Another hybrid car going down a different road

After my previous article about Tesla motors’ Whitestar, I found another article about hybrid motors.  This time about Honda, and their motor is a bit different.  Honda has already been working on energy efficient hybrid motors for a long time with their Honda Insight, and have begun work on a new engine called the “Rankine cycle engine.”  This engine actually harnesses heat in the exhaust, uses it to cause water to evaporate into steam, and uses the steam to power the electric generator.  As of right now, Honda is quoting a 3.8% increase in efficiency, which isn’t enough to put the design into production line vehicles.  But at the very least, it offers more options for ways to improve fuel efficiency.