Honda introduced a new VTEC (Variable Valve-Timing and Lift
Electronic Control) engine system for its Super Four CB400 sport
bike, resulting in cleaner operation and higher fuel efficiency. In
Honda tests, Hyper VTEC engines produced ...
Honda's new S2000 roadster carries not only the most powerful
engine in its class, it also meets California's tough Low Emission
Vehicle (LEV) standards. This remarkable achievement gives the
240-horsepower sports car both high perfor...
In Bloomfield, CT little girls can have big ideas. Honda Civic GX
natural gas powered sedans are wearing bright yellow as part of the
Yellow Cab Company's move to go green. However, if it wasn't for
Shantal, the 10-year-old daughter o...
Honda recently introduced the first gas/electric hybrid vehicle to
go on sale in the U.S. When made available at Honda dealerships later
this year, it will become the world's most fuel-efficient
gasoline-powered automobile. A prototyp...
Honda's concept of an "Intelligent Community Vehicle System"
(ICVS) is undergoing its initial U.S. test as part of CarLink, the
nation's first smart car-sharing program, which got underway recently
near the San Francisco Bay Area.
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A tightening of exhaust and evaporative emission standards for
motor vehicles will result from new regulations adopted by
California. Similar federal standards, which the EPA is expected to
propose, should be finalized next year. Both re...
All four plants operated by Honda of America Mfg. (HAM) in Ohio
have achieved ISO 14001 status, a global environmental management
rating. This makes HAM one of the auto industry's first companies to
implement the environmental management...
Even as production increased 26 percent from 1995 through 1998 at
Honda of America Mfg.'s (HAM) four plants in Ohio, the amount of
waste and air emissions per vehicle produced was cut by 57 percent.
HAM has established itself as an ...
Honda's service department is now producing a series of EcoGuides
designed to stimulate ideas and actions that will help dealers
develop good environmental management practices. Current publications
are the Dealer Recycling Handbook -...
The Honda Civic GX dedicated natural gas vehicle (NGV) has joined
Honda's EV PLUS as environmentally friendly vehicles that can be
rented from Budget Rent a Car at Los Angeles International Airport
(LAX). A fleet of five EV PLUS and f...
Government fleets continue to purchase Honda's natural gas-powered
Civic GX.
Recent Civic GX purchases include: California Air Resources Board;
University of California, Riverside; Los Angeles International
Airport; Clark County (Nevada...
Once again Honda has ranked high among the "Greenest Vehicles"
according to the "Green Guide to Cars & Trucks" annual report.
Three of Honda's products were ranked on "The 12 Greenest Vehicles in
1999," more than any other automobile...
Honda's electric vehicle program has entered Phase II, focusing on
continued research and customer satisfaction, as the last of about
300 EV PLUS vehicles will be delivered over the next few months.
Honda introduced the first 4-passenge...
More than 200 University of California, Riverside (UCR) student
and faculty members of IntelliShare can now check out a vehicle
nearly as easily as they can check out a book from the library.
IntelliShare is part of Honda's internationa...
At American Honda headquarters in Torrance, Calif., a committee
called the "Green Team" has been quietly working for the past two
years to help clean up the environment and educate the public on
environmental issues.
The Green Team...
Honda's V V concept car, precursor to the Insight
gasoline-electric hybrid that goes on sale in December, was featured
at the New York City Museum of Modern Art's (MoMA) summer exhibit,
"Different Roads: Automobiles for the Next Centu...
The clean-burning natural-gas powered Honda Civic GX wears many
different hats, from rental cars to taxicabs. Now, 39 Civic GXs are
working as parking enforcement vehicles for the City of Los Angeles.
"We needed to find a dedicated ...
Chances are, if you purchase a Honda in the 2000 model year,
you'll be buying a vehicle equipped with advanced low emission
technology. More than 85 percent of Honda vehicles to be sold in the
U.S. this year will meet or exceed Califo...
After a five-year hiatus, Honda returned to the 77th annual Pikes
Peak International Hill Climb and set a new record for electric
vehicles. This year, Teruo Sugita drove a race-prepared version of
Honda's EV PLUS to a finishing time...
What's in a name?
If it's the cleanest and most fuel-efficient gasoline-powered
vehicle ever offered to American consumers, the name will be the
Honda Insight.
The Insight, a gasoline-electric hybrid jammed pack with
tomorrow's ...
Honda has announced plans to put a fuel cell vehicle on the road
by 2003. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. recently demonstrated the FCX-V1 and
FCX-V2 -- two prototypes powered by fuel cells.
Both the FCX-V1 and FCX-V2 feature the Honda EV PLU...
Car and Driver topped three other publications on achieving the
best fuel economy of 121.7 miles per gallon with Honda's new
gasoline-electric hybrid Insight. Using "special tactics" the team
from Car and Driver beat Popular Mechanics...
American Honda Motor, Co. Inc. has joined the California Fuel Cell
Partnership.
The partnership was established in April 1999 to demonstrate the
potential of fuel cell technology, identify issues regarding
potential fuels and fueli...
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. was recently presented with the
Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition's (NGVC) 7th Annual Achievement Award
for its dedication to the manufacturing and marketing of the natural
gas-powered Civic GX.
The NGVC ...