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New Honda Earth Dreams Technology 1.6L diesel in Civic to deliver CO2 emissions of 95 g/km

Green Car Congress

Honda’s new 1.6-liter liter i-DTEC engine in the new Civic will deliver CO 2 emissions of 95 g/km, according to Honda Motor Europe’s President, Manabu Nishimae, in his presentation at the Geneva Motor Show. It will be manufactured at Honda’s UK manufacturing facility in Swindon from the end of 2012. Honda Civic 1.6

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Taking another look at methanol as an alternative transportation fuel for the US

Green Car Congress

A bridging option is to use methanol derived from natural gas, with a CO2 intensity that is no worse than conventional fuels. There is also the possibility of achieving greenhouse gas reduction by CO2 sequestration in the methanol generation process. In addition, Honda has independently investigated the concept.

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Controlled Power Technologies Packages Its Switched Reluctance Systems in ‘RegEnBoost’ System for Enhanced Support for Downsizing

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This crucial difference means the technology is perfectly suited to maintaining vehicle performance and driveability—widely recognized as a critical marketing issue for any car maker contemplating radical engine downsizing. Formed in 2006, the company is a spin-out from the Honda Ecotechnology Centre at Cranfield University.

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

They use cheap, clean, and domestic electricity for short trips and daily commutes, displacing or eliminating oil consumption and CO2 pollution. Full , Mild , Weak , Series, Parallel, Series-Parallel, The Honda configuration such as that in the Insight is a Parallel system, in that the ICE and Motor contribute motive power in parallel.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

is developing a hybrid-electric vehicle with a battery that recharges at any outlet, said GM officials familiar with the plan." ( Bloomberg News ) Honda top 12/18/07 The head of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. 10/23/07 Honda Motor Co. Honda could easily develop a plug-in hybrid within two years. Reuters ).

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Perhaps not what you thought 

Electric Auto Association

Vehicles with larger footprints are allowed to generate more CO2 than vehicles with smaller footprints. In 2019, Honda’s moderately-sized fleet was required to produce an average of 227 grams per mile (g/mi) while Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s (FCA) fleet of mostly behemoths was allowed to emit 275.

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Perhaps not what you thought 

Electric Auto Association

Vehicles with larger footprints are allowed to generate more CO2 than vehicles with smaller footprints. In 2019, Honda’s moderately-sized fleet was required to produce an average of 227 grams per mile (g/mi) while Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s (FCA) fleet of mostly behemoths was allowed to emit 275.

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