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What Does the Future Hold for Advanced Technologies?

What Does the Future Hold for Advanced Technologies?. John German American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Advanced Powertrain Forum August 5, 2005. 3 Issues for the Future Automobile:. Energy Supply & Demand Sustainability. Climate Change. Urban Air Quality. Transportation’s Social Issues.

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What Does the Future Hold for Advanced Technologies?

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  1. What Does the Future Hold for Advanced Technologies? John German American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Advanced Powertrain Forum August 5, 2005

  2. 3 Issues for the Future Automobile: Energy Supply & Demand Sustainability Climate Change Urban Air Quality

  3. Transportation’s Social Issues Key Issues Energy Sustainability Social Concerns Climate Change Air Pollution

  4. Honda is Committed to Clean and Efficient Gasoline Vehicles Technically advanced F.E. leading models in the market Popular mass-market models with continual efficiency improvement Highest CAFE of major OEMs

  5. Honda’s Environmental Leadership 1975Civic CVCC1st to meet ’70’s Clean Air Act, without a catalyst 1986Civic CRX-HF1st to top 50-mpg mark 1990VTEC engine introduced Seemingly-incompatibleachievement of -- 1. Strong performance2. Low emissions3. High fuel economy

  6. Honda’s Power Train Roadmap FCV Hydrogen fueled FCV Alternative Fuel Vehicle + Improvement of ICE Efficiency / CO2 Reduction I. C. Engine Technologies Accord I M A Civic IMA I M A Integrated Motor Assist CNG INSIGHT i-DSI C V T i-VTEC VTEC-E 1990 2000 2010 2020

  7. Future Building Blocks • Working with Government • Understanding Fleet Customers • Infrastructure Challenges • Gaseous Fuel know-how CLEAN GASOLINE PURE ELECTRIC CNG • Future Building Blocks • EV know-how • Infrastructure Issues • Home Refueling • Customer Habits Honda’s Building Blocks for the Future • Future Building Block • LEV, ULEV, SULEV Leadership • Infrastructure is perfect • Reasonable cost • Catalyst technology

  8. Combines CNG with BEV attributes: • Home Refueling • As Clean as a BEV • Lower Cost potential • Future Building Block: • Potential Infrastructure Solution • Gaseous Fuel know-how GASOLINE-ELECTRIC HYBRIDS HOME REFUELED AFV PURE ELECTRIC CNG CLEAN GASOLINE • Combines BEV with ULEV • Infrastructure is perfect • Cost is affordable • Good Customer Acceptance • Future Building Block: • Electric Energy Mgmt & Safety... Honda’s Building Blocks for the Future

  9. CNG HOME REFUELED AFV GASOLINE-ELECTRIC HYBRIDS CLEAN GASOLINE PURE ELECTRIC FUEL CELL VEHICLES Honda’s Future Dream • Built on Core Honda Technologies: • EV and HEV vehicle know-how • Gaseous Fuel know-how • Catalyst know-how • Infrastructure innovation • Technology innovation (Ultra-Cap)

  10. Conventional Technology

  11. Honda VTEC Combustion: (Variable valve Timing and lift, Electronically Controlled) • HIGHER EFFICIENCY • LOWER EMISSIONS • GREATER PERFORMANCE Application % 50% ‘91 ‘95 ‘03

  12. Variable Cylinder Management Accel 6 Cylinder operation Cruise 3 Cylinder operation Decel Vehicle speed

  13. Honda Announced Improvements • 2006 Civic VTEC • Delays intake valve closure timing during cruising and other low-load conditions • Throttle-by-wire used for larger throttle opening and a major reduction in pumping loss • Switches valve timing for excellent acceleration • Advanced VTEC • Continuously variable intake valve timing and lift • + 13% efficiency (vs. 2005 i-VTEC engine • Advanced VCM • Increased flexibility to expand range of driving conditions • Improved active control engine mounts • + 11% efficiency (vs. 2005 Honda V-6 engine)

  14. Transmission Advances Computer controls are enabling a variety of improved transmission designs • Dual-clutch automated manual • Smooth shifting and potentially cheaper • But launch concerns (no torque converter), huge investment • Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) • Excellent city efficiency and extremely smooth • Can deliver steady-state engine speeds to facilitate HCCI • But torque limited, highway efficiency lower (belt friction), huge investment • Improved shift points and lock-up strategies • Low investment • Lapillier 6-speed automatic Not yet clear which is most cost-effective – all may co-exist

  15. Engine technology High specific output (including 4 valve/cylinder) Variable valve timing/lift Cylinder deactivation Direct injection Precise air/fuel metering Transmission efficiency 5/6 speed-AT/6-speed MT CVT Dual-clutch automated MT Reduced losses Lightweight materials Low drag coefficient Low resistance tires Lower accessory losses Incremental FE Technology • Cost and value issue • These technologies are continuously being incorporated into vehicles. • However, consumers value other attributes more highly, such as performance, safety, utility, and luxury. • Putting in technologies just to improve fuel economy may not be valued by customers. Fuel Economy Improvement - ??? Depends on how much is already incorporated into fleet and synergies (or lack of synergy) between technologies

  16. Worldwide Fuel Control • On a systems basis, good fuel is needed to enable many technologies • Growing countries, such as India and China, need to improve fuel quality • Sulfur • Heavy metals • Aromatics • Deposit additives • etc

  17. Diesels

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