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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Toshiba Corporation and Honda Motor Co., will jointly exhibit at Smart Mobility City 2013, an organizer-themed project to be held from 22 November through 1 December 2013 within the 43 rd Tokyo Motor Show. Honda will exhibit the MC-?, Sekisui House, Ltd.,

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APRIL 6, 2022

General Motors and Honda plan to expand the two companies’ relationship by codeveloping a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architecture using next-generation Ultium battery technology. Honda is making progress on its all-solid-state battery technology which the company sees as the core element of future EVs.

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JUNE 10, 2017

Honda will launch the tenth-generation Accord ever later this year. Honda will release additional details on the all-new 2018 Accord design, technology and performance in the weeks ahead. The Accord has been the US retail sales leader in the midsize sedan segment for four straight years (2013-2016).

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AUGUST 17, 2013

Hybrid vehicle market share (excluding plug-in hybrids) in California increased to 7% in the first half of 2013, up from 6.2% in 2012, according to the California Auto Outlook for the second quarter of 2013. percentage point dip, Toyota remained the dominant brand in the California market during the first half of 2013, with 18.5%

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JANUARY 8, 2012

The Nikkei reports that Honda Motor Co. plans to increase its motorcycle production by 30% on the year to 20 million units worldwide by fiscal 2013. Honda plans to double its annual output to 4.6 Thailand, Honda will roll out bikes with large engines. Thailand, Honda will roll out bikes with large engines.

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AUGUST 19, 2013

2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Click to enlarge. Honda’s new 2-motor MY 2014 Accord Hybrid, built with the rest of the Accord lineup in a Honda plant in Marysville, Ohio, will go on sale in the US in October. Honda anticipates the new Accord Hybrid will obtain an EPA fuel economy rating of 49/45/47 mpg US (4.8,

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

Honda Motor Co., has developed the “Honda Smart Ecological Paint (Honda S.E. Honda will introduce this new painting technology at its Yorii Plant at Saitama Factory in Japan that is scheduled to become operational in July 2013. Moreover, in addition to the Honda S.E.

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APRIL 17, 2020

Honda Motor Europe is expanding its battery recycling partnership with SNAM (Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux) to advance the sustainable usability of its end-of-life traction batteries. —Tom Gardner, Senior Vice President at Honda Motor Europe.

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JULY 21, 2012

American Honda Motor Co., delivered the first all-electric 2013 Honda Fit EV to a couple in Southern California. The 2013 Honda Fit EV carries a combined adjusted Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mile-per-gallon-equivalency rating of 118 MPGe, and a consumption rating of 29 kWh per 100 miles.

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MARCH 1, 2014

Annual sales of the second-generation Honda Insight. Data: Honda. Honda announced that while the US model Insight will be available at dealerships in the US through the end of the year, production of the hybrid will end in summer 2014. However, Honda hybrid sales have not achieved the traction in the US market that Toyota did.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Honda has been developing hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology for many years and plans to launch a new hydrogen vehicle using this technology. Honda has already launched the Honda Clarity, a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, in U.S., Japan, and Europe markets.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

The Honda FCV Concept, Honda’s latest fuel-cell vehicle concept, made its world debut today in Japan. The Honda FCV Concept showcases the styling evolution of Honda’s fuel-cell vehicle anticipated to launch in Japan by March of 2016, followed by the US and Europe. Honda FCV Concept. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 17, 2013

At SAE World Congress in Detroit, Honda engineers presented several papers on the development of the new Accord plug-in hybrid, describing work on the new gasoline engine (which will also be featured in the coming full hybrid version of the Accord), and the development of the new two-motor system. Honda developed the 2.0L

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Honda will introduce a new fuel cell electric vehicle concept at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show. The concept model expresses a potential styling direction for Honda’s next-generation fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) launching in the US and Japan in 2015 and later in Europe.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

has introduced the battery-electric 2013 Honda Fit EV ( earlier post ) into the Zipcar Portland fleet, with the first vehicles located at Portland State University (PSU). The Honda Fit EV features a 20 kWh Li-ion battery and a compact 92 kW AC synchronous electric motor that generates 256 N·m (189 lb-ft) of torque.

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MARCH 7, 2017

General Motors and Honda announced the executive structure for their recently established joint venture company, Fuel Cell System Manufacturing, LLC (FCSM). Suheb Haq of GM will serve as the first president of FCSM, and Tomomi Kosaka of Honda will be the new company’s vice president.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Honda will hold the global debut of a first-of-its-kind extended reality (XR) experience at SXSW 2024, merging the joy of mobility with virtual reality (VR) adventures. The all-new Honda XR Mobility Experience integrates digital environments with the real-world experience of riding the Honda UNI-ONE, a hands-free, personal mobility device.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda Motor Co., VEZEL, says Honda, offers the dynamic qualities of an SUV, the elegance of a coupe and the functionality of a minivan. direct injection engine with a high-output motor, and the gasoline model will be equipped with a 1.5 unveiled the VEZEL production model. VEZEL Hybrid.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Honda Motor Co., Takanobu Ito, the current President, Chief Operating Officer and Representative Director, will remain on the board and assume the post of Director and Advisor to Honda Motor. From April 2004 to March 2006, Hachigo was stationed in the US as Senior Vice President of Honda R&D Americas, Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Honda Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., Honda notified Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of the recall with a total recall population of 81,353 units. 7-speed DCT with high-output motor. The high-output motor is so small, it fits inside the transmission case. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

Honda Motor Co., released three-dimensional (3D) data for exterior designs of concept models Honda has introduced in the past. With the data downloaded from the website Honda 3D Design Archives , Honda''s concept models can be replicated by a household 3D printer. The data is offered based on version 4.0

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

American Honda Motor Co., announced that select Honda and Acura models including the 2013 -2014 Honda Accord and 2013 Acura RDX and ILX now offer Apple''s Siri Eyes Free mode as a dealer installed accessory. Turn-by-turn voice navigation (when the audio system is set to Bluetooth Audio or iPod mode).

