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Honda is set to
unveil a hybrid sports car, which it said "displays its
continued commitment to hybrid car technology". The Japanese
firm said the Small Hybrid Sports Concept, designed by Honda's
European R&D centre in Germany, features "advanced hybrid
technology".
Honda UK also announced
a dedicated hybrid car to put in direct competition with the Toyota
Prius. The second generation Honda insight should be with us in
2008. This year, Honda UK plans to sell some 3,000 hybrid Civics, more than three times as
many this year than last.
Geneva will also see a
driveable FCX concept. Limited marketing of a new
fuel cell vehicle based on the FCX Concept model is to begin in Japan
and the US in 2008.
Honda's also working in
making diesels cleaner. Its next-generation diesel engine reduces
emissions to the same level of a petrol engine. Honda claimed a
world first for this. The catalytic converter reduces NOx emissions to a
level that enables the engine to meet stringent US Environmental
Protection Agency requirements. Honda said it plans to introduce its
next-generation diesel engine within three years.
We'll get to see the new hybrid at the
Geneva Motor show next month. (pistonheads.co.uk)
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