The ninth generation Accord is a mid-size car introduced by Honda in 2012 which received a refreshed front fascia, grille, headlights, tail lights and alloy wheel designs for the 2016 model year. With the discontinuation of the smaller European and Japanese market Accord in 2015, the larger North American Accord became the only version in production, with the Hybrid version taking over as the flagship of Honda's automotive product in many markets that once received the smaller Accord.
53-681: For the ninth generation Accord, Honda appointed Shoji Matsui, who served as an engineer on the Accord platform from 1985 to 1996 as lead project manager. It is the first Honda vehicle to be completely developed under the administration of Honda CEO Takanobu Ito . Honda revealed the Accord Coupe Concept at the January 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. In August 2012, the company released initial details pertaining to
106-428: A battery is usually expressed indirectly by its capacity in ampere-hours ; to convert ampere-hour (Ah) to watt-hours (Wh), the ampere-hour value must be multiplied by the voltage of the power source. This value is approximate, since the battery voltage is not constant during its discharge, and because higher discharge rates reduce the total amount of energy that the battery can provide. In the case of devices that output
159-492: A 124 kW electric motor mated with the new Earth Dreams i-VTEC 2.0-liter 4-cylinder Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine producing 137 hp (102 kW) at 6200 rpm, and together the total system output is 196 hp (146 kW), which surpasses that of the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid (134 hp), Chevrolet Volt (149 hp) and Ford Fusion Energi (195 hp) plug-in hybrid. Honda expected
212-586: A 2014 model. It is available with a choice of 2.0L or 2.4L 4-cylinder engines, or a new 3.0L V6 engine exclusive to the Chinese market. The V6 produces 192 kW (257 hp) and 297 Nm torque. Transmission choices include a CVT for both 4-cylinder engines or 6-speed automatic for the V6; a manual transmission is not offered. The Chinese market Accord features a unique front grill and bumper, incorporating more chrome and smaller, circular front fog lights. The rear features
265-514: A 6-inch touchscreen and the 8-inch screen uses a higher 800x480 pixel resolution WVGA display. A tri-angle (normal, wide and top view) backup camera and wide angle passenger blind spot side view camera are also available. New safety features include an optional forward collision warning system , lane departure warning system and blind spot monitor . EX and higher trims offer Smart Key , LED daytime running lamps , headlamps, and tail lamps; and an adaptive cruise control system. In Australia,
318-401: A change over time. For example: miles per hour, kilometres per hour, dollars per hour. Power units, such as kW, already measure the rate of energy per unit time (kW= kJ / s ). Kilowatt-hours are a product of power and time, not a rate of change of power with time. Watts per hour (W/h) is a unit of a change of power per hour, i.e. an acceleration in the delivery of energy. It is used to measure
371-404: A common billing unit for electrical energy supplied by electric utilities . Metric prefixes are used for multiples and submultiples of the basic unit, the watt-hour (3.6 kJ). The kilowatt-hour is a composite unit of energy equal to one kilowatt (kW) sustained for (multiplied by) one hour. The International System of Units (SI) unit of energy meanwhile is the joule (symbol J). Because a watt
424-414: A different bumper with trapezoidal, rather than circular, exhausts. In Indonesia, the ninth generation Accord was launched on 25 April 2013 and comes available in two trims; the 2.4 VTi and 2.4 VTi-L. All variants are mated to a 5-speed automatic transmission. The facelifted Accord was launched on 7 April 2016 at the 24th Indonesia International Motor Show and is only available in 2.4 VTi-L. In Malaysia,
477-442: A different voltage than the battery, it is the battery voltage (typically 3.7 V for Li-ion ) that must be used to calculate rather than the device output (for example, usually 5.0 V for USB portable chargers). This results in a 500 mA USB device running for about 3.7 hours on a 2,500 mAh battery, not five hours. The Board of Trade unit (B.T.U.) is an obsolete UK synonym for kilowatt-hour. The term derives from
530-572: A six-speed manual or continuously variable transmission ; an updated 3.5-liter 24-valve SOHC V6 mated either to a six-speed manual or automatic rated at 278 hp (207 kW) and 252 lb⋅ft (342 N⋅m); and a hybrid powertrain (named i-MMD) that integrates a 2.0-liter Atkinson Cycle gasoline engine with an electric motor and lithium-ion battery pack in North America. The hybrid system acts as an electric continuously variable transmission while in gasoline-electric hybrid mode, and
