Honda Motor’s US unit is “quite sure” it will be able to hit the fuel-efficiency target Congress is considering in an energy bill, its head has said.
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The bill would require car makers to produce fleets of vehicles that average 35 miles per US gallon.
“It is a very difficult target,” Tetsuo Iwamura told Dow Jones. “But we are quite sure we will be able to achieve it in the future.”
Iwamura reportedly said Honda is developing a new generation of petrol-electric hybrid engines that will be ready “in the very near future” for small cars, and they will play a big role in reaching the 35mpg average.
