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| - | + | While parent company Honda continues to provide all its hybrid engineering on its Honda team cars, Acura is doing without any alternate motor sources to power their cars and SUVs. Rather, the team is counting on newer gasoline engines to advertise energy efficiency along with to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Is Acura performing enough or is Hondas luxury team missing the boat? Large changes are headed Acuras way, changes that may enormously overhaul the model and bring to the marketplace vehicles operated by a selection of alternate energy sources. Allows analyze exactly what may be Acuras alternate powerplant offerings at the beginning of the next decade. | |
| - | + | Diesel, Biodiesel Honda got into the diesel industry late, however the companys first offerings are considered to be excessively good. Four tube powered diesel engines are now being developed that may initially can be found in select Honda design cars within the next 2 yrs. These new applications meet recent EPA tips and raise the common fuel usage of every car by about 30%. Essentially, each engine will be able to run on biodiesel a renewable reference made of elements such as for instance soybeans. Its own diesel aspirated engine may be got by acura soon after the release of the first diesel operated Honda hits the marketplace. | |
| - | + | Ethanol Unlike American centered automakers, Honda doesn't have plans to offer cars that can run using E85 technology. E85, composed of 85% ethanol [usually corn] and fifteen minutes right gas has been getting a lot of media interest recently. However, the serious not enough service areas offering the gas has kept demand low. Ford has chose to pay attention to next generation cross technology rather than branching out to E85. | |
| - | + | Hydrogen Claiming that the first hydrogen powered car will get ready for production over the following three or four years, some are questioning that Honda will be prepared to make this kind of move until well after then. Look for Acura to only get a hydrogen powered car many years after the first Honda hydrogen vehicle has been successfully tested in Japan. | |
| - | + | Pluggable Hybrid To increase hybrid gas economy further, pluggable hybrid driven vehicles are now being developed. Acuras first cross may include this engineering once Honda readies it for industry. Toyota is readying an identical product and Ford is doing likewise. 100 mpg might be a reasonable amount once these vehicles are rolled out. | |
| - | + | Natural Gas A natural gas powered Acura isnt probably be produced, simply because Honda is investing in hybrid, diesel, and hydrogen technology most importantly else. However, natural gas could possibly be found in future fuel cell cars to create hydrogen. Ergo, within an indirect way propane can power an Acura vehicle of the not-too-distant future. | |
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| + | Therefore, though it would appear that Acura isnt as the Honda department reaches the time getting the same alternative energy technology, it would appear that most of that can change in ab muscles forseeable future. This is good news for people who benefit from the Acura manufacturer, but want to see it expand to add options which are green and promote fuel efficiency. | ||
Revision as of 10:10, 9 December 2012
While parent company Honda continues to provide all its hybrid engineering on its Honda team cars, Acura is doing without any alternate motor sources to power their cars and SUVs. Rather, the team is counting on newer gasoline engines to advertise energy efficiency along with to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Is Acura performing enough or is Hondas luxury team missing the boat? Large changes are headed Acuras way, changes that may enormously overhaul the model and bring to the marketplace vehicles operated by a selection of alternate energy sources. Allows analyze exactly what may be Acuras alternate powerplant offerings at the beginning of the next decade.
Diesel, Biodiesel Honda got into the diesel industry late, however the companys first offerings are considered to be excessively good. Four tube powered diesel engines are now being developed that may initially can be found in select Honda design cars within the next 2 yrs. These new applications meet recent EPA tips and raise the common fuel usage of every car by about 30%. Essentially, each engine will be able to run on biodiesel a renewable reference made of elements such as for instance soybeans. Its own diesel aspirated engine may be got by acura soon after the release of the first diesel operated Honda hits the marketplace.
Ethanol Unlike American centered automakers, Honda doesn't have plans to offer cars that can run using E85 technology. E85, composed of 85% ethanol [usually corn] and fifteen minutes right gas has been getting a lot of media interest recently. However, the serious not enough service areas offering the gas has kept demand low. Ford has chose to pay attention to next generation cross technology rather than branching out to E85.
Hydrogen Claiming that the first hydrogen powered car will get ready for production over the following three or four years, some are questioning that Honda will be prepared to make this kind of move until well after then. Look for Acura to only get a hydrogen powered car many years after the first Honda hydrogen vehicle has been successfully tested in Japan.
Pluggable Hybrid To increase hybrid gas economy further, pluggable hybrid driven vehicles are now being developed. Acuras first cross may include this engineering once Honda readies it for industry. Toyota is readying an identical product and Ford is doing likewise. 100 mpg might be a reasonable amount once these vehicles are rolled out.
Natural Gas A natural gas powered Acura isnt probably be produced, simply because Honda is investing in hybrid, diesel, and hydrogen technology most importantly else. However, natural gas could possibly be found in future fuel cell cars to create hydrogen. Ergo, within an indirect way propane can power an Acura vehicle of the not-too-distant future.
Therefore, though it would appear that Acura isnt as the Honda department reaches the time getting the same alternative energy technology, it would appear that most of that can change in ab muscles forseeable future. This is good news for people who benefit from the Acura manufacturer, but want to see it expand to add options which are green and promote fuel efficiency.
