Nick Fry, CEO of Honda F1, announced that this years car (RA107) is going to run without any sponsorship ads plastered on it (click on image for larger version). In place of the sponsorship stickers is a full picture of the earth landscape. This is in the hope of drumming up support for environmental awareness. This is the first time since 1968 that an F1 team has fielded a car without any sponsorship support.
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In a joint venture with General Motors, Suzuki President Hiroshi Tsuda announced plans for the company to develop hybrid cars for the Japanese, US and European Markets.
Great news from a very good company that specializes in small and fuel efficient cars. I should know, we used to own a Suzuki Beaver and I have to say that it was a very good jeep. It had 4×4 and a 1.3 L gasoline engine. That jeep got involved in a head-on collision when it rammed into a passenger jeepney. Even for it’s diminutive size, it saved the life of its two passengers.
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Hyundai Motors, Kia Motors and the South Korean Government are working together to develop prototypes for a Hybrid car for commercial production in 2009. The collaboration has started in 2004 and will have a phase 2 deployment of 3300 vehicles to be sold for government use. Phase 1, which involved research and testing, is to be finished by this month.
Total investment of the South Korean government in this endeavor is expected to be $41 Million. Fuel economy of the cars are expected to be at 18.5-20 km/li.
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