When you take the wheel of a vehicle, it's efficiency is reliant on many different factors. There's the engine of course, the type of fuel, the vehicle's weight, and much more. However, the transmission also has an effect on efficiency and our favorite Japanese automaker is working on something set to be a real game-changer.
If you're in the market for a hybrid vehicle, there are more to choose from these days than ever before! However, hybrid engines are made with rare-earth materials and, since the demand for these materials is only going up and China produces 90% of the world's supply, our favorite Japanese automaker decided it was time to break their reliance.
Honda has always been on the cutting edge of engineering efficient vehicles. So it comes as no surprise that its upcoming Honda Clarity Fuel Cell is stirring up quite a buzz in the automotive industry. This past week, Honda made a major announcement regarding the Clarity Fuel Cell and its line up, setting it on a course to be one of the premier eco-friendly vehicles on the market.
If the environment is a topic of special concern to you, you’ll be interested to learn more about Honda’s, “Blue Skies for our Children” initiative. It focuses on the creation of advanced technologies in the areas of both the environment and energy concerns.
Honda was honored to receive ENERGY STAR certifications for three U.S. plants recently by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Energy certification, through this department, can be a long process.
Searching for a ride that provides you and your family with the space and comfort you need while simultaneously delivering the fuel economy you crave? Well, we at East Coast Honda intend to put an end to that hankering with a whip that's making some serious waves in the automotive world: the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid.
Lean, lengthy and tremendously roomy, the Accord Hybrid is charming to the core. It's chock-full of cutting-edge…
We've talked about the Honda Smart Home recently on the blog, but we've been show a new aspect of it recently: the interior design and decoration. Utilizing local and recycled materials for furniture, making use of modern technology to create super-efficient appliances, and making a truly beautiful living space from it all, it's hard not to get a little envious of the people who eventually get to live in these homes.
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When you choose to get behind the wheel of an all-electric vehicle like the Honda Fit EV, you're choosing to help make for a better world. And now that the automaker is working on the amazing Honda Smart Home, well, things can only get better and better. With clever use of solar panels and batteries, the home can store power, use it to charge your Fit EV, or even send it back into the…
Here at East Coast Honda in Myrtle Beach, SC, we take pride in the fact that our Honda manufacturer is always pushing the envelope of efficiency within their Honda new model lineup, so when the Honda Fit Hybrid was recently honored as an eco-friendly model in Honda's home country of Japan, we had to take a minute to highlight that achievement here on our blog, despite the fact that the model is not quite…
Like we mentioned in our last blog post, the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid is on its way to our dealership. When it gets here it will be joining the ranks of other green offerings from Honda, like the 2013 Honda Civic Hybrid. If you have been considering purchasing an efficient and eco-friendly car from Honda, then let us give you a rundown of this personal favorite so you can make an informed decision when it…
Here at East Coast Honda, the glorious days of summer are not the only things we are looking forward to at the moment. Just over the horizon is the arrival of the new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid to our showroom, and we can barely contain our excitement.
The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid, is a variant of the flagship Accord which has been a smash hit with our customers ever since it joined the current lineup…
