Honda is ready to build a new Research & Development facility in Japan for bio-ethanol production technology from non-edible cellulosic material such as the stems and leaves of plants.
The construction of the facility within the Kazusa Akademia Park (in Kisarazu, Chiba) will begin in April 2009 and operation will start on November 2009.
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Honda Invests in Bio-Ethanol Production Technology
Honda’s Latest Advanced Safety Vehicles
ITS-Safety 2010 public demonstration (sponsored by the ITS Promotion Council) will be held on February 25 - 28, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Honda announced that it will demonstrate the latest Advanced Safety Vehicles, including automobiles, motorcycles and electric carts, which are equipped with the latest active safety driving support features.
The design of the Advanced Safety [...]
First Wooden Supercar: The Splinter
Grab some plywood and try to beat this amazing supercar.Actually this beauty is made of a composite timber body, walnut, cherry wood and hickory.
This model is a part of a project of the North Carolina State University. The project is an actually research to find new uses for wood-based materials. If they could only find [...]
Honda NSX Mugen RR at Tokyo Auto Saloon
Although the NSX successor development was cancelled, Honda still spicing up her NSX existing model and a special concept was presented at the Tokyo show. The concept is the NSX Mugen RR, a pure racing inspired version by Mugen.
The NSX Mugen RR is a show car with no engine and drivetrain and was created just [...]
Summary of Honda Exhibition at Tokyo Auto Salon 2009
Honda Access Corporation, manufacturer of genuine Honda aftermarket parts and accessories, announced that it will feature two new concepts vehicles in its exhibition at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2009. One of the Modulo concepts is designed and based on the S2000 roadster.
Honda Access will also display Life and Crossroad Styling Study Models, a Racing Modulo [...]
Single Seater Hawk Product Design
It is still a product design but certainly, we would love to see this on the streets or in our garage and take it for a spin. The beautiful 3-wheel single seater “Hawk” is designed by Alex Hodge from New Zealand and is powered by a Honda RC51 V-twin 999cc engine, with a redline of [...]
The Canadian Zero-Emissions Motorcycle Uno
Is it back from the future or just sits around the corner? Well, actually it stands on a single twin wheel axis and is here already.
Canadian 18 year old Ben Gulak invented the UNO, and by the looks and the fact that this is an environmental friendly invention, we won’t be surprised if it [...]
