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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Honda, Utilities to Test Alternative-Fuel Cars: American Honda Motor Co. of Torrance has entered into separate partnership agreements with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and SCEcorp’s Southern California Edison Co. to evaluate electric and natural gas vehicles. The companies said the program will give Honda feedback on its alternative-fuel vehicles and enable the utilities to study infrastructure requirements and market issues. PG&E; will get five Civic hatchback-based electric vehicles this summer and 50 1995 Civic natural gas vehicles this fall, the companies said. The utility has been testing three 1993 Accord natural gas vehicles since February. Edison will receive three Civic hatchback-based electric vehicles this fall.
