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Under the Hood of the Hybrid Market
In 2007, the Energy Independence and Security Act was passed, which later led to many regulations being pushed out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These regulations were aimed at car manufacturers and would start the move toward cleaner and more fuel efficient vehicles in the future. With these new regulations putting pressure on the manufacturers, research and development increased on hybrid and electric vehicles, as opposed to the vehicles using the common internal combustion engines. This essay will focus on Honda’s practice of producing the Accord. This vehicle is produced with either an internal combustion engine or a hybrid option. The American Honda Motor Company should continue to produce the majority of their Accords with the internal combustion engine for the foreseeable future due to the production cost of hybrid vehicles drastically outweighing the consumer’s willingness to pay for the hybrid variant of the Accord.
By Sam Shroyer3 months ago in Wheel
Bus and coach seating: a practical checklist for Australian operators
Bus and coach seating is one of those fleet decisions that looks straightforward, until you factor in duty cycles, cleaning realities, maintenance access, and passenger expectations across different route types. A seat that feels fine in a showroom can become a repair hotspot on a high-turnover school run, or a comfort problem on longer regional work.
By Merry Constatius5 months ago in Wheel
