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Many of the major car companies are building electric cars, but often in low volumes, and only in select markets. Building electric vehicles is a way for them t
by marcell 13y ago
Many of the major car companies are building electric cars, but often in low volumes, and only in select markets. Building electric vehicles is a way for them to satisfy clean air requirements in California and other states.
For the Honda EV Fit in particular, they are making just 1,100 of them [1].
[1] http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-autos-honda-fit-ev-pricing-20130530,0,4539192.story http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-autos-honda-f...
- jusben1369 13y agoThat's a fair point. This article included a comment "Honda says it is expanding certified dealers for the Fit EV, sold in eight states, from the current 36 up to 200 by this summer." - that is, this is a serious push vs just something to offset the clean air requirements.