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First Honda FCX Clarity Rolls off Production Line
The first ever production FCX Clarity came off the production line at Honda’s Takanezawa-machi factory in Japan today. Honda’s advanced hydrogen fuel cell car will be leased to a limited number of customers in the US and Japan with lease sales scheduled to begin in July in the United States, and in Japan this autumn. The combined sales plan for both countries will be approximately 70 cars per year, with a total of 200 units over three years. Customers will follow a three-year lease term, at a price of $600 per month (approx €390), including maintenance and collision insurance. -Continued At the heart of the FCX Clarity is a fuel cell stack that utilizes an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) to convert chemical energy into electrical energy which in turn powers a motor that drives the car’s wheels. Honda’s FC stack simultaneously generates electricity and water, emitting no CO2 or other harmful emissions.
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Toyota Reaffirms Commitment To Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles, Production Model Coming In 2015
It's no secret that electric cars the way we know them today represent an intermediate phase in the ongoing drive to replace petroleum-derived fuel for automotive applications. Most carmakers believe that the real future is in hydrogen fuel cells....
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Hyundai Ix35 Is The First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle To Enter Series Production
At the Paris Auto Show, Hyundai announced that it will begin production of the ix35 Fuel Cell crossover (also know as the Tucson) at its Ulsan plant in South Korea. The initial projection is 1,000 units by 2015 and a limited mass production of 10,000...
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La Show: Honda Fc Sport Fuel-cell Design Study
Honda's best kept secret for the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show goes by the name FC Sport and it's a hydrogen-powered, three-seat sports car concept. The design study utilizes Honda's V Flow fuel cell technology which is already deployed in the...
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Toyota Begins Leasing Its Fuel-cell Hybrid Vehicle For $7,700 A Month
With the lease term for Toyota’s next-generation fuel cell hybrid vehicle set at 30 months at a cost of 840,000 yen or about $7,700 per month, the experimental FCHV-adv isn’t for you everyday Joe. So it’s no surprise that Toyota announced...
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La Show: Honda Fcx Clarity Fuel-cell Production Model
Honda took the wraps off its innovative, yet butt ugly, FCX fuell-cell powered vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The production version of the FCX prototype, which was introduced two years ago, will be offered for lease to a limited number consumers...
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