Honda CEO Takanobu Ito announces that Acura will add a hybrid
01-12-2010, 04:10 PM
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Honda CEO Takanobu Ito announces that Acura will add a hybrid
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While speaking at the Detroit Auto Show yesterday to unveil the production version of the new CR-Z coupe, Honda CEO Takanobu Ito announced that Acura will be adding hybrid models. Ito gave no further insights as to timing or which vehicles would get the hybrid drivetrains, but we're going to guess that the TSX and TL sedans would be the first recipients of the new system. However, when we spoke to Ito last fall in Japan, he did say that Honda was developing a hybrid system suitable for larger vehicles. It's not clear how much it will differ from the architecture of the current IMA mild hybrid system used in the Civic, Insight and CR-Z. We do expect that it will use lithium ion batteries from the joint venture that Honda has with GS Yuasa. A copy of Ito's remarks is after the jump.
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While speaking at the Detroit Auto Show yesterday to unveil the production version of the new CR-Z coupe, Honda CEO Takanobu Ito announced that Acura will be adding hybrid models. Ito gave no further insights as to timing or which vehicles would get the hybrid drivetrains, but we're going to guess that the TSX and TL sedans would be the first recipients of the new system. However, when we spoke to Ito last fall in Japan, he did say that Honda was developing a hybrid system suitable for larger vehicles. It's not clear how much it will differ from the architecture of the current IMA mild hybrid system used in the Civic, Insight and CR-Z. We do expect that it will use lithium ion batteries from the joint venture that Honda has with GS Yuasa. A copy of Ito's remarks is after the jump.
[Source: Honda]Continue reading Honda CEO Takanobu Ito announces that Acura will add a hybrid
Honda CEO Takanobu Ito announces that Acura will add a hybrid originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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