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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. MCHP1.0K2 features Honda’s EXlink (Extended Expansion Linkage Engine).

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Ongoing market rollout for SAE hydrogen fueling standards

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BMW-Toyota, Daimler-Ford-Nissan, and Honda-GM. The MC Method, developed ny Honda R&D, is a mathematical construct which quantifies heat absorption capability of the tank and is analogous to SAE J2601 Lookup Tables. Earlier post.) MC Default” is a non-normative fueling protocol defined in Appendix H of SAE J2601. Click to enlarge.

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Nissan’s Big Plans

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They invited us to come to their Los Angeles facility and participate in a wide ranging series of discussions, marketing seminars, and even a drive over to Santa Monica to see what a normal day driving an EV was like. There seemed to be little of the reticence we’ve seen from Toyota and Honda for plug-ins.

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