[car fanatics]

Honda
Photo: Copyright 2012 Vic Mosqueda / Car Fanatics Forum
June 29, 2012
By: CF staff

Honda today announced the all-new 2013 Honda Fit EV will be available for lease beginning July 20, 2012, with a three-year lease price of $389 per month. The 2013 Honda Fit EV is the latest in Honda's diverse and growing range of alternative-fuel vehicles, and received the highest fuel-efficiency rating ever given by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with an adjusted combined mile-per-gallon-equivalency rating of 118 MPGe.

The Fit EV will be available for lease-only in key markets in Oregon and California, after which availability will expand to six East Coast markets in early 2013. The Fit EV's three-year lease price of $389 per month computes to a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $36,625.

Honda is the only automaker to offer such a diverse range of alternative fuel vehicles, which includes the Honda FCX Clarity fuel-cell electric vehicle, multiple gas-electric hybrid models and America's only mass-produced natural gas vehicle, the Honda Civic Natural Gas.

"No other automaker on the planet is more deeply committed to produce and deliver more energy-efficient and sustainable transportation solutions than Honda," said Steven Center, vice president of the American Honda Environmental Business Development Office. "The 2013 Honda Fit EV is the latest example of this commitment."

Based on the popular five-door, five-passenger Fit and Fit Sport, the 100-percent electric Fit EV features a 20-kilowatt-hour (kWh) Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery and a compact 92-kilowatt (123 horsepower) AC synchronous electric motor that generates 189 ft-lb of torque. This efficient powertrain is teamed to a chassis with a fully-independent suspension and a driver-selectable 3-mode drive system adapted from the CR-Z Sport Hybrid. The result is a fun-to-drive EV with a class-leading EPA combined city/highway estimated driving range rating of 82-miles.

An onboard charger allows the vehicle to be plugged into any household-type 120-volt or available 240-volt AC power supply. When connected to a 240-volt circuit, the Fit EV battery can be recharged in less than three hours from a low charge indicator illumination point2. When connected to an outlet, charging can be started or stopped with an included Fit EV interactive remote control, through an available smartphone application, or through the internet on a personal computer.

[jaybird]

For that price I'll take a Volt!

[jspookss]

I think this Fit might give the Focus EV some.. fits..

[REVolution]

82miles is impressive. I still don't think its worth the price of admission but whatever.

[Super Sport]

jaybird;215039 Wrote:For that price I'll take a Volt!

My thoughts exactly! Its bigger and betterlooking, plus I can take a nice long weekend trip with it!

[ncguy]

Hmmm let's see...

$350-360.00 a month for a Volt which doesn't have a limited range but looks sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo​ much better or this?

Volt FTW :2thumbsup:

I see the Fit EV still has that hideous interior

[CTS-Vluvr]

82 mile range, at best, for $37,000?

[redsky]

Mitsubishi i 62 miles $29,125
Nissan Leaf 73 miles $35,200
Focus EV's is 76 miles $39,200

[CTS-Vluvr]

redsky;215918 Wrote:
Mitsubishi i 62 miles $29,125
Nissan Leaf 73 miles $35,200
Focus EV's is 76 miles $39,200

Yeah, they're all fucking jokes.

[redsky]

[ncguy]

Quote:Yeah, they're all fucking jokes.

I think everyone else agrees also... with the Leaf only selling @ 500 for the past how many months?

I feel this, the Focus BEV etc etc etc won't be any better....

[McLovin]

Ummm, yeah, BEV Focus is basically an option, for those that don't need range or already have 2 or 4 other vehicles that they could travel with.

And,


most importantly,


It did not cost Ford billions of dollars to produce, while it will be years before it actually profits.....


Like dolt.

[kamikazeKID]

sign me up