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First, Honda is accused by Civic Hybrid owners of being too, shall we say "optimistic" in its fuel economy boasts for the gas-electric car.

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 Owners of 2003-2007 Honda Civic hybrids sued automaker over alleged misleading  mileage claims and agreed to settle. Now a judge has rejected the settlement offer as too stingy.
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Now a judge is saying the automaker is being too stingy in its attempt to settle the lawsuit disgruntled owners filed three years ago.
 
Honda's two-month-old attempt to settle a 2007 class-action lawsuit over what Civic Hybrid owners say were misleading and overstated gas mileage figures was rejected by a U.S. District Court Judge in California's Central District this week after she ruled that Honda's concession provided too little value for the plaintiffs, according to a report in The New York Times.
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Tags: Courts, Fuel Economy, Honda, Hybrid, Civic Hybrid Fuel Economy Lawuit, Honda Fuel Economy Lawsuit Settlement

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Judge Rejects Honda Fuel Economy Lawsuit Settlement as Too Stingy was originally published by Green Car Advisor. Read the full story by clicking here.