Honda patents tech to clean diesel fumes
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Originally Posted by bluetwo
I love diesel technology to be honest. I'm sure we'll see more of it as time goes on.
what happened to Honda working on these high compression gasoline engines that work the same way as diesel with the same economy but without the polution? and what happened to these ceramic engines Honda was testing in late 90ies?
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Originally Posted by Ochdx
what happened to Honda working on these high compression gasoline engines that work the same way as diesel with the same economy but without the polution?
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Originally Posted by 98CoupeV6
HCCI. Do a google search. It's still extremely hard to built a reliable prototype larger than one cylinder, but I'll bet we'll see one within 10 years.
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Originally Posted by jaje
how do you refill the urea tank?...will there be a urinal next to the gas fill so you can relieve yourself/fill the car up in one stop?
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Originally Posted by MtViewGuy88
According to DaimlerChrysler, the plan is to refill the urea tank every 12,000 miles or so as part of scheduled maintanence for the vehicle.
no extra work > extra work
plus we all know how bad the general public is with regular car maintenance.
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Originally Posted by Kestrel
It's just that I swear I've seen TDI's with California plates, so that means they were sold in CA, right?
they were legal. but not anything. i forget which year was the last year.
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Originally Posted by Ochdx
and what happened to these ceramic engines Honda was testing in late 90ies?