583-581: A traditional transmission, called the Electric Continuously Variable Transmission (E-CVT) by Honda. The hybrid system was a dual motor system combined with a 1.3 kWh lithium-ion battery pack. A main benefit of the Accord over the standard gasoline model was its high fuel economy, reaching 50 MPG city, 45 MPG highway, and 47 MPG combined. The Accord Hybrid produced 196 total horsepower and had a 0-60 time tested by Car and Driver as 7.2 seconds. In order to save weight,
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#1732793874743636-454: A unit in the left column to the units in the top row, multiply by the factor in the cell where the row and column intersect. All the SI prefixes are commonly applied to the watt-hour: a kilowatt-hour is 1,000 Wh (kWh); a megawatt-hour is 1 million Wh (MWh); a milliwatt-hour is 1/1,000 Wh (mWh) and so on. The kilowatt-hour is commonly used by electrical energy providers for purposes of billing, since
689-485: A yearly basis, in units such as megawatt-hours per year (MWh/yr) gigawatt-hours/year (GWh/yr) or terawatt-hours per year (TWh/yr). These units have dimensions of energy divided by time and thus are units of power. They can be converted to SI power units by dividing by the number of hours in a year, about 8760 h/yr . Thus, 1 GWh/yr = 1 GWh/8760 h ≈ 114.12 kW . Many compound units for various kinds of rates explicitly mention units of time to indicate
742-731: Is a 3.5L V6 which is standard on the TOURING and optional on the EX-L. The V6 makes 278hp and 252 ft lbs of torque with a new 6 Speed Automatic. The Accord Hybrid was introduced in June 2013 for the Japanese market. In the United States, it was introduced in October 2013 for the 2014 model year. It featured a 2.0 L I4 Atkinson cycle engine paired with a hybrid system that serves the function of
795-531: Is available with either four-cylinder or V6 engines in Canada, whereas in the U.S. the V6 engine is standard on Touring models. Takanobu Ito Takanobu Ito ( 伊東 孝紳 , Itō Takanobu , born 29 August 1953) is a Japanese senior business executive at Honda Motor Co. (joined in 1978), who has served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director of Honda since June 2009. He
848-430: Is by definition one joule per second , and because there are 3,600 seconds in an hour, one kWh equals 3,600 kilojoules or 3.6 MJ. A widely used representation of the kilowatt-hour is kWh , derived from its component units, kilowatt and hour. It is commonly used in billing for delivered energy to consumers by electric utility companies, and in commercial, educational, and scientific publications, and in
901-473: Is calculated by multiplying the device's power consumption in kilowatts by the operating time in hours, and by the price per kilowatt-hour. The unit price of electricity charged by utility companies may depend on the customer's consumption profile over time. Prices vary considerably by locality. In the United States prices in different states can vary by a factor of three. While smaller customer loads are usually billed only for energy, transmission services, and
954-517: Is imported from Thailand. In the United States the ninth generation Honda Accord comes in LX, Sport, EX, EX-L, & Touring trims. The LX, EX, & EX-L comes equipped with a 2.4L Inline 4 with 185hp and 181 ft lbs of torque mated to Hondas first use of a CVT in the Accord, while the Accord Sport gets a small power boost to 189hp and 182 ft lbs of torque also with the new CVT. The other engine option
1007-450: Is measured in watts , or joules per second . For example, a battery stores energy. When the battery delivers its energy, it does so at a certain power, that is, the rate of delivery of the energy. The higher the power, the quicker the battery's stored energy is delivered. A higher power output will cause the battery's stored energy to be depleted in a shorter time period. Electric energy production and consumption are sometimes reported on
1060-445: Is often expressed as terawatt-hours (TWh) for a given period that is often a calendar year or financial year . A 365-day year equals 8,760 hours, so over a period of one year, power of one gigawatt equates to 8.76 terawatt-hours of energy. Conversely, one terawatt-hour is equal to a sustained power of about 114 megawatts for a period of one year. In 2020, the average household in the United States consumed 893 kWh per month. Raising
1113-460: Is rated at 196 hp (146 kW) and 226 lb⋅ft (306 N⋅m). Both conventional and plug-in hybrid configurations are offered, both released in the U.S. market in the second half of 2013. Honda has focused on economy, ride quality, responsiveness, and ride comfort with a completely redesigned front suspension . A simpler MacPherson strut design, replaces the class leading and highly refined double wishbone front suspension, in use since
