Earthly Awareness

Honda has embraced the need to consider the environmental impact of its technology for decades. The results are clearly exceptional:

The Civic has been an exemplar of low-emission performance since the 1975 Civic CVCC, which was the first vehicle to comply with the U.S. Clean Air Act—without needing a catalytic converter
The Civic GX/Natural Gas launched for the 1998 model year and was recognized by the U.S. EPA as having the cleanest internal combustion engine ever tested; it spanned four generations through 2015
The Civic Hybrid launched for the 2003 model year and is currently in its 4th generation

The Insight was the first mass-produced gasoline-electric hybrid marketed in North America
The Insight launched for the 2000 model year and featured three generations through 2022

The Accord Hybrid launched for the 2005 model year and is currently in its 4th generation

The Honda FCX Clarity—a vehicle with zero tailpipe emissions—was the first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle available to retail customers
The FCX Clarity/Clarity Fuel Cell launched for the 2008 model year and featured two generations through 2022
The Clarity Electric launched for the 2017 model year with one generation through 2019
The Clarity Plug-In Hybrid launched for the 2018 model year for one generation through 2022

The CR-V Hybrid launched for the 2020 model year and is now in its 2nd generation
The CR-V Fuel Cell Plug-In launched for the 2025 model year; this unique hydrogen-powered vehicle is currently in its 1st generation

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