Honda Speedometer Changes Colour To Reflect Your Driving
There are many things already out there designed to comment on our driving skills, from annoying ‘front-seat drivers’ to meaningful hand gestures from other motorists and the symphony of blaring horns. Now Honda has decided that what we really need is a ‘green’ speedometer. As part of the Honda Ecological Drive Assist System in the forthcoming hybrid car, Insight [2009], the speedometer changes colour to provide real-time guidance on fuel-efficient driving. That’s right, gunning it from 0-60 in true Top Gear fashion will result in the speedometer turning blue, obviously with outrage at your lack of consideration for the planet. However, drive sensibly in a fuel-efficient manner and the ambient glow is - you guessed it - an eco-friendly green. They say: “The ambient meter enables the driver to be aware of real-time fuel consumption patterns, and encourages the driver to achieve fuel-efficient driving while trying to maintain the green colour display. In Honda’s hybrid system, the motor assists during acceleration and performs regenerative recharging during braking; as a result, braking practices also have an impact on fuel economy.” Still, I could live with an opinionated Honda speedometer if it was clad in the company’s new concept car, the FC Sport. All we need now is a hook-up between Honda and Xbox LIVE and you’ll probably soon be able to unlock Green Driver Achievement Points.-Martin Lynch car hybrid
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Original post by nafiz