| The increasing awareness of the threat of the global | | | | dioxide emission of their automobiles released globally |
| warming issue in the auto industry has car | | | | by five percent from 2205 through 2010. |
| manufacturers taking steps to reduce the greenhouse | | | | The five percent target reduction will bring the total |
| gases emission of their vehicles. New developments | | | | carbon dioxide emission reduction to ten percent from |
| like better particulate filters are being used to trap | | | | year 2000 to 2010. Aside from reducing the emission |
| greenhouse gases before they can be released into | | | | of their automobiles, the company will also target to |
| the atmosphere. | | | | reduce the carbon dioxide emission of their |
| Honda is one of the leading car manufacturers in | | | | motorcycles by ten percent from 2000 to 2010. |
| terms of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Due to | | | | In order for the company to attain the carbon dioxide |
| their dedication to the reduction of greenhouse gas | | | | emission reduction it has set, they have embarked on |
| emission, the company is named as the "Greenest | | | | the development of advanced technologies for their |
| Automaker" recently by the Union of Concerned | | | | vehicles. Some of these advanced technologies that |
| Scientists. | | | | they have developed are the improved Variable |
| The Japanese car company is already reducing the | | | | Cylinder Management system and other intelligent |
| amount of carbon dioxide that is released in the | | | | engine systems. Honda will also be producing |
| atmosphere by their vehicles or in the production of | | | | affordable gas-electric hybrids made affordable so |
| their vehicles. | | | | that it will be easily accessible for a huge number of |
| The second largest Japanese car manufacturer has | | | | car buyers. The company is also developing a clean |
| already used advanced fuel consumption reduction | | | | diesel engine with reduced fuel consumption and |
| technologies on their Honda and Acura vehicles. The | | | | reduced emission. |
| use of such technologies gave them the best | | | | Honda is designing the diesel engine to have emissions |
| corporate average fuel economy or CAFE. | | | | that would be as clean as their fuel efficient gasoline |
| For 2006 model passenger cars, Honda's auto fleet | | | | engines. These vehicles will, of course, offer that |
| has an average of 33.9 miles per gallon while for light | | | | trademark Honda reliability similar to the reliability of |
| trucks the average is 24.7 miles per gallon. The mpg | | | | Volvo valve cover gasket. |
| rating is determined by the United States | | | | In terms of production of vehicles, Honda also aims to |
| Environmental Protection Agency or EPA. | | | | reduce greenhouse gas emission. From year 2000 until |
| The company's dedication to reducing carbon dioxide | | | | 2005, the amount of carbon dioxide released into the |
| emission became evident in May of 2006 when Honda | | | | atmosphere during the production of one Honda |
| became the first auto maker to announce voluntary | | | | vehicle is reduced by five percent. The company |
| carbon dioxide emission reduction by 2010. The | | | | intends to further reduce that by five percent more |
| targeted reduction is not only for their vehicles but also | | | | through year 2010. For the production of motorcycles, |
| in the production process. Last year, the company | | | | Honda is planning to reduce carbon dioxide emission by |
| announced that they will be reducing the carbon | | | | twenty percent through the year 2010. |