The Honda Fit EV will be available for release in select markets in California and Oregon in Summer 2012. Honda is planning on expanding availability to the east coast market in early 2013.
Honda has just announced they will offer a 2 year lease extension on the 2013 and 2014 Fit Electric Vehicles. The lease terms are no down payment, unlimited mileage, routine maintenance and collision insurance included, for a monthly price of $199. Keep in mind this is 2013 EV technology, not 2015 technology, there is no… Continue reading Honda offers 2 year lease extension on Fit EVs
Since the May 30th changes in the Fit EV’s pricing, when Honda lowered the monthly price from $389 to $259 and removed the down payment, removed the mileage limits on the lease, added collision insurance as part of the lease, and added a 240 volt home charging station as part of the lease, large numbers… Continue reading Honda apologizes for the Fit EV shortage
A reduction has been long anticipated, and now it’s official. Starting June 1st, the Honda Fit EV lease will be $259 per month rather than the previous $389 per month to better compete with the new electric vehicles in the marketplace. Both prices are based on $0 down and a 36 month lease. In addition… Continue reading Honda reduces price on Honda Fit EV lease
Yesterday Honda sent out an email blast titled ‘Fit EV now on both coasts.’ Last year, the Honda Fit EV was initially launched in Oregon and California markets. Since then, drivers of the Fit EV have “experienced its exceptional range, short charge time, and practical interior.” The Honda Fit EV is rated at 118 MPGe,… Continue reading Honda Fit EV now available on East Coast
Plugin Cars writer Colby Trudeau says his place of work has 7 Blink charging stations, and 6 of them start overheating after charging his Fit EV for about 20 minutes. Fortunately, the Fit EV has a thermal monitoring device that stops the charge when the temperature gets too hot and risks damaging the car. Honda… Continue reading Honda is monitoring Fit EV / Ecotality Blink station charging troubles
Car sharing service Zipcar says the Honda Fit EV will be available to San Francisco customers starting this month. Zipcar will station Honda Fit electric vehicles at City Hall as well as the InterContinental and Parc 55 hotels. The car-sharing company will rent out the Fit electric vehicles at a rate of $8 per hour.… Continue reading ZipCar adds Honda Fit EVs to San Francisco
On August 4th, The Discovery Channel will run an episode titled ‘Birth of a Mitsubishi i-MiEV’. The show will run in Canada, with no word if or when it will show in the U.S. The episode airs August 4 at 7pm Eastern, 4pm Pacific. U.S. i-MiEV fans should probably keep their eyes on the listings,… Continue reading Discovery channel to run ‘Birth of a Mitsubishi i-MiEV’
On Friday Honda delivered the first all-electric 2013 Honda Fit EV to a couple that lives in Southern California. The 2013 Honda Fit EV is the latest alternative-fuel vehicle from Honda. The Fit electric vehicle and is rated at 118MPGe making it the highest rated electric vehicle beating the previous leader, the Mitsubishi i, which… Continue reading Honda Fit EV – first delivery in California
Everyone who drives the 2013 Honda Fit EV loves it – it handles well, it’s quick, and it’s even more efficient than the Mitsubishi i MiEV. The Honda Fit EV is rated at 118 MPGe and has a rated range of 82 miles which is a few miles longer than the larger Nissan Leaf. However,… Continue reading Honda Fit EV Drive
Following Ford and Chevy, Honda has announced that it will partner with car sharing service Zipcar. Zipcar will add the Insight Hybrid, the Accord Plug-in Hybrid vehicle in 2014, and the Honda Fit EV starting this fall when they become available. Zipcar is sawing that Honda is a ‘preferred vehicle manufacturer’ while Honda is calling… Continue reading Honda bringing Fit EV to car sharing program
Turns out this is a little bit of a trick, because it’s not an individual – the first production version of the Honda Fit EV was delivered to the municipality of Torrance, California. Torrance also happens to be the head of Honda USA’a headquarters. The first Honda Fit EV is part of a real-world test… Continue reading First Honda Fit EV delivered to US customer
Last year, at the 2011 Los Angeles International Auto Show, Honda officially unveiled the Honda Fit EV. A few lucky members of the press got to have a test drive a short time later, and they were all very impressed. Following those reviews and initial buzz on the internet, Honda hasn’t released many details, and… Continue reading Honda Fit EV available for lease or buy?
