Honda Fit/Jazz EV Has Highest US Fuel Economy Ever

The Honda Fit EVHonda Fit EVJapan, 2010 > 20103 photos
, known has the Honda JazzHonda Jazz Gen.2Japan, 2008 > 201443 versions
104 photos
in Europe, has just been certified as the car with the highest fuel economy the US Environmental Protection Agency has ever rated with a rating of 118MPG equivalent. It also uses just 29 kilowatt hours for every 100 miles. The EPA predicts buyers will spend just $500 a year on fuel.

The Fit EV has a 20kWh electric battery has a total range of 82 miles on a charge. It is rated at 132mpge in the city, 105mpge on the highway and 118mpge combined. The Fit EV has a 92kW electric motor (123hp) and 189lb-ft of torque. It can be recharged in about 3 hours from a 240v outlet.

It has better economy than the Focus Electric with a 105mpge and a 76 mile range, Nissan Leaf with 99mpge and a 73 mile range, Mitsubishi i-MiEV with 112mpge and a 62 mile range. 

HondaHondaJapan, 1948 > present102 models
2419 photos
10 videos
first showed the Fit EV in 2011 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. It will go on sale in California and Oregon this summer and on the East Coast in 2013.

Honda is the only automaker in the US that produces pure electric, hydrogen, natural gas and hybrid-powered vehicles.