Honda has also announced that the Fit EV will hit the roads in Torrance, California in the beginning of 2011. Its Accord Sedan EV will also be on the roads by 2012 with a new plug-in hybrid powertrain. Stanford University and Google will also receive Fit EVs by the end of next year. Torrance is planning to use Fit EV cars in various city departments.
Honda plans to launch the Fit EV in 2012 as a 2013 model, with the Fit battery pack allowing the vehicle a range of 100 miles and a top speed of up to 90 miles per hour.
Honda will also launch a new two-motor hybrid system in a larger model in 2012 along with a new Honda model that will use a 6kw-hour lithium-ion battery pack with a 120-kw electric drive motor.
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