Honda’s FCX Clarity has earned numerous accolades from the world’s motoring press, but now it’s got a new feather to add to its cap.

Fifty-nine jurors from the 2009 World Car of The Year judging panel have voted the fuel cell-powered Honda the 2009 World Green car, an award that lends the Japanese automaker some significant [...]

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World Car Of The Year, the title awarded by a panel of 48 international automotive journos from 22 countries, is underway yet again.  It’s only been running since 2005, but already it has become one of the most prized awards in the global industry.

The criteria for the eligibility is long and varied, but of them [...]

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Honda has revealed its Insight Concept Hybrid, which will preview the company’s upcoming five-seater petrol-electric hybrid car and is set to make its global debut at the Paris Motor Show on October 2.

Okay, first things first: yes, it looks remarkably similar to Toyota’s Prius, the current dominant force in the hybrid market. Yet, while the silhouette [...]

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Honda is taking a leaf out of Toyota’s ‘how to market a green car’ book by shipping its hydrogen-powered FCX Clarity out to a Hollywood star or two. Among the first of the new emissions-free FCX owners is Jamie Lee Curtis.
At least 200 customers will have the opportunity to lease Honda’s latest green machine, [...]

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Toyota Prius, Honda FCX Clarity, BMW Hydrogen 7. If there’s something wrong with today’s alternative fuel vehicles, it’s that they are all missing a crucial amount of glamour. You won’t find any teenage boys rushing to put posters of the Prius or the FCX up on their bedroom walls and even if you did, [...]

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