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http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1097320_lease-extensions-for-honda-fit-ev-two-years-at-199-a-month-to-be-offered Lease Extensions For Honda Fit EV, Two Years At $199 A Month, To Be Offered By John Voelcker Mar 23, 2015 [image / George Betak http://images.thecarconnection.com/med/honda-fit-ev-customer-appreciation-day-honda-smart-home-uc-davis-mar-2015-photo-george-betak_100505161_m.jpg Honda Fit EV customer appreciation day, Honda Smart Home, UC-Davis, Mar 2015 ] With the first three-year leases of Honda Fit EVs now set to end in June, drivers of Honda's only electric car have been wondered what will happen to their cars now. Many of them would like to hang onto the cars. While Honda won't let them buy the car, the company has decided to offer those lessees an option for a further two-year lease. Honda announced this morning that it would offer two-year extension leases to current Fit EV lessees. For those owners who don't wish to renew, Honda will take back the cars--and offer them to new drivers on a two-year, used-car lease. For both leases, the price is reduced to $199 per month, with no down payment. As before, the mileage is unlimited, and Honda includes both routine maintenance and collision coverage in the new lease The new $199 monthly payment compares to the new-car number of $259 (which itself was reduced in May 2013 from $389 a month). Honda also removed the previous mileage cap that same month; the improved terms resulted in a torrent of inquiries for the car, enabling Honda lease almost the entire 1,100 it had announced would comprise the model run. Honda first announced the new leases this weekend at a gathering of Fit EV owners at Honda's Smart Home in Davis, California. “Most Fit EV drivers tell us they love their vehicles," said Steve Center, Honda's vice president of the environmental business development office, "and many have requested lease extensions." "This extended lease program is intended to meet their needs,” he continued, adding, “We’re very confident in how the vehicles are performing." All in all, Honda leased 1.069 Fit EVs between July 2012 and December 2014. Those cars spanned two model years, 2013 and 2014, with little difference between the two. [© 2015 Green Car Reports] http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/fit-ev-lease-price-lowered-199 Honda Fit EV lease price lowered to $199/month March 23, 2015 Jake Lingeman [image / Honda http://img2.autoweek.com/styles/gen-932-524/public/2013_Honda_Fit_EV_021.jpg The all-electric Fit is powered by a 20-kWh lithium-ion battery and a 92-kilowatt electric motor and gearbox ] Electric car lease price includes maintenance, unlimited mileage, collision coverage Honda lowered the two-year lease price for its Fit EV electric hatchback to $199 per month, from $259, for current customers. Current Fit EV drivers can extend their lease - with unlimited mileage, routine maintenance and collision coverage - if they’d like, while new customers can get the same deal on a used Fit EV. "Most Fit EV drivers tell us they love their vehicles, and many have requested lease extensions,” said Steve Center, vice president of the Environmental Business Development Office, Honda. "We're very confident in how the vehicles are performing, and look forward to offering new and existing customers a chance to experience everything the Fit EV has to offer." The all-electric Fit is powered by a 20-kWh lithium-ion battery and a 92-kilowatt electric motor. Miles per gallon equivalent is rated 118 mpge, while EPA driving range comes in at 82 miles. A 6.6-kW onboard charger can fill the battery of the Fit in less than three hours using a 240-volt circuit. It takes about 15 hours, according to Honda, using a household 115-volt outlet. Current lessees will be contacted by Honda before the lease ends. Prospective buyers can contact Honda through any of the normal channels. As far as smaller electric vehicles go, $199 seems to be a fair price point. The Ford C-Max Energi plug-in costs the same, as does the Nissan Leaf. On the other hand, both of those require a sizable down payment; the Fit EV does not. [© autoweek.com] ... http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2015/03/23/127455-new-and-used-honda-fit-ev-new-leasing-options.html New and Used Honda Fit EV New Leasing Options March 23, 2015 ... http://www.plugincars.com/honda-first-offer-attractive-used-ev-leases-130592.html Honda Is First To Offer Attractive Used EV Leases By Brad Berman March 24, 2015 - The greater significance of this move by Honda is that the EV market will soon experience a sizable wave of used electric cars rolling off leases held by early ... https://books.google.com/books?id=HRsWBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=slang+%22sameo%22 Vietnam War Slang: same old; same-o same-o, more of the same http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Same-o ... http://automobiles.honda.com/fit-ev/specifications.aspx 2014 Honda Fit EV - Specifications - Official Site ... http://www.myhondafitev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=73&start=30 Honda Fit EV Forum • View topic - Real driving range For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=subject%3Aevln+NOT+subject%3Are&days=0&sort=date http://www.fleetpoint.org/fleet-industry-news/electric-taxi-fleet-launched-in-dundee/29277/ 30 Leaf EVs for 24x7 203020-Electric Taxi fleet launched in Dundee UK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFmpOc-UNX8 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/yuppie-bling-andy-wells-criticizes-st-john-s-electric-car-project-1.3005168 'Yuppie bling': Andy Wells criticizes St. John's electric car project Mar 23, 2015 ... a sop to the guilt-ridden "eco-affluent" http://cleantechnica.com/2015/03/25/cheaper-vw-e-golf-on-the-way/ Cheaper VW e-Golf On The Way http://patch.com/california/sanmateo/council-approves-public-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-downtown-san-mateo L3&2 NRG eVgo EVSE in San Mateo CA + EVLN: Nissan Leaf vs Volkswagen e-Golf Comparison {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-199mo-2Yr-Honda-Fit-EV-Lease-nil-improvements-few2get-r-82mi-tp4674529.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
