MagX: Honda is Developing Another Hybrid Car with Extended Range (Next Gen Honda Insight?)

This picture is purely speculation as to the direction Honda would go.

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Honda to start insights that led to price collapse in the field of hybrid car , has been threatening the monopoly of Toyota seems to mount a fight again . I close to the next-generation Honda environmentally friendly vehicles .

Insight was forced to end production for the second time , but Honda is not gave up environment -friendly vehicles . Apart from the fuel cell vehicles that run using hydrogen , that you are developing a set with the new hybrid car that can be called Insight successor car , (which was equipped with a power -only engine to electric vehicles ) range extender is discovered . There is a common denominator of many in this 2 car .

What surprised Among them would be to share the 1.5L engine . If you look at the range extender that other companies are selling and development , you have hired a necessary and sufficient to power a small amount of exhaust unit to the engine . However , Honda seems to use the (?) 1.5L Atkinson cycle engine also luxury. It might have been thought those who shared with another car than to develop the engine of the range extender dedicated and are low cost .

Hybrid , greatly improve this engine . And installation of waste heat recovery system , the adoption of grill shutter to help water temperature management , such as by the use of ultra-low- viscosity oil , and of achieving (the ratio of thermal energy is converted into such power ) thermal efficiency of 40%. I-MMD same as the Accord, ie electric system of two motor method is adopted in the drive system . Powerful driving of motor unique is hammered out on the front, range extender that aim to 8 seconds 0-100km / h acceleration .

Range in a fully charged is about 80km, and surpassed rival Chevrolet Volt next Prius PHV or (61km) a (60km). Lithium -ion battery is mounted under the floor , to reduce power consumption by using a heat pump for air conditioning .

Unlike the range extender , hybrid placed in the rear seat under the lithium-ion battery . It is scheduled to be embedded DC-DC converter that can convert freely DC voltage is also reduced in size.

For improved fuel efficiency , lighter also be achieved , of course. 61mpg ( about 26km / L) is aimed at the composite fuel economy of the United States as the main battlefield . Also from 50mpg (about 21km / L), the Prius is a rival 'll see whether the car will be a highly efficient how.

Towards the range extender is fast , start mass production is off line at the Saitama Prefecture Sayama factory in July 2016 . Hybrid car production to the main North American Indiana plant in the spring of 2017 . It is expected that the domestic market is also made ​​in North America .

※ It is forecast article about the announcement of new vehicles in the 26 August 2014 . It does not guarantee the announcement.

Source;
http://www.carsensor.net/contents/editor/_25713.html