HONDAS LATEST HYBRID

HONDA’S LATEST HYBRID: A TRIPLE-MODE SNOWBLOWER
Honda Motor Co. has developed a new hybrid snowblower that uses electric motors for
propulsion and a gasoline engine to drive its snowblowing mechanism and recharge its
battery. It’s the fourth model in the company’s hybrid snowblower lineup, which debuted
its first model in 2001. The new midsize gasoline-electric system generates up to 15 hp and features an advanced control unit that regulates throttle opening to maintain the same speed as load conditions change. Users also can preset snow discharge distances. Honda has sold more than 20,000 hybrid snowblowers since introducing the technology four years ago. The new HSM1590i model is the first midsize blower to use a hybrid drive and the first with three operating modes: auto, power and manual.