Honda Motor Co. will introduce a new line of mid-sized plug-in hybrids that will be able to travel up to 15 miles in electric-only mode, according to Hirohisa Ogawa, a chief engineer of battery research at Honda. This is made in response to criticism that Honda's current hybrid technology doesn’t have the strength to offer extended motor-only travel. The Integrated Motor Assist system that is featured in the Honda Insight, Civic and CR-Z hybrids uses the electric motor mainly to assist the gasoline engine.
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