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#17327938747431166-467: Is used with loads or output that vary during the year but whose annual totals are similar from one year to the next. For example, it is useful to compare the energy efficiency of household appliances whose power consumption varies with time or the season of the year. Another use is to measure the energy produced by a distributed power source. One kilowatt-hour per year equals about 114.08 milliwatts applied constantly during one year. The energy content of
1219-568: The 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit that first US application of both a 2.4-liter direct-injected engine and two-motor plug-in hybrid system to be implemented on the Accord ninth generation, the 2013 Accord Plug-in Hybrid. Production of the Accord Plug-in Hybrid began on 21 December 2012, the same day California Air Resources Board approved the car to be sold in the state. In September 2012, Honda announced that
1272-797: The California Air Resources Board (CARB). The official EPA ratings for the plug-in hybrid are 13 mi (21 km) of all-electric range with a combined fuel economy rating of 115 miles per gallon of gasoline equivalent (MPG-e), the highest in its class. EPA ratings for operation in hybrid mode are 46 mpg ‑US (5.1 L/100 km; 55 mpg ‑imp ) in combined city/highway cycle, 47 mpg ‑US (5.0 L/100 km; 56 mpg ‑imp ) in city, and 46 mpg ‑US (5.1 L/100 km; 55 mpg ‑imp ) in highway driving. The 2014 Accord PHEV emits only 20 milligrams of combined smog-forming emissions per mile and becomes
1325-509: The Honda Clarity plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicle , after the introduction of the next-generation Clarity fuel cell vehicle in 2016. The ninth generation Accord received a facelift for the 2016 model year. Changes to outer appearance include new front fascia, grille, head lights, rear lights, and new alloy wheel designs on all of the trims. The 2016 Accord was the first mass-market car to be equipped with Apple CarPlay and
1378-433: The annual electricity generation for whole countries and the world energy consumption . A kilowatt is a unit of power (rate of flow of energy per unit of time). A kilowatt-hour is a unit of energy. Kilowatt per hour would be a rate of change of power flow with time. Work is the amount of energy transferred to a system; power is the rate of delivery of energy. Energy is measured in joules , or watt-seconds . Power
1431-706: The 2.4 VTi-L variant gained Honda's Sensing safety features. In the Philippines, the ninth generation Accord was launched in 2014 available in two trims: the 2.4 S and 3.5 SV. The 2.4 S variant is available only with five-speed automatic transmission while the 3.5 SV is available with six-speed automatic transmission. The 3.5 SV features a 3.5L SOHC V6 engine, dual exhaust, sunroof and different designed wheels. All models received daytime running lights, reverse camera with dynamic guidelines, active cornering lights, rain sensing wipers, touch screen display panel, ECO assist button and LED Head/Tail lamps. The Philippine-spec model
1484-449: The 2013 Accord sedan, and production versions of both the sedan and coupe were fully unveiled in early September 2012. The model year 2013 Accord was released on 5 September 2012, with the sedan hitting dealers' lots on 19 September 2012 in the United States and the coupe following on 15 October 2012. Corresponding release dates in Canada for the sedan and coupe models are 24 September 2012 and 1 November 2012, respectively. In February 2013,
1537-589: The 2014 Accord Plug-in hybrid was introduced at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show . The Accord PHEV pricing starts at US$ 39,780 and sales began in the U.S. in January 2013, with availability limited to California and New York. The Accord PHEV was introduced in Japan in June 2013 and it is available only for leasing, primarily to corporations and government agencies. As of December 2013, the Accord PHEV ranks as
1590-465: The 2014 Accord Plug-in Hybrid to deliver an all-electric range of up to 15 mi (24 km) and a total driving range of more than 500 mi (800 km) based on the U.S. EPA tests as determined by Honda. The carmaker also expected the fuel economy for the Accord Plug-in Hybrid to exceed 100 miles per gallon of gasoline equivalent (MPG-e) (2.4 L/100 km; 120 mpg-imp equivalent), and also expects it to receive an Enhanced AT-PZEV rating from
1643-494: The Accord Hybrid had an all- aluminum front subframe and rear bumper beam to replace the steel-and-aluminum subframe used on the standard Accord sedan. In terms of exterior looks, the Accord Hybrid was distinguished from the Accord sedan with blue-accented headlights, grille trim, and taillights. They also featured 17-inch alloy wheels that were exclusive to the Hybrid (non-plug-in) models. Hybrid badges were placed on
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1696-589: The Accord Plug-in Hybrid sedan will be built in Sayama , Japan that would be available in a single trim level based on the standard features of the Accord Touring. The Accord Plug-in Hybrid was scheduled for release in early 2013, and would serve as the basis for the conventional hybrid version of the Accord Sedan that would go on sale by mid-2013. It features a 6.7 kWh lithium-ion battery pack to power
