unchallenged Global Hybrid Leader|first=Roger |last=Schreffler|work=[[Ward's AutoWorld]]|date=20 August 2014|access-date=4 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009223927/http://wardsauto.com/auto-makers/toyota-remains-unchallenged-global-hybrid-leader|archive-date=9 October 2014|url-status=dead}} ''Honda sold 158,696 hybrids during the first six months of 2014''.</ref> {{As of|2014|06}}, Honda has sold more than 1.35&nbsp;million hybrids worldwide.<ref name=Honda1mi/><ref name=Honda2013/><ref name=Honda062014/>

===Hydrogen fuel cell===
[[File:FCX Clarity.jpg|thumb|right|[[Honda FCX Clarity]] [[hydrogen]] [[fuel cell]] vehicle]]

In [[Takanezawa]], Japan, on 16 June 2008, Honda Motors produced the first assembly-line [[Honda FCX Clarity|FCX Clarity]], a [[hybrid vehicle|hybrid]] [[hydrogen vehicle|hydrogen]] [[fuel cell vehicle]]. More efficient than a [[hybrid electric vehicle|gas-electric hybrid vehicle]], the FCX Clarity combines [[hydrogen]] and [[oxygen]] from ordinary air to generate electricity for an electric motor. In July 2014 Honda announced the end of production of the [[Honda FCX Clarity]] for the 2015 model.<ref name=ProdEnd>{{cite web|url=http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1092683_honda-ends-three-green-models-for-2015-insight-fit-ev-fcx-clarity|title=Honda Ends Three Green Models For 2015: Insight, Fit EV, FCX Clarity|first=John |last=Voelcker|publisher=Green Car Reports|date=29 July 2014|access-date=20 August 2014}}</ref>

The vehicle itself does not emit any [[pollutants]] and its only by-products are heat and water. The FCX Clarity also has an advantage over gas-electric hybrids in that it does not use an [[internal combustion engine]] to propel itself. Like a gas-electric hybrid, it uses a [[lithium ion battery]] to assist the fuel cell during acceleration and capture energy through [[regenerative braking]], thus improving fuel efficiency. The lack of hydrogen filling stations throughout developed countries will keep production volumes low.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/business/worldbusiness/17fuelcell.html?_r=1&oref=slogin | title=Latest Honda Runs on Hydrogen, Not Petroleum |last=Fackler |first=Martin |work=[[The New York Times]] | date=17 June 2008 | access-date=17 June 2008}}</ref> Honda will release the vehicle in groups of 150. California is the only US market with infrastructure for fueling such a vehicle, though the number of stations is still limited. Building more stations is expensive, as the [[California Air Resources Board]] (CARB) granted $6.8&nbsp;million for four H2 fueling stations, costing US$1.7&nbsp;million each.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/magazine/19car-t.html?pagewanted=4&ref=magazine| title=Batteries Not Included |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Clive |last=Thompson|date=16 April 2009 | access-date=19 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/04/08/carb-grants-6-8-billion-for-four-hydrogen-refueling-stations/| title=CARB grants $6.8&nbsp;million for four hydrogen refueling stations| publisher=Autobloggreen| first=Sebastian| last=Blanco| date=16 April 2009| access-date=17 June 2009| archive-date=20 June 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620103102/http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/04/08/carb-grants-6-8-billion-for-four-hydrogen-refueling-stations| url-status=dead}}{{dubious|date=November 2010}}</ref>

Honda views hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as the long-term replacement of piston cars, not battery cars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/honda-says-petrol-engines-will-go-extinct-hydrogen-motorings-holy-grail-1582396|title=Honda says, 'Petrol engines will go extinct, hydrogen is motoring's Holy Grail'|date=20 September 2016|website=International Business Times UK}}</ref>

