Honda Motor Co., in three years, is likely to have a finished product that showcases the strides it has made to develop a new hybrid system for larger cars.
Tomohiko Kawanabe, chief operating officer of automobile R&D, said that the research stage is over and that they have entered the field of development. Set to be launched next week are Honda’s gasoline-electric cars such as the Insight and the CR-Z, which use a single electric motor. Toyota Motor Corp.’s Prius uses two motors. When these two carmakers’ systems are compared, Honda’s hybrid system is said to be simple and more affordable.
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