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Honda provides first look at 2015 hybrid F1 Power Unit

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Honda Motor Co., provided a first look at an image of the power unit currently in development for the 2015 FIA Formula One (F1) World Championship. Honda Formula 1 power unit. In the meantime, our racing operation base in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, has become fully operational. Click to enlarge.

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Honda R&D using IBM Watson IoT technology for real-time monitoring and data analysis in F1 racers

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Honda R&D is monitoring and analyzing data from more than 160 sensors in Formula One (F1) cars using IBM Watson Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The data is analyzed in real-time by researchers at HRD Sakura, Honda’s R&D facility in Japan dedicated to automotive motorsports and the McLaren Honda F1 team in the United Kingdom.

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Tesla celebrates 50,000 Supercharger installation worldwide

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In Europe, the Superchargers open to non-Tesla EVs appear evenly spread out among the countries in the European Union and the United Kingdom. Most recently, Honda joined Ford and GM on the list of automakers declaring to adopt Tesla NACS.

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Stellantis Pro One to start in-house production of hydrogen fuel cell commercial vans in Europe

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GM-Honda to start hydrogen fuel cell commercial production in MI “The action to bring hydrogen fuel cell mid-size vans and add fuel cell large vans to our production lines is a proof point of our commitment to maintain the lead in cutting-edge hydrogen technology and make it available to our most demanding customers.

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Hertz introduces CNG vehicle rentals in US; Civics and Yukons

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Hertz will begin renting eight CNG Honda Civics and two CNG GMC Yukons at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City early next month. All vehicles will include NeverLost GPS units to assist renters in mapping local CNG refueling stations. Oklahoma City is serving as a pilot program for Hertz’s CNG airport rentals program.

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SAE CRP1234-4 analysis of R-1234yf nears completion; finding refrigerant safe and effective in automotive applications

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The team includes European, North American and Asian OEMs including Chrysler/Fiat, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, PSA, Renault and Toyota. The SAE CRP has carefully evaluated the extensive testing conducted by its members. Climate Change Emissions Safety Vehicle Systems'

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SAE CRP: growing high level of confidence that R1234yf can be used safely; “disappointment” with departure of Daimler, BMW and Audi

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This approach has been recommended and employed by numerous public and private organizations including the US Environmental Protection Agency, the US Department of Energy, the International Electrotechnical Commission, the European Union Joint Research Centre and the United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive.

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