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Honda begins European demonstration program of EV-neo electric scooter

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Honda will begin a European demonstration program of the battery-electric EV-neo scooter in conjunction with Barcelona City Council (Spain) beginning in July 2011. Honda will provide Barcelona City Council with 18 EV-neos for the period of one year. The EV-neo operates using a Honda in-house manufactured brushless 2.8

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Hondas F1 KERS motor: 60 kW, 21,000 RPM, >7 kg

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2009 Honda Formula One chassis configuration, showing KERS component location. Honda engineers decided to implement an electric motor/battery pack solution, rather than a flywheel solution, mounting the motor on the engine’s left front side with its power control unit (PCU) ahead of it, inside the monocoque chassis.

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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

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Honda aims to win a new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency in an 8,500-mile (13,679 km) drive across all 24 contiguous EU countries in a 1.6 i-DTEC diesel engined Honda Civic Tourer. i-DTEC engine provides 120 PS (118 hp, 88 kW) of power and 300 N·m (221 lb-ft) of torque, 62 mpg US (3.8

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Scrapyard Find: 2010 Citroën C4 Picasso VTR+

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The C4 is a subcompact CUV now , because Stellantis isn't stupid, but it spent its first couple of generations as a car with vaguely Honda CRX-ish lines. This generation of C4 Picasso was built from 2006 through 2013, with all examples built at the assembly plant in Vigo, Spain. This one has the 1.6-liter

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Honda to trial electric scooters in Spain

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Honda is to run a demonstration programmed for its EV-neo electric scooter in Barcelona in conjunction with the city’s council. The programme launches next month and will see 18 of the new battery-powered scooters loaned to the Spanish city’s council for a period of one year. The scooter operates using a 2.8kw motor and a [.].

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Air Products provides hydrogen fueling station to Shell in Germany

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The hydrogen used to power the vehicles is produced as a by-product of industrial process and brought to the site in a tanker. In Spain, Air Products recently provided the hydrogen for the fueling station in Barcelona, which powered a Honda FCX Clarity on a journey across the city in June.

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ACEA study finds cost still strong deterrent for EV uptake across Europe; calls for “realistic” targets recognizing affordability

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Besides affordability, the report identified a balanced supply of charging and refueling infrastructure as a pre-requisite for stronger sales of alternatively-powered vehicles across the EU. and Spain 0.6%). —Erik Jonnaert, ACEA Secretary General. By contrast, an ECV market share of above 1.8% —ACEA report.