Honda Environmental Annual Report 2006 Top
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Automobiles

In addition to achieving cleaner exhaust emissions and improved fuel economy for Honda automobiles, efforts are under way to develop products using alternative forms of energy.

Mid-Term Target and Progress in Achievement

Targets in Japan
• Up to fiscal 2005: To reduce the total exhaust
emissions of HC and NOx by approximately 75% for new vehicles (compared with fiscal 1995)1
• Up to fiscal 2005: To have almost all Honda
passenger vehicles approved as “ low emission
vehicles” and “ low emission vehicles”
• Up to fiscal 2005: To achieve the new 2010 fuel economy standards of Japan for all weight categories
• Up to fiscal 2005: To improve the average fuel economy2 by approximately 25% (compared with fiscal 1995)
Progress in fiscal 2005 in Japan
• Continuously achieved since fiscal 2003
Total HC emissions1: 88.1% reduction (compared with fiscal 1995)
Total NOx emissions1: 88.1% reduction (compared with fiscal 1995)
• As of the end of March 2006, 18 types of 10 models were approved as “ low emission vehicles” and 32 types of 18 models were approved as “ low emission vehicles.”
• Met the fiscal 2010 fuel economy standards in all weight categories
• Improved average fuel economy2 by 31.1% (compared with fiscal 1995)
1. Total emissions in Japan (excluding emissions from trucks and light trucks)
2. Average fuel economy in Japan (for gasoline-powered passenger vehicles)

Annual Targets and Results

Main targets for fiscal 2005 in Japan
• To increase the number of vehicles approved by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport as “ low emission vehicles” and “ low emission vehicles”*
• To improve average fuel economy for all vehicle weight categories as defined in the fiscal 2010 fuel economy standards
Main achievements in fiscal 2005 in Japan
• Achieved compliance of all vehicles with 2005 exhaust emissions regulations Another 11 types of 6 models approved as “ low emission vehicles” and “ low emission vehicles” (50 types of 24 models approved in total)
• Met the fiscal 2010 fuel economy standards in all seven categories
* In order to give greater impetus to the use of low emission vehicles, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Japan has instituted this approval system.
Low emission vehicles with HC and Nox emission levels below the 2005 exhaust emission standards are classified into two categories for approval.
75% lower than the 2005 exhaust emission standards: “ low emission vehicles”
50% lower than the 2005 exhaust emission standards: “ low emission vehicles”
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