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NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Honda Motor Co., The UNI-CUB was first introduced in May 2012 as a personal mobility device featuring balance control technology and an omni-directional driving wheel system (Honda Omni Traction Drive System), derivative of Honda’s research into humanoid robots. Honda will exhibit the UNI-CUB ? Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 17, 2016

In 2013, the two companies announced a long-term, definitive master agreement to co-develop next-generation fuel cell system and hydrogen storage technologies, aiming for the 2020 time frame. Toyota Motor is working with BMW to develop key components for FCVs, while Nissan Motor Co. is collaborating with Ford Motor Co.

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APRIL 24, 2013

American Honda Motor Co., will create the Honda Smart Home US, a showcase that demonstrates Honda’s vision for sustainable, zero-carbon living and personal mobility, including the use of solar power to charge a Honda Fit EV battery electric vehicle. Honda Smart Home US. Honda Energy Management System.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Honda of America Mfg., will invest $23 million at its Marysville, Ohio auto plant to add production of the new two-motor Accord Hybrid Sedan ( earlier post ), scheduled to go on sale nationwide this fall. This will be the third hybrid model built by Honda in the US and the first in Ohio. liter 4-cylinder engine or a 3.5-liter

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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Honda Motor Co., Using vehicles based on this prototype model, Honda will begin demonstration testing in Japan in 2013. Advancing the Micro Commuter Concept first introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show 2011, this prototype model realized a cabin space to seat one driver and two children in the micro-sized body.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

The Nikkei reports that Honda Motor Co.will spend approximately ¥30 billion (US$384 million) to launch production of diesel cars in India in 2013. The automaker will also market a new subcompact car exclusively for the Brazilian market by as early as 2013. It will put a new plant into operation by 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

2014 Honda Accord Hybrid. Honda has begun US production of the 2014 Accord Hybrid ( earlier post ), which will carry an EPA fuel economy rating of 50 mpg (4.7 The EPA rating is 1 mpg higher than Honda had originally anticipated for the hybrid (49 mpg). Honda developed the 2.0L Honda invested $18.8 Click to enlarge.

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MAY 27, 2014

In its sixth sales-weighted analysis of emissions from 8 major automakers’ 2013 model year vehicles, the Union of Concerned Scientists’ (UCS) latest Automaker Rankings report found that Hyundai-Kia unseated Honda as the “Greenest Automaker.” Honda came in second, with Toyota, Nissan, and Volkswagen in a three-way tie for third place.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Honda Motor Co. CEO, Takanobu Ito, outlined the product, technology and business developments and direction planned to drive Honda’s growth by fiscal year 2017; among these are a plan to introduce three hybrid systems, Ito said. Honda is also developing a new more powerful two-motor hybrid system for mid-size vehicles.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

Honda Motor Co., Honda’s micro-sized EV, using photovoltaic (PV) energy for recharging, as part of the Miyakojima City Small-sized Electromotive Mobility Project. In November 2013, Honda began separate field tests jointly conducted with Kumamoto Prefecture, Saitama City and Miyakojima City using the MC-?.

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OCTOBER 17, 2013

Between 1 October 2012 and 30 September 2013, electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors transferred out 1,311.520 ZEV (zero emission vehicle) credits, according to the latest report by the California Air Resources Board (ARB)—by far, the largest of any automaker in the state. Honda was third. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 21, 2016

Auto Show, Honda said that it will begin retail leasing of the new 5-passenger, hydrogen-powered Clarity Fuel Cell sedan ( earlier post ) to customers in select California markets before the end of 2016. Honda expects to price the Clarity Fuel Cell at around $60,000 with a targeted monthly lease under $500. At Washington, D.C.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Honda Motor Co., has installed a 9 kW-capacity solar power generation system at the Adachi Odai location of the Honda Cars Tokyo Chuo dealer network. Honda has been installing solar power generation systems at Honda operations in Japan. Furthermore, Honda is planning to install a 2.6-megawatt

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MARCH 4, 2014

MC Method control diagram, from a 2013 DOE-hosted webinar on hydrogen refueling. Honda, which is also participating in the SAE J2601 work on a standardized light-duty vehicle hydrogen fueling protocol, will make the new research station available to other automakers to further validate the MC Fill protocol’s performance and functionality.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Honda Motor Co., Honda will adopt this technology first to the North American version of the all-new Acura RLX, which will go on sale in the United States in March 2013, and will expand application sequentially to other models. Honda has been making a number of efforts to further reduce vehicle weight.

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