Civic Hybrid

India’s First Hybrid Car is launched  


Japanese auto maker Honda motors has finally launched the country’s first hybrid car, the Civic Hybrid. 

The hybrid comes with 1.3 litre petrol engine that produces 95 PS and an electric motor which churn out 16 bhp power. The car is priced at Rs 21.5 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The company will import the completely built unit (CBU) from its Japan plant where it manufactures the hybrid cars. 

Honda Siel Car India, President and CEO Masahiro Takedagawa said, “This car comes to India at a much higher price as the import duty is over 100 per cent and has asked the government to support them in promoting this eco-friendly car. In other countries, government subsidies such eco-friendly cars. We are hopeful that the government in India will also look at lowering the import duty." 

India is the 33rd country where Honda has launched its Civic Hybrid. 

Specialty of this vehicle is it’s made of Hybrid technology which will power the wheelZ by two models, one is gasoline engine and other is motor. Honda used its very own VTEC engine but with an advancement of i-VTEC.
 
The Honda Civic Hybrid System features a 3-stage i-VTEC + IMA that employs Honda’s 1.3L i-VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control) engine to provide three stages of valve timing (low-speed, high-speed, and valve deactivated mode), combined with a compact and efficient electric motor, Honda’s IMA (Integrated Motor Assist) system.(Here comes the hybrid!!!)

It comes with an ‘idle-stop’ feature that turns off the engine temporarily, resulting in saving fuel and minimizing emissions. As soon as you brake the Hybrid, the ‘idle-stop’ feature occurs automatically and the engine restarts as soon as the brake pedal is released. Unlike the mechanical linkage from the accelerator to the fuel-injection throttle, the Civic Hybrid uses ‘Drive-by-Wire’ technology.