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Honda to advance fuel cell system as core of its hydrogen business; expansion to other areas; new FCEV in 2024

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With the next-generation fuel cell system being co-developed with General Motors (GM), Honda will aim to more than double the durability and reduce the cost to one-third, in comparison to the fuel cell system installed in the 2019 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell. Commercial vehicles. Initiatives toward the establishment of hydrogen ecosystems.

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New GM/Tula DSF cylinder deactivation technology could boost fuel efficiency in engines by up to 15%

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Comparison of DSF fuel economy gains and costs with competing technologies, from Tula’s 2013 SAE paper. The basic concept of Dynamic Skip Fire technology is to manage torque production in response to the driver command via selectively engaging or disengaging torque production from engine cylinders rather than by throttling.

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News: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV

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The closest comparisons for hydrogen-only cars are the Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo. To provide a basis for comparison, Honda let us first drive a 2024 CR-V Hybrid that weighed 500 pounds less than the e:FCEV. Honda has created a proof-of-concept Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell truck in the U.S.,

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U Mich study explores performance of renewable diesel, FT diesel and ULSD in PCCI combustion

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Several other combustion modes are derived from the HCCI combustion concept: low temperature combustion (LTC), partially premixed charge compression ignition (PCCI), and reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion modes. In the experiments, the researchers used a 425 cm 3 single-cylinder engine based on a GM/Isuzu 1.7

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