Manufacturing

To hear the quiet of new EVs, Honda brings on the wind

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The wind is created by a 6,700-hp motor spinning 12 carbon-fiber blades, left. A Honda crossover sits on a five-belt testing module, right. The facility can change floor modules for different types of tests.
April 21, 2022 03:24 PM

EAST LIBERTY, Ohio — Honda's new $124 million wind tunnel — a structure five years in the making — is coming online at a critical time. In the electric vehicle era, designers are under pressure to reduce aerodynamic drag so that battery-powered vehicles can drive farther on a charge.

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