Honda to kill its Civic hybrid and CNG models - Los Angeles Times
While a new Accord hybrid will debut for 2016, there will be no plug-in version of that vehicle until 2018. Honda remains committed to alternative-fuel vehicles, Mendel said, affirming the company will go forward with a planned hydrogen fuel cell... "This reflects zero interest from American consumers in small, fuel-efficient cars — especially more expensive hybrid versions of small, fuel-efficient cars," said Karl Brauer, of Kelley Blue Book. The Civic is a popular model for Honda, which sold 325,981 units of the small passenger car last year, enough to make it the fifth most-popular passenger car in the country in 2014. But alternative-fuel vehicles have not proved bestsellers for Honda. The gas-powered Accord recently replaced the Toyota Prius as the bestselling car in California, but according to Honda, the company last year sold only 5,723 Accord hybrids, and only 152 of the plug-in version. Source: www.latimes.com
