… But the Big Three face a greater challenge. Deserved or not, they have an image problem that their products are less fuel efficient and of lesser quality than some of the foreign-based car manufacturers like Toyota, Honda, or Nissan. On many levels these perceptions are faulty—it’s comparing apples …
… The collusion of a small group of sellers in bed with themselves and their unions have milked the American public for over 100 years now and it’s time to let the free market do it’s thing. The American Car Manufacturing model worked fine before their was real competition. Prior to Honda and Toyota …
… guzzlers as the Pilot SUV and Ridgeline—among the worst mileage cars on American roads, the company is still betting on oil-burning cars. Hence, it refuses to expand production of its Honda Civic GX which uses pure compressed natural gas (CNG) or its much-heralded hydrogen-fueled Clarity. Honda has …
… per gallon this past June, many people were finding it difficult to fuel their car even to get to work. Already, more than $500 billion has been drained from the consumers on gas purchases alone. The United States consumes about 20 million barrels of oil products per day, according to the Department …
A hybrid car is a vehicle that uses two or even more distinct sources of power in order to get propelled. Among the power sources for a hybrid car there are gasoline or diesel fuel, on-board or out-board rechargeable energy storage systems (RESS), hydrogen, wind, compressed or liquid natural gas …
… not quite there for full-up pure electric vehicles that can replace standard gas an diesel vehicles. But this can be addressed right now with Serial Hybrid technology, a technology that can, right now, promise a better car than a conventionally powered equivalent. Hy-Pa has demonstrated …
… and stance on the road, there’s little difference. What differentiates the Azera is the way it feels from the driver’s seat, and the signals the various mechanicals send to the driver through the car’s touch points. Response to the gas pedal is smooth, immediate and linear; Hyundai says the Azera …
… car. And not only in looks, but by the tape measure, as well, with a wheelbase (the distance between the wheels front to rear) that essentially splits the differences between the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu, Honda Accord and Ford Fusion, although shorter by more than two inches than the ‘07 Camry …
… of gas! And with its small engine and speeds not exceeding 40 miles per hour, perhaps our current energy crisis - caused by natural, political or trading disaster - the versatile fuel economizer moped and scooter will once again quickly became a popular mode of transport. Not only students but many …
… commend Honda for trying, wholeheartedly, to get the mass adoption started. Honda has a history of making alternative power-train cars more appealing by making them available first to the mass market. They did it with the Hybrid (Insight) and Natural Gas (Civic GX). Honda really knows exactly how …
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