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Reduction of Life Cycle CO2 Emissions -The Example of Honda Insight
Technical Paper
2001-01-3722
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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In order to reduce CO2 emissions from automobiles, a highly fuel-efficient hybrid vehicle, the “Insight”, has been developed at Honda. Life cycle CO2 emissions are compared for the aluminum-bodied Insight, a simulated steel-bodied Insight, and a conventional gasoline vehicle. Life cycle CO2 emission is still dominated by the in-use fuel consumption. However, the contribution of CO2 emission from material use and processing could increase when the vehicle fuel consumption is greatly reduced. The use of recycled aluminum reduces CO2 emission from the aluminum-bodied Insight.
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Hayashi, T., Kumata, M., and Aoki, K., "Reduction of Life Cycle CO2 Emissions -The Example of Honda Insight," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-3722, 2001, https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-3722.Also In
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