Design Downsizing Honda Light 
Green Car Congress
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.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
The report expects aluminum to double its share of the light vehicle material mix by 2025 vs. the 2008 EPA baseline vehicle. Downweighting will be at the core of whatever other technology, design and powertrain changes are coming. Honda leads aluminum content as a percent of curb weight at 10.7% Ducker Worldwide.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 9, 2016
In addition, Honeywell has drawn upon its engineering competencies in the automotive and aerospace industries to create a new two-stage electrical compressor used by Honda Motor Co. OnRAMP can reduce development time from months to days as well as help optimize engine controls of subsystems designed to reduce CO 2 and other emissions.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 2, 2009
Fiesta—available in four- and five-door bodystyles—will offer North American buyers a new choice of 15 class-exclusive technologies and projected highway fuel economy of 40 mpg, besting the Honda Fit, Nissan Versa and Toyota Yaris and Corolla. Pull-Drift Compensation is designed to be imperceptible to the Fiesta driver.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 17, 2011
It is a high octane fuel with combustion characteristics that allow engines specifically designed for methanol fuel to match the best efficiencies of diesels while meeting current pollutant emission regulations. In addition, Honda has independently investigated the concept. It is a safe fuel. Performance of methanol FFVs—i.e.,
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 11, 2014
GMZ Energy and its partners are on track to deliver a 1 kW thermoelectric generator (TEG) for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle as well as to design and to integrate a light-duty vehicle TEG into a Honda Accord as part of a DOE-funded project. down-speeding, downsized engine, etc.), Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
MAY 26, 2015
The second-generation hybrid system has been thoroughly enhanced from its predecessor: The downsized GDI engine features an aluminum block and head, a compression ratio of 13.5:1, Sonata Plug-in Hybrid uses the same functional design changes as the Sonata Hybrid to improve its drag coefficient to a class-leading 0.24 Click to enlarge.
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