Honda Environmental Technology Advances with Honda Accord Hybrid and Honda Fuel Cell Stack

Employing Variable Cylinder Management technology (VCM), Honda Accord Hybrid is the first hybrid vehicle to deactivate three of its engine's six cylinders in certain conditions like highway cruising for greater fuel efficiency without affecting its performance.

The new 2005 V6 Accord Hybrid integrates the fuel economy of a four cylinder compact Civic and high-level performance.
Combining VCM with Honda's Integrated Motor Assist hybrid technology, Honda Insight and Civic Hybrid captured four of the top five slots in the EPA 2004 fuel economy ratings. In 2005, Honda-developed fuel cell stack featuring increased performance and fuel efficiency, reduced cost and the capability to start in below freezing temperatures.

Leading the pioneering efforts for the development and application of leading edge environmental technologies including the first Low Emissions (LEV) and Ultra-Low Emissions (ULEV) vehicles and the first commercially certified fuel cell vehicle, Honda now again has proven its innovative ideas.

FCX fuel vehicle powered by the Honda FC stack is the realization of Honda's long held effort of hydrogen-powered vehicles. The Honda FCX then on its launching will be the first and only fuel cell vehicle certified by the EPA and California Air Resources Board for regular commercial use.

Starting and operating a vehicle in cold weather and freezing temperatures is a daunting technical barrier to the mass-market application of fuel cell technology. Honda's answer to this problem is the Fuel Cell stack with its newly developed electrolyte membranes and stamped metal separator structure for improved efficiency, recycle ability, and operation over a greater range of temperatures.

Prior to the FC stack's introduction in the Honda FCX, public road evaluations in the U.S and Japan is on going.

By Jenny McLane.

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Honda Hybrid Technology

Honda has been on the leading edge of the hybrid car revolution. As consumers and the government began demanding hybrid alternatives to help save on gasoline costs and provide a friendlier alternative for the environment, automobile manufactures, like Honda, began introducing hybrid models.

Honda has a few different models on the market that are based upon their current models of gasoline powered cars and vehicles. Honda offers arrange of choices that allow a consumer to find what they want and not be limited in choice of models or styles.

The popular Honda Civic Hybrid was introduced in 2003. It introduced new technology. Honda added a continuously variable transmission to the Integrated Motor Assist system that was already available in the Honda Insight, another hybrid model.

The Honda internal combustion engine has the VTEC cylinder cut-off system. What this does is allow up to three cylinders to stop during deceleration. This allows for better regeneration of energy for the electric motor. In the long term, this means the car has ore electric power available so it can operate longer on the electric motor and rely less on the gasoline power engine.

Additionally, the Honda hybrid motor has a permanent magnet assist motor which works during deceleration and helps with battery charging.

The Civic also features the third stage i-VTEC and VCM or Variable Cylinder Management. This means that for the first time, this Honda hybrid can run on the electric power only during operation.

Honda has worked hard to produce new hybrid technology which increases the performance of the car. A Honda hybrid is going to have great gas mileage since it relies less on the gasoline engine to produce power of the vehicle. Less gasoline usage also means less pollution, putting Honda hybrid vehicles in a very good position as far as consumers are concerned.

Honda hybrid vehicles are at the top of the hybrid list that consumers are buying. Honda hybrids offer consumers exactly what they want in a hybrid because they have great gas mileage and low pollution outputs. Honda also continuously develops and works on advancements in the technology they use in their hybrids so they can provide consumers with better models each year.

Honda is a trusted automobile manufacturer that has gained the trust of consumers and with their hybrid models they have shown consumers they can meet whatever demands or desires they may have.

By Joseph Then.