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Originally Posted by Xist
So, which has a better hybrid system, the Toyota or the Honda?
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The correct answer = It varies with conditions.
There is no one better option that beats the other in all conditions.
Also ... it would be more accurate to say the Gen1 Insight as a far less useful & far less efficient EV / battery only mode ... to say it has no EV ( battery only ) Ability , is technically incorrect.
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Originally Posted by Xist
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Originally Posted by some_other_dave
Correction: Lean burn makes for higher emissions, in particular higher NOx. That's because the lean mixture burns hotter, which produces extra nitrogen-oxygen compounds in the exhaust.-soD
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Sorry to break it to you ... but some_other_dave is correct.
Even with an additional specially designed for NoX catalytic converter the Lean Burn enabled Gen1 Insight produces more NoX than the Non-Lean Burn Enables Gen1 Insight.
Lean Burn is more energy efficient ... but produces more smog producing compounds ( such as NoX ).
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Originally Posted by Xist
So, nobody clarified my misunderstanding:
Two catalysts sounds much better than two catalytic converters!
Insight owners, have some cake.
Eat it! Eat it and like it!
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Actually it is 2 catalytic converts ... between them both there are two catalysts ... and there is also a 3rd piece involved ... the NoX catalytic converter also has a NoX storage mechanism to store surplus NoX until it can later ( outside of Lean Burn ) catalyze it.... but even with that ... it still will produce more smog emissions ( like NoX ).