Honda has joined a demonstration project for experimental
vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology aimed at providing a potentially
valuable energy storage resource to the nation's electrical grid while
providing for more cost-effective ownership of plug-in electric
vehicles.
The Honda technology builds off of the research conducted by the
University of Delaware and now supported by NRG Energy, Inc. NRG and
the University of Delaware, through their eV2g joint venture, came
online early in 2013 with the world's first revenue-generating
vehicle-to-grid project, demonstrating the controls, regulatory
requirements, and market participation rules for selling energy storage
from vehicles into the PJM Interconnection Regulation Market. Honda is
supplying an Accord Plug-In Hybrid with added V2G capabilities to the
University's Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus to
jointly investigate the potential of this technology to benefit the
electrical grid, vehicle owners and society.
Using smart grid technology, the V2G system is able to monitor the
status of the grid to determine whether the grid requires additional
power sources that can respond rapidly, or the grid requires power
demands that can absorb transitional power supply. Such a system has the
potential to reduce or eliminate the fluctuation of the grid, which can
occur more frequently when renewable energy sources are introduced to
the grid. Electric vehicle owners potentially benefit from supporting a
more stable power grid, which can lead to reduced utility costs for the
vehicle owner.
The Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid demonstration vehicle is equipped
with a bi-directional on-board charger, which allows the vehicle
propulsion battery to both charge from and discharge to the electrical
grid. With an additional communication device, the vehicle receives
signals from a grid operator via a charging station, and controls charge
and discharge in accordance with the signals. When electric power is
requested by the grid, the vehicle will discharge power from its
battery. When the grid power supply exceeds demand, the vehicle
proactively charges its battery.
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The 2014 Honda Accord, America's top-selling car with retail car customers, has been named the "2014 Green Car of the Year®" by Green Car Journal.
The award recognizes the class-leading environmental performance of the
Accord family of vehicles, including the fuel-efficient and low
emissions Accord 4-cylinder and V-6 Coupe and Sedan, the EPA-rated 50
mpg city Accord Hybrid and the EPA-rated 115 MPGe combined Accord
Plug-in Hybrid.
"Led by the 2014 Accord Hybrid, the entire Accord lineup really
embodies the promise of the Honda brand to deliver both fun-to-drive
enjoyment and outstanding fuel efficiency at the highest level," said
Mike Accavitti, senior vice president of Automobile Operations at
American Honda. "I want to say thank you to Green Car Journal, not just
for honoring Accord, but for shining a spotlight on the environment and
our shared vision for an ultra-low carbon future."
2014 Green Car of the Year® jurorsselected the Accord as the winning
model for many reasons, not the least of which is its ability to offer
an efficient choice for a wide range of buyers, from those seeking
better fuel efficiency in a conventionally powered model to those
desiring the milestone efficiency of a world-class hybrid or plug-in
hybrid. In addition to the "Green Car of the Year" honor, the Accord was
earlier honored as one of Green Car Journal's 'Top 5 Green Cars for 2014' and additionally earned the magazine's 'Green Car Product of Excellence' distinction.
"With its efficient internal combustion, hybrid, and plug-in choices,
the 2014 Honda Accord delivers exactly what consumers are looking for
today," said Ron Cogan, editor and publisher of Green Car Journal and CarsOfChange.com.
"It all comes together this year for the Accord in ways that speak to
significant environmental performance built into a mainstream, volume
model that's a joy to drive. The Accord is a deserving winner of Green
Car Journal's 2014 Green Car of the Year."
The 2014 Accord is the second Honda brand vehicle named as "Green Car
of the Year" in the past three years, joining the 2012 Civic Natural
Gas, which netted the distinction in 2011.
2014 Honda Accord
The 2014 Accord lineup features Honda's innovative Earth Dreams™
Technology powertrains, including Honda's next-generation 2.4-liter,
direct-injected 4-cylinder engine with continuously variable
transmission or 6-speed manual transmission. The Accord Plug-In, with an
115 MPGe combined EPA fuel-economy rating, and the Accord Hybrid Sedan,
with a class-leading 50 mpg EPA city fuel-economy rating, are powered
an all-new highly efficient Atkinson cycle engine and two-motor hybrid
system. Fuel efficiency is the best ever for Accord in the
EPA Midsize class, with 4-cylinder models earning a 36 mpg highway EPA
rating and the V-6 models garnering a 34 mpg highway EPA rating.
In addition to fuel economy ratings leadership, the Accord has
continually led the industry in meeting strict emissions standards. The
Accord Plug-In is the first vehicle to achieve SULEV 20 emissions
standards, with the lowest tailpipe emissions of any ICE vehicle
currently available. Additionally the Accord was the first vehicle to
meet ULEV (1998) and SULEV (2000) emissions standards.
Accord was the most popular midsize passenger car in America through
September of 2013, based on sales to individual (non-fleet) car buyers,
according to new vehicle registration data from R.L. Polk.
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