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California is making access to the HOV designated areas of their state highway system a little more exclusive. Yellow-sticker partial-hybrid vehicles carrying only a single passenger will no longer be allowed access. Super-ultralow-emission vehicles with white stickers, such as the natural-gas-powered Honda Civic, however, will still be welcome - regardless of passenger numbers.

The admittance of the Honda Civic NGV, and other white-sticker cars, however, is not forever. Drivers of such cars will enjoy the convenience…

"Blue Skies for Our Children"... This is Honda's new global environmental slogan. Pretty strong, isn't it? In just five simple words it colors the brain power, man hours, sweat, and funds Honda is willing to invest into ensuring future generations will be swinging or playing ball in the warmth of the sun with a clear blue sky overhead.

It also conjures images of what could happen if Honda and the world as a…

Honda recently announced some huge news. They're planning to launch their own plug-in hybrid system in 2012. As of now, DCH Honda of Temecula  doesn't know whether the all-new PHEV hybrid platform will be placed into an existing Honda model, or come in the form as an entirely new hybrid-only vehicle. William Walton, Honda's Manager of Product Planning, simply says that the Japanese automaker is going to "see what happens with the…

After selling approximately 1,500 natural-gas civics each year (primarily to governmental fleets and some individuals in four states), Honda will now be offering it nationwide. That's right, starting this year travelers and commuters in all 50 states will see a natural-gas version of Honda Motor Co.'s new Civic Sedan - the Civic GX -  cruising down the streets.

Another more environmentally friendly choice for consumers, the natural-gas-powered Honda Civic GX produces less emissions than it traditional counterparts, and 98 percent of the natural gas used in the U.S. comes from North America.

The tricky thing is that there…