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Back in August, Viknesh Vijayenthiran reported on rumors that Honda would launch a zero-emission battery electric vehicle in the US by 2015. The vehicle in question was described as a lithium-ion battery-powered minicar, and there was some speculation that Honda would unveil a prototype at the Tokyo Motor Show this October.

The rumors stemmed from articles in several Japanese media outlets, including the Nikkei daily, but they were  never officially substantiated by Honda -- until now. The company's CEO, Takanobu Ito, now admits that he would consider developing EVs for American, European, and Japanese markets. That's not saying that he or ...

Since the Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell vehicle launched over a year ago, it's gotten a good bit of coverage here at TCC, even though there are only about 10 models on the highways of America and Japan. That's a long way from Honda's goal of leasing 200 units in the Clarity's first three years of production. However, Honda seems confident they can not only meet that milestone, but also put the Clarity in showrooms by 2015, despite the fact that building fuel-cells is awfully slow going. You have to admire Honda's hell-or-high-water attitude -- well, most of the time. [Reuters via egmCarTech]

An interesting article in the New York Times suggests that Toyota -- the same Toyota that's often considered to be at the forefront of the green car movement, thanks to its popular Prius hybrid and all those eye-popping, folksy TV ads you've been seeing -- is slipping in the race to bring fully electric vehicles to the marketplace.

It's an interesting proposition, and one that bears considering. For quite some time, the commonly held belief has been that hybrids are the way of the future. Concerns about batteries size and weight, not to mention range, have led many in the industry -- both automakers and journalists -- to conclude that it...