Flexcar to Convert Southern California Fleet to HEVs.(car rental service will purchase hybrid electric vehicles from American Honda Motor Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
Electric Vehicle Online Today, July, 2003
Flexcar recently announced it has joined with American Honda Motor Company, Inc. to convert its entire fleet of shared-use vehicles in southern California to Honda Civic hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). The company said it has purchased 28 Civic HEVs, four of which will be placed in its San Diego fleet while the remaining 24 will operate in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
"Southern California is the perfect venue for this program, which combines car sharing with ultra-efficient and clean [HEV] technology to address the dual problems of traffic congestion and air quality," said American Honda vice president of corporate planning and logistics Dan Bonawitz.
Flexcar said the Civic HEVs are "specially pre-wired to accommodate the installation of [its]...
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