Honda introduced the [[Honda CR-V (sixth generation)#CR-V e:FCEV|CR-V e:FCEV]] in February 2024 in the US. It is a plug-in hybrid fuel cell version of the CR-V that is equipped with an electric motor, two high-pressure [[hydrogen tank]]s with a total capacity of {{convert|4.3|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}} and a 17.7 kWh battery with plug-in charging capability.<ref name="www.dailysportscar.com" /> It was also launched in Japan as the only version of the CR-V sold in the country, imported from the Marysville, Ohio assembly plant in the US. This model began production on 5 June 2024.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://hydrogen-central.com/honda-reveals-2025-honda-cr-v-efcev-americas-first-production-plug-in-hydrogen-fuel-cell-electric-vehicle/ |title=Honda Reveals 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV – America's First Production Plug-in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle |work=Hydrogen Central |location=US |date=28 February 2024 |access-date=20 July 2024}}</ref> The later revealed to includes an H2 credit.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/honda-cr-v-fuel-cell-lease-price/8565520/#google_vignette |title=Honda CR-V fuel cell lease pricing revealed, and it includes an H2 credit perk |first=Angie |last=Bergenson |work=Hydrogen Fuel News |location=US |date=1 July 2024 |access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref>

===Plug-in electric vehicles===
[[File:Honda Fit EV 2010 LA Auto Show.jpg|thumb| [[Honda Fit EV]] [[concept car|concept]] unveiled at the [[Los Angeles Auto Show#2010|2010 Los Angeles Auto Show]]|alt=]]

The [[battery electric vehicle|all-electric]] [[Honda EV Plus]] was introduced in 1997 as a result of [[California Air Resources Board|CARB]]'s [[zero-emissions vehicle]] mandate and was available only for leasing in California. The EV plus was the first [[battery electric vehicle]] from a major automaker with non-[[Lead–acid battery|lead–acid batteries]] The EV Plus had an [[all-electric range]] of {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}}. Around 276 units were sold in the US and production ended in 1999.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/2007/MR1578.pdf|title=Driving Emissions to Zero: Are the Benefits of California's Zero Emission Vehicle Program Worth the Costs?|publisher=[[Rand Corporation]] |last1=Dixon |first1=Lloyd |first2=Isaac |last2=Porche |first3=Jonathan |last3=Kulick  |year=2002|access-date=4 April 2010|isbn=0-8330-3212-7}} ''See Appendix E: Table E.1, pp. 124''</ref><ref>{{Cite book | last = [[Sherry Boschert]] | title = Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that will Recharge America | year = 2006 | publisher = New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, Canada | isbn = 978-0-86571-571-4 | url = https://archive.org/details/pluginhybridscar00bosc }}</ref>

The all-electric [[Honda Fit EV]] was introduced in 2012 and has a range of {{Convert|82|mi|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greencarcongress.com/2012/06/fitev-20120606.html|title=2013 Honda Fit EV receives EPA fuel economy rating of 118 MPGe; highest yet|author=Honda Media Room|publisher=Green Car Congress|date=6 June 2012|access-date=6 June 2012}}</ref> The [[all-electric car]] was launched in the US to retail customers in July 2012 with initial availability limited to California and Oregon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plugincars.com/honda-registers-first-fit-ev-delivery-123312.html|title=Honda Registers First Fit EV Delivery|first=Zach |last=McDonald|publisher=Plugincars.com|date=20 July 2012|access-date=21 July 2012}}</ref> Production is limited to only 1,100 units over the first three years. A total of 1,007 units have been leased in the US through September 2014.<ref name=PEVUSales2012>{{cite web|url=http://www.hybridcars.com/december-2012-dashboard|title=December 2012 Dashboard |first=Jeff |last=Cobb|publisher=HybridCars.com and Baum & Associates|date=8 January 2013|access-date=9 February 2013}} ''See the section: December 2012 Plug-in Electric Car Sales Numbers''</ref><ref name=PEVUSales2013>{{cite web|url=http://insideevs.com/december-2013-plug-in-electric-vehicle-sales-report-card/|title=December 2013 Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Report Card|last=Cole |first=Jay|work=InsideEvs.com|date=6 January 2014|access-date=7 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=USPEVsales092014>{{cite web|url=http://insideevs.com/september-2014-plug-electric-vehicle-sales-report-card/|title=September 2014 Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Report Card |first=Jay |last=Cole|publisher=InsideEVs.com|date=1 October 2014|access-date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The Fit EV was released in Japan through leasing to local government and corporate customers in August 2012. Availability in the Japanese market is limited to 200 units during its first two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greencarcongress.com/2012/08/fitev-20120831.html|title=Honda begins lease sales of Fit EV in Japan|author=Honda News|publisher=Green Car Congress|date=31 August 2012|access-date=11 September 2012}}</ref> In July 2014 Honda announced the end of production of the Fit EV for the 2015 model.<ref name=ProdEnd/>

