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Honda R&D developing high-power dynamic charging system for EVs at speeds up to 96 mph

Green Car Congress

At the upcoming WCX 17: SAE World Congress Experience, a team from Honda R&D will present a paper on their study of a dynamic charging system that uses high power to charge a traveling EV, with the goal of realizing an unlimited vehicle range. The paper presents the results of running tests, and discusses future prospects. Noguchi, W.,

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IIHS: few vehicles excel in new nighttime test of pedestrian AEB systems

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Seven more vehicles—the Honda Accord, Hyundai Palisade, Hyundai Sonata, Nissan Frontier, Nissan Murano, Subaru Ascent and Subaru Outback—earn advanced ratings. The pedestrian AEB systems in the Chevrolet Malibu, Honda Pilot, Nissan Altima and Toyota Tacoma don’t perform well enough in the dark to earn any credit.

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Univ. of Utah study finds many infotainment systems too distracting to be used when vehicle in motion

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Many of the infotainment features in most 2017 vehicles are so distracting they should not be enabled while a vehicle is in motion, according to a new study by University of Utah researchers. The study , led by University of Utah Psychology Professor David L. Honda Civic Touring. Honda Ridgeline RTL-E. Jeep Compass Sport.

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Crash Avoidance Systems Underwhelm in Latest IIHS Study

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Originally, the group was only running tests for things like automatic emergency braking below 25 mph. Two others, the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4, are rated acceptable. By the time the original evaluation, with test runs at 12 and 25 mph, was discontinued at the end of 2022, all tested vehicles were earning the top rating of superior.

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First Drive: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV plugs a benchwarmer into the grid

Baua Electric

The charge port on the front fender of the 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV is, ironically, what may help keep drivers of this fuel-cell vehicle away from a state of range anxiety. And the 50-cent-a-gallon-equivalent hydrogen prices that a federally funded study suggested a decade ago were possible around now? Nowhere in sight.

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Hyundai to offer Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle to LA-area retail customers in spring 2014; Honda, Toyota show latest FCV concepts targeting 2015 launch

Green Car Congress

Also at the LA Auto Show, the new Honda FCEV Concept made its world debut. The concept expresses a potential styling direction for Honda’s next-generation fuel-cell vehicle anticipated to launch in the US and Japan in 2015, followed by Europe. HONDA FCEV CONCEPT. The Honda FCEV Concept. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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IIHS to develop nighttime AEB evaluation after study finds emergency braking systems make no difference in the dark

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A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found that pedestrian crash rates were lower when vehicles were equipped with pedestrian automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems. However, the agency’s study also revealed that AEB systems practically made no difference in pedestrian crashes that occurred at night. .

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