1749-774: The Accord was scheduled to enter the Russian market. In June 2013, the Accord hybrid and plug-in hybrid were introduced to the Japanese market, with the discontinuation of the Honda Inspire , serving as Honda's large sedan and one level below the Honda Legend . All Accords come with standard an 8-inch 480x320 pixel WQVGA resolution LCD screen, single angle backup camera , Honda's i-MID system which includes Bluetooth hands free calling with SMS texting and streaming audio, USB connector , dual zone automatic climate control and alloy wheels. The available navigation system adds
1802-463: The SI. An electric heater consuming 1,000 watts (1 kilowatt) operating for one hour uses one kilowatt-hour of energy. A television consuming 100 watts operating continuously for 10 hours uses one kilowatt-hour. A 40-watt electric appliance operating continuously for 25 hours uses one kilowatt-hour. Electrical energy is typically sold to consumers in kilowatt-hours. The cost of running an electrical device
1855-420: The battery. In all-electric mode , the vehicle uses a 7 kWh lithium-ion battery and a 120 kW electric motor . The all-electric mode achieves a range of approximately 10 to 15 mi (16 to 24 km) in city driving and a top speed of 62 mph (100 km/h). Fully recharging the battery will take 2 to 2.5 hours using a 120-volt outlet and 1 to 1.5 hours using a 240-volt outlet. Honda announced at
1908-525: The continuously variable transmission. The V6 engine is no longer an option for non-leather trims. Starting from the 2016 model year, the Sport trim featured LED daytime running lights, upgraded LED fog lights, as well as the 19-inch alloy wheels, wider and lower profile (235/40 R19 96V) tires, and bigger front brake rotors found in the Accord Touring Sedan, the lineup's flagship. The Touring trim
1961-558: The daily variation of demand (e.g. the slope of the duck curve ), or ramp-up behavior of power plants . For example, a power plant that reaches a power output of 1 MW from 0 MW in 15 minutes has a ramp-up rate of 4 MW/h . Other uses of terms such as watts per hour are likely to be errors. Several other units related to kilowatt-hour are commonly used to indicate power or energy capacity or use in specific application areas. Average annual energy production or consumption can be expressed in kilowatt-hours per year. This
2014-543: The first car in the U.S. to meet the new LEV3/SULEV20 emissions standards, and will get single-occupant carpool access in California. The Accord Plug-in Hybrid was discontinued after the 2014 model year , together with the Civic Hybrid and the natural gas-powered Honda Civic GX . This decision was due in part to Honda's ability to advance fuel economy through conventional engine technology. In 2017, Honda launched
2067-460: The front fenders and the rear trunk lid. As a result of the placement of the hybrid battery in the trunk, the trunk storage area was reduced by approximately three cubic feet , going from 15.8 cubic feet on the gasoline sedan to 12.7 cubic feet on the Hybrid. Honda did not produce a 2016 model year Accord Hybrid, as they were in the process of moving production from Ohio to Japan. The hybrid model did return in 2017, though. The production version of
2120-470: The front strut tower and lower control arm . All but the LX trim feature a strut bar . All trims receive upgraded shocks front and rear. The Touring trim now comes with more sophisticated double piston shocks called "Amplitude Reactive Dampers" that have been recently introduced on several Acura models. The Accord's body now uses 55.8% high strength steel, a total of 17.2% are either of 780, 980 or 1,500 MPa yield strength types which were not used in
2173-544: The media. It is also the usual unit representation in electrical power engineering. This common representation, however, does not comply with the style guide of the International System of Units (SI). Other representations of the unit may be encountered: The hour is a unit of time listed among the non-SI units accepted by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures for use with
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2226-403: The monthly energy consumption of a typical residential customer ranges from a few hundred to a few thousand kilowatt-hours. Megawatt-hours (MWh), gigawatt-hours (GWh), and terawatt-hours (TWh) are often used for metering larger amounts of electrical energy to industrial customers and in power generation. The terawatt-hour and petawatt-hour (PWh) units are large enough to conveniently express
2279-616: The ninth generation Accord was launched in September 2013 and comes available in three trims; the 2.0 VTi, 2.0 VTi-L and 2.4 VTi-L. The 2.0 variants use an improved R20Z1 engine while the 2.4 variant uses the all-new Earth Dreams 2.4L engine. All variants are mated to a 5-speed torque converter gear box. The facelifted Accord was launched in September 2015 in the same three trims but with added features and equipment to each trim. It also comes with three new colors; White Orchid Pearl, Obsidian Blue Pearl and Lunar Silver Metallic. In November 2017,