The [[Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid]] was introduced in 2013 and has an [[all-electric range]] of {{Convert|13|mi|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1080780_2014-honda-accord-plug-in-hybrid-priced-sub-41k-115-mpge|title=2014 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid Priced Sub-$41K, 115 MPGe|first=Antony |last=Ingram|publisher=Green Car Reports|date=30 November 2012|access-date=30 November 2012}}</ref> Sales began in the US in January 2013 and the [[plug-in hybrid]] is available only in California and New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hybridcars.com/2014-honda-accord-plug-in-hybrid-now-available-in-calif-and-new-york/|title=2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid Now Available in Calif. And New York|first=Pete |last=Brissette|publisher=HybridCars.com|date=21 January 2013|access-date=21 January 2013}}</ref> A total of 835 units have been sold in the US through September 2014.<ref name=PEVUSales2012/><ref name=PEVUSales2013/><ref name=USPEVsales092014/> The Accord PHEV was introduced in Japan in June 2013 and is available only for leasing, primarily to corporations and government agencies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.greencarcongress.com/2013/06/honda-20130621.html |title=Honda introduces Accord hybrid and plug-in in Japan; hybrid in US in October |work=Green Car Congress |location=US  |date=21 June 2013 |access-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>

The [[Honda e]] was launched in 2020 and has an [[all-electric range|electric range]] of {{Convert|137|mi|abbr=on}}. It is an electric supermini that is retro styled, similar to the [[first-generation Honda Civic]]. Following this, the [[Honda e:Ny1]] was launched in 2023, with an [[all-electric range|electric range]] of {{Convert|256|mi|abbr=on}} on the top spec model. It is Honda's first electric SUV.

In April 2022, Honda and [[General Motors]] announced a joint venture to develop low-cost electric vehicles based on GM's [[Ultium]] architecture in order to beat [[Tesla, Inc.|Tesla]] vehicles in sales.

In October 2023, the two companies announced that the joint venture has been cancelled due to slower-than-expected demand of electric vehicles and changing market conditions.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-25 |title=Honda, GM scrap $5 bln plan to co-develop cheaper EVs |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/honda-shelves-plan-co-develop-smaller-evs-with-gm-bloomberg-news-2023-10-25/ |access-date=2023-10-31}}</ref> Although the upcoming [[Honda Prologue]] and [[Acura ZDX]] will use the Ultium architecture and will be manufactured by General Motors, future Honda electric vehicles will be designed solely by Honda and will be manufactured in Honda assembly plants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-28 |title=Honda changes course and says it will build its own electric vehicles |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/28/honda-changes-course-and-says-it-will-build-its-own-electric-vehicles.html |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref>

=== Batteries ===
In August 2022, Honda and LG Energy Solution revealed a joint venture to establish a new lithium-ion battery factory in the United States, specifically for Honda and Acura electric vehicles. The initial goal was to produce 40 gigawatt hours of battery capacity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manfredi |first=Lucas |date=2022-08-29 |title=Honda, LG Energy teaming to build $4.4B EV battery plant in US |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/honda-lg-energy-teaming-build-ev-battery-plant-us |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=FOXBusiness |language=en-US}}</ref>