The mpg dropped after Honda's 2010 software update. That's a key part of her case that Jalopnik left out.

[www.dontsettlewithhonda.org] has her bullet points. I don't know why it doesn't lead with Honda's software update that avoided battery degradation by running the engine more, at the cost of worsening the mpg. Their IMA system just doesn't work as well as Ford and Toyota's e-CVT.

The key fact is Honda "fixed" its substandard IMA system in an update to avoid early battery breakdown by making the engine run more, thus worsening its MPG even more than its optimistic EPA rating.

The key fact is Honda "fixed" its substandard IMA system in an update to avoid early battery breakdown by making the engine run more, thus worsening its MPG even more than its optimistic EPA rating.

It's nothing to do with CARB, it's Honda "fixing" its substandard IMA system to avoid early battery breakdown by making the engine run more, thus screwing up its MPG even more than its optimistic EPA rating.

C'mon Matt, you (and the LA Times) are completely misreporting the story!

Except he didn't assert your last sentence "Making electric cars today is more cost efficient and practical than it was in the past. Electric power is inexhaustible and, while the batteries are tricky to repair, they're reusable." What exactly is wrong or inane in that statement? If you have access to a plug,…

Tesla claims the Model X "combines the functionality of a minivan with the design of an SUV" and "quicker than a Porsche 911 and roomier than an Audi Q7". Sounds like the design could range from stomach-churningly awful to decent, but more importantly it's what a lot of car buyers get, unlike (sadly) wagons.

VW tested TwinDrive with both diesel and gasoline, but the 2013 Jetta hybrid will use a direct-injected 1.4-liter TSI turbo gasoline engine. Even with only a decoupling clutch instead of a full e-CVT, it seems the gas engine can run at high efficiency enough of the time that the diesel benefit is negligible. It's…

Tesla's Model S/Model X/future Roadster? platform crushes this for simplicity and design flexibility. Front and rear trunks!

I hope it's premature to judge the ATS' styling. The way the creases of the 2004 CTS flow into the flanks of the car is utter magic in the flesh, photos don't do it justice. The 2008 redesign got excessive with the grille but the 2009 CTS-V has lots of luscious details. You can't tell the details from this ad, but…

It's more interesting than that, read Honda/Acura's press release. The NSX concept has a somewhat conventional rear drive: "a powerful next-generation VTEC® V-6 engine with direct-injection works in concert with a dual clutch transmission with built-in electric motor to create supercar acceleration while offering…

Ford Focus Electric is a different kind of car, it's battery-only. But anyway, the Ford Focus Electric weighs 3,672 lbs, while the Chevrolet Volt weighs 3,781 lbs, not that bad for the unlimited range adding an ICE gives you. Ford Focus Electric costs $39,995, Volt costs $39,145 (both before tax rebates), how is the…

What's wrong with a car that you "refuel" overnight at home and then burns no gas for the first 35 miles? If it doesn't float your boat don't buy one, but owners love it. 7,500 buyers in the first year of the first plug-in hybrid (RE-EV, ER-EV, more than electric, whatever) is pretty decent, far better than the Prius…

You're under the mistaken impression that capital letters and swearing make ill-informed ranting correct.

Nice Audi!

Sounds like your local utility sucks. Electric vehicles recharge at night when most utilities have spare capacity. Somehow utilities survive and even make money every time a new plant or warehouse opens, there's nothing special about a local fleet of electric vehicles. Where I live most of my electricity comes from…

Just Google "electric postal delivery vehicle". Companies, lobbyists, and politicians propose this all the time, but the USPS doesn't have the capital to replace its fleet with more expensive vehicles, despite the benefits and operational cost savings.

You mean "alluding": "to make indirect reference",

An electric car with 300 mile range combined with public recharging stations where a 30 minute recharge adds 150 miles of range is going to suit a lot more buyers than current EVs, and supposedly the Tesla Model S with those figures arrives this year.