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According to Honda, all their models are built to be hybrid ready. Honda President Takanobu Ito says around 10 percent of Honda's global sales will be hybrids by 2015. These models were all made with hybrid in mind, in order to have a fast turnover from gas to hybrid ready rides.

Kohei Hitomi, chief engineer of the Honda Fit, was asked by Honda management to make the Fit easily adaptable into a hybrid. Hitomi…

Honda unveiled their new All-Electric Fit EV concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show not long ago. Along with the EV, the Japanese auto maker is working with Google to turn the prototype into a mass produced car.

The all new Fit EV will run on lithium-ion batteries, and have a range of about 100 miles per charge, along with a top speed of 90 mph. Fit EV should be able to recharge in about…