Honda sends more Fit EVs to Google, Stanford University for testing
02-13-2012, 01:40 PM
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Honda sends more Fit EVs to Google, Stanford University for testing
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Honda expanded the demonstration program it started for its Fit electric vehicles late last month by sending two more EVs to Google and Stanford University.
Honda said Google, whose Mountain View, CA, headquarters are about 40 miles south of San Francisco and five miles from Stanford, is using the EV as part of its G-Fleet employee car-sharing service. At Stanford, researchers will study how the EV is driven differently from conventional vehicles and how drivers cope with so-called "range anxiety" associated with cars that can't be filled up with gas.
The automaker late last month delivered its first EV to the city of Torrance, near Los Angeles, in an effort to get real-world feedback on the vehicle.
Honda unveiled the 2013 Fit EV at last year's Los Angeles Auto Show and said it would start leasing the car in certain California and Oregon markets this summer. The automaker estimates that the car has a single-charge range of 76 miles - about the same as the Nissan Leaf - and can be recharged from a 240-volt system in as little as three hours. Potential drivers should expect a lease rate of about $399 a month.Continue reading Honda sends more Fit EVs to Google, Stanford University for testing
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Honda expanded the demonstration program it started for its Fit electric vehicles late last month by sending two more EVs to Google and Stanford University.
Honda said Google, whose Mountain View, CA, headquarters are about 40 miles south of San Francisco and five miles from Stanford, is using the EV as part of its G-Fleet employee car-sharing service. At Stanford, researchers will study how the EV is driven differently from conventional vehicles and how drivers cope with so-called "range anxiety" associated with cars that can't be filled up with gas.
The automaker late last month delivered its first EV to the city of Torrance, near Los Angeles, in an effort to get real-world feedback on the vehicle.
Honda unveiled the 2013 Fit EV at last year's Los Angeles Auto Show and said it would start leasing the car in certain California and Oregon markets this summer. The automaker estimates that the car has a single-charge range of 76 miles - about the same as the Nissan Leaf - and can be recharged from a 240-volt system in as little as three hours. Potential drivers should expect a lease rate of about $399 a month.Continue reading Honda sends more Fit EVs to Google, Stanford University for testing
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