Sorry I'm late to this thread, but I think I can offer some insight. Honda is widely recognized as the leader in ICE technology. NO ONE builds an ICE better than Honda. Honda as an organization sees this as the definition of their position in the industry. Soichiro once described himself as having oil in his veins. This is not a corporate identity that is going to change easily.
Their engineers, in every discipline, are also top notch. Note that the EV1 got all the press because it was a flashy sports car, but the Honda EV+ was a greater engineering achievement. The challenges in auto design are in the compromises, and there are many more to handle in a family sedan than a sports car. The fact that Honda built the EV+ with a paradigm-shifting drivetrain, and it still worked as seamlessly as a garden-variety Accord is a stunning example of engineering competence. There are no devious profit motives or conspiracies at work here. Honda is fully capable of building the world's best EV. We know that because they've done it before. Their head is simply not in the right place. I hope that changes. Chris On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 1:33 PM, EVDL Administrator <[email protected]> wrote: > On 6 Feb 2014 at 9:56, Bruce EVangel Parmenter wrote: > > > [Maybe] each one of the compliance car EVs is only an interim stage, > > and that automakers will eventually get on-board. > > Call me cynical, but I think it's more likely that they're waiting for a > change in the US political landscape, so they can just abandon them. > > At least they're not suing CARB this time - yet. > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140208/0fc25f64/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
