Honda To Build Hybrid Motorcycles.
Honda Motor Co., the world’s leading motorcycle manufacturer, announced recently that it will be producing gas-electric motorcycle that would use a hybrid drivetrain. Fifty percent fuel economy is expected from the hybrid model. Honda plans to use lithium-ion batteries that will provide a range of about 60 miles. The range of the motorcycle is expected to be 30 kilometers in one charge.
California to Remove the singing Road.
As part of an ad campaign,Honda turned Lancaster’s Avenue in California into a musical road. Notches are dug and spaced at specific intervals and sizes that produce different notes as the tires hit them, and the result is musical. Cars driving over them at specific speed (55mph) produce part of Rossini’s William Tell Overture. Those grooves were tuned specifically for a Honda Civic. The city is decided to pave over the road after receiving complains about the noise. You can watch the video of the road singing.
Hydrogen Fuel Stations.
Honda FCX Clarity is a zero emission sedan, which runs on hydrogen and electricity, emits only water and none of the noxious fumes believed to induce global warming. Limited number of cars will be leased to Southern Californians, which costs $600/month on a three year lease. Many automobile manufacturers have already begun developing hydrogen powered cars, BMW Hydrogen 7,Daimler AG — F-Cell,Focus FCV and GM HydroGen3 are some of them. But the main issue is the lack of hydrogen fuel stations. National Hydrogen Association developed a hydrogen fueling station database, this database contains only US and Canadian stations. Fuelcells.org has compiled a list of Hydrogen fuel stations which can be found here.
Greenest Vehicles of 2008
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) chose Honda Civic GX as the greenest vehicle of the year. Civic GX won the title for fifth consecutive year. Natural gas-powered Civic GX ranked first with the gasoline Civic, Fit and Civic Hybrid joining the list of the 12 most environmentally-conscious vehicles available to the public. This is the eighth year in a row that a Honda vehicle received the number one ranking.