2332-506: The ninth generation Accord went on sale in June 2013. It is available with either a 2.4 L 129 kW (173 hp) four-cylinder or 3.5 L 206 kW (276 hp) V6 engine. Unlike the North American market Accord, a CVT transmission is not offered. Instead, the four-cylinder uses a five-speed automatic, while the V6 receives a new six-speed automatic. In China, the ninth generation Accord went on sale in September 2013, as
2385-459: The position as Executive Vice President of Honda R&D Americas, Inc. since April 1998. He joined Honda in April 1978. Kilowatt-hour A kilowatt-hour ( unit symbol : kW⋅h or kW h ; commonly written as kWh ) is a non-SI unit of energy equal to 3.6 megajoules (MJ) in SI units, which is the energy delivered by one kilowatt of power for one hour . Kilowatt-hours are
2438-503: The previous generation. The Accord's previous steel front subframe has been replaced with an aluminum and steel component that weighs 14 lb (6.4 kg) less and is manufactured using friction stir welding (hybrid models use an all-aluminum subframe and hood). Overall the body weight sheds 55 lb (25 kg). In North America, the 2016 Accord now features front brake disc diameters from 11.1 in (LX only), 11.5 in, or 12.3 in (Sport / Touring), depending on model and trim, while
2491-423: The rated capacity, larger consumers also pay for peak power consumption, the greatest power recorded in a fairly short time, such as 15 minutes. This compensates the power company for maintaining the infrastructure needed to provide peak power. These charges are billed as demand changes. Industrial users may also have extra charges according to the power factor of their load. Major energy production or consumption
2544-541: The rear discs measure 11.1 inches in diameter. Two additional trim levels are added in North American markets, Sport and Touring. The Accord Sport Sedan is slotted between the LX and EX models and features a 2.4-liter 16-valve DOHC inline-four engine rated at 189hp and 182 lb⋅ft (247 N⋅m) of torque, 18-inch wheels and wider tires, dual exhaust, a decklid spoiler, fog lights, leather-trimmed steering wheel and seats, exclusive carbon-fiber-style dash trim, and steering wheel mounted paddle shifters on models equipped with
2597-661: The second car to also be compatible with Android Auto . The Hybrid Accord returned for the 2017 model year with revised running gear that has combined output of 214 hp (160 kW), up from 196 hp (146 kW) of the 2014 & 2015 model years version. The Plug-in Hybrid Accord did not make a return, instead was replaced by the 2018 Honda Clarity PHEV. The ninth-generation Accord offers the following powertrains: A new direct injected Earth Dreams 2.4-liter 16-valve DOHC four-cylinder engine rated at 185 hp (138 kW) to 181 lb⋅ft (245 N⋅m) of torque paired with either
2650-444: The second generation Accord. The rear suspension retains the independent multi-link suspension . The costlier design is now available only on the top-tier Acura RLX . The new front suspension helps shave weight and free up room in the engine compartment. In addition to the safety concerns of Honda's Advanced Compatibility Engineering , there is focus on body stiffness and dynamic handling response by improving structural rigidity around
2703-403: The temperature of 1 litre of water from room temperature to the boiling point with an electric kettle takes about 0.1 kWh. A 12 watt LED lamp lit constantly uses about 0.3 kW⋅h per 24 hours and about 9 kWh per month. In terms of human power , a healthy adult male manual laborer performs work equal to about half a kilowatt-hour over an eight-hour day. To convert a quantity measured in
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#17327938747432756-544: The third best selling plug-in hybrid in the Japanese market. A total of 1,039 units have been sold in the United States through 2015. Honda unveiled the platform for a mid-size plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show . The plug-in platform showcased Honda's next-generation two-motor hybrid system, which continuously moves through three different modes to maximize driving efficiency: all-electric, gasoline-electric and an engine direct-drive mode. The plug-in hybrid also uses regenerative braking to charge
2809-509: Was appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer in 2009 and became President of the Board in 2010. Takanobu Ito has also been an executive of Honda R&D since 1998, appointed as President and Director of Honda R&D Co., Ltd. in April 2009. Previously, he had been appointed Senior Managing Director of Honda R&D in June 2001, after Director of the Company in June 2000, following
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