Honda to Offer Civic Hybrid in India in 2008

Honda 2008 Civic Hybrid could be launched in India

It is pretty clear that Honda wants to bring their hybrid cars in the Indian market. They have been looking for some benefits from the government.

The latest media reports claim that the company could bring in their 2008 Civic Hybrid edition in the Indian market.

This is going make Honda the first company to launch a hybrid car in the Indian market.

The hybrid Civic would come with a combustion engine integrated with an electric powered motor. The car would switch between the two engines as and when required to save on fuel.

This model is likely to give a fuel efficiency of around 20 kmpl.

Jnaneshwar Sen, senior general manager Honda India said in a statement: ??Our aim to launch the hybrid version is not to add a huge volume to our sales. The idea is to bring an environment friendly technology to India and since Honda sells the Civic Hybrid globally, we want to offer it our Indian consumers.??

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