Honda Motor Company's CVCC Engine

Details

• Creators:
  Abernathy, William J. ; Ronan, Larry
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Automobiles
  • Motor vehicles
  • Energy conservation
  • Fuel consumption
  • Foreign automobiles
  • Stratified charge engines
  • Exhaust gases
  • Honda automobile
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-NHTSA-80-03 ; HS-805 268
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  From 1968 to 1972, Honda Motor Co. of Japan designed, tested, and massproduced a stratified charge engine, the CVCC, which was lower in carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, and nitrogen oxide emissions and higher in fuel economy than contemporary conventional engines of similar output. Honda developed the CVCC without government assistance or outside help. Honda's success came at a time when steadily increasing fuel costs and the various provisions of the Clean Air Act had forced U.S. automakers to consider possible alternatives to the conventional gasoline engine. While most major engine manufacturers had investigated some form of stratified charge engine, Honda's CVCC was the only one to find successful market application. This case study examines the circumstances surrounding the development of the CVCC engine and its introduction into the Japanese and American markets.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-TSC-1355
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10399/dot_10399_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.70 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3ab0495e9574170a631bd5b78e35ba7e2c5f29e7ec0d64ae77d70539e25e397ea8eddb52f7c8d771e6ae6f7eed4a294b7c108ba190d4846799e1938371430ff7