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S2KI would like to thank Hondata for their generosity and welcome them as a sponsor of a brand new Special Interest forum named S2000 Engine Management. The new forum is monitored by Hondata sales and technical staff to assist those with Hondata and other engine management products for the S2000.
Hondata is excited to announce their [...]

American Honda has made a really great and very clever decision to reduce the CO2 emissions produced, by eliminating 1,720 truck trips from San Diego all the way to northern California. To achieve this major task, Honda American announced the opening of a third West Coast port facility in Richmond, California. This means that a [...]

Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., announced at the annual National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention the major and significant milestone achievements for the HondaJet advanced light jet program which includes also the completion of major structural assemblies for the first conforming aircraft. Those milestones achievements can be seen below.
-Major structural assemblies for first conforming aircraft [...]

Honda has developed a bicycle simulator for traffic safety education and will go for sale to assist every rider in a fun and educational way. The riders will learn traffic rules in a riding simulation environment and will improve their knowledge and their ability to predict risks of accidents. Honda plans to pre-sell the bicycle [...]

Here follows an interesting media information regarding Honda’s FCX Clarity which gives to the world a general idea for the future of automotive industry.
Honda - driving for the next hundred years
Over one hundred years have passed since the birth of the automobile. As we look for better ways to create and harness energy for [...]

Microscopic carbon nanotubes a 100,000 times thinner than a human hair may have the potential to transport electricity faster and over greater distances with minimal loss of energy, according to new research on Science magazine edition. The research was led by Honda Research Institute USA, Inc., in conjunction with researchers at Purdue University and the [...]

Honda has developed an impressive new personal mobility technology and presents an experiment device, the U3-X. Take a view at this very interesting video, and check the links further below to view more details of how it actually works.

The technology of U3-X
The HOT Drive System (Omni-directional driving wheel system)

Good news for riders comes from Montesa Honda in Barcelona of Spain by celebrating the opening of Honda’s Safety Institute (HIS). This institute is the first European center exclusively dedicated to training riders. Similar thirty six facilities exist around the world such as in Asia and South America. This facility with almost twenty five square [...]

This is a joint release of Daimler, Ford, GM/Opel, Honda, Hyundai/Kia, Renault, Nissan and Toyota as posted on Honda’s site.
Letter of Understanding on electric vehicles with fuel cell development and market introduction signed
Daimler AG announced that the leading vehicle manufacturers in fuel cell technology - Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation/Opel, Honda Motor [...]

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave Honda Insight the Top Safety Pick Award which means that the Insight achieved the highest rating of good in front, side, and rear impact tests. Together with the Honda Insight, Toyota Prius and Kia Soul also earned the same award. This is good news for all potential buyers [...]