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THE EXCELLENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE DEMANDED OF A
NEXT –GENERATION LUXURY CAR |
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In addition to its
ability to make efficient use of its
gasoline engine and electric motor by
taking advantages of the respective
strengths of each, the LS600hl uses a
function-unique to hybrids-known as
"regeneration" to convert kinetic energy
during deceleration and braking into
electric
Energy for charging the
battery, giving it fuel economy more
typically associated with a 3.0-litre
engine. The CO2 (Carbon dioxide)
emissions are also low. Thanks to the
use of newly developed hexagonal-cell
catalysts and meticulous control of the
exhaust system, the LS600hl limits
emissions to extremely low, class –
leading levels.
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Our responsibility to the
future
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Lexus is committed to
taking a thoughtful look at the future
of people ,
Society and the earth,
and offering stare-of-the-art
technologies such as hybrid power trains
in response. Not content to simply
develop technologies
To reduce fuel use and
exhaust emissions, Lexus uses an
environmental performance assessment
system knows as "the Eco-Vehicle
Assessment System" as part of an effort
to reduce the environmental burned of
products at every stage of their life
cycles, from production to use and
disposal, Emissions such as CO2 (Carbon
dioxide) and NOx (Nitrogen oxides) have
been reduced thanks to the
implementation of LCA (Life Cycle
Assessment) that evaluates the
environmental burden of products at the
every stage. This approach has also
driven across-the-board refinements in
fuel economy, exhaust emissions,
recycling, and the use of
environmentally harmful substances.
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REDUCING CO2 EMISSIONS
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In addition to conserving
fuel, enhancement in fuel economy
contribute to reducing emissions of the
greenhouse gas CO2. Engine systems like
VVT-iE
and D-4S that enhance combustion
efficiency, power train innovations such
as the hybrid system, and an aerodynamic
body that helps to reduce air
resistance, come together to give the
LS600hl exceptional fuel economy that
meets very high standards around the
world for vehicles in the same
displacement class.
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CLEANER EXHAUST MISSIONS |
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Based on a belief that is
critical to reduce the generation of
exhaust emissions itself, engineers
equipped the engine with system designed
to ensure efficient combustion of fuel,
including VVT-iE and a device that
refines the air-fuel ratio. They also
added a two-stage, three-way catalyst
that simultaneously reduces pollutants
such as NOx and NMHC (Non-methane
hydrocarbons) in the exhaust gases. The
harmful substances, from engine start to
acceleration as speed.
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PROMOTING RECYCLING |
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In anticipation of
realizing a sustainable recycling-based
society, Lexus has created a recycling
vision consisting of goals such as "the
early achievement of the recycling rate
goal of 95% in 2015". To achieve these
goals, Lexus is working to encourage the
recycling and reuse of resources
Wherever possible
throughout the vehicle's life cycle,
from development to disposal
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CUTTING BACK ON
ENVIRONMENTALLY HARMFUL SUBSTANCES |
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Lexus has significantly
reduced the use of lead, mercury,
cadmium, hex valiant chromium, and vinyl
chloride. |
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