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Honda has premiered the new Fit EV concept at the Los Angeles auto show, a model headed for production, which will be introduced in 2012.

Details on the Fit EV are limited, and no power figures were given, though Honda says is that the all-electric version of the 5-door compact hatch "is powered by a lithium-ion battery fueling a coaxial high-density electric motor derived from the FCX Clarity fuel cell electric car."

Honda adds the Fit EV will have a "top speed of 90 mph and a range of 100 miles on the US EPA cycle." It will have an…

The 2012 Honda Fit Hybrid is already on sale in Japan, and slated for an early 2011 release in the UK - where it's better known as Jazz. The subcompact borrows the Insight's 1.3-liter gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain with Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system, which drives the hatchback's front wheels and stows its battery pack unit neatly beneath the cargo floor.

Here's what Inside Line has to say about Fit Hybrid: "Once again, it's a simple, efficient engineering solution from Honda, one that sees the Fit Hybrid turn in a high of 30 km per liter…