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