Barber Honda

Honda has incredibly high standards for green motoring. Maybe you've heard some ad or read a press release hinting at the company's less-than-impressed view of electric vehicles (EVs). If you have, the phrase "near-future technology" used in connection with plug-in vehicles should be at least vaguely familiar. Basically, Honda believes the eventual goal of green motoring is a selection of mass produced hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, such as its very own FCX Clarity, which is the world's first production fuel cell vehicle available to lease in the U.S. and Japan since 2008.

On the other hand…

Are you a stickler for safety, that's passes by minivans because they aren't know as being...well...the safest of vehicles? It's time to look again, this time at the 2011 Honda Odyssey. Having earned an overall five-star score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) for all three crash tests, test category, and overall, it's certain to meet even the most discerning Moms' and Dads' sense of…