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Honda tests Gen 2 prototype electric autonomous work vehicle with Black & Veatch

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Honda and Black & Veatch have successfully tested the prototype Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle (AWV) at a Black & Veatch construction site in New Mexico. The Honda AWV employs a suite of sensors to operate autonomously, using GPS for location, radar and lidar for obstacle detection and stereoscopic (3D) cameras for remote monitoring.

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The 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid is the Most Powerful Non-Type R Model Yet

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Honda is refreshing the Civic for 2025, reviving the hybrid option and introducing a new Sport Touring Hybrid trim as the top option in the lineup. Exterior styling also got an update, starting with the front fascia and grille, which Honda said are more aggressive. liter gas four-cylinder engine.

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Honda unveils demonstration test house featuring Honda smart home system; gas, solar power and electromobility

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Honda Motor Co., unveiled a house Honda built in the city of Saitama, Japan, for the demonstration testing of the Honda Smart Home System (HSHS). Honda will conduct demonstration testing of the HSHS that is linked with electromotive mobility products such as electric vehicles and the Internavi system. Earlier post.)

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Guangqi Honda building 3rd production line and new engine plant; total Honda capacity in China to hit >1M units in 2015

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Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., an automobile production and sales joint venture of Honda in China, started construction of a third production line and a new engine plant within the property of the existing ZengCheng Plant. GHAC is planning to further expand the capacity up to 240,000 units in the future.

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New Guangqi Honda plant brings Honda’s China capacity to >1M units

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Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., GHAC), an automobile production and sales joint venture of Honda in China, celebrated the opening of its third automobile production plant and an engine plant within the property of the existing Zeng Cheng Plant.

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Honda signs E-KIZUNA project agreement with City of Saitama for EV, PHEV and electric scooter testing; new household gas cogen unit with more efficient EXlink engine

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Artist’s conception of Honda Smart Home System. Honda Motor Co., In this project managed by the city of Saitama, Honda and Saitama will test the urban use of electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid vehicles and electric scooters. Click to enlarge. Household cogeneration unit going on sale.

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Wankel Engine, Solar Tonneau Cover, 2015 Honda Fit Hybrid Driven: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: the rotary engine lives on in prototypes for a Mazda 2 range-extended electric car, Via Motors lets the sun shine on its new solar tonneau cover, and we drive the 2015 Honda Fit Hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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