Honda FCX Clarity Hydrogen launched into serial production

Honda FCX Clarity Hydrogen launched into serial production


Honda Motor Co. began commercial production car running on hydrogen. Four FCX Clarity sedan driven by electric motors, receiving energy from hydrogen fuel cells. The only product of such a complex is water. Moreover, according to Honda, a new car three times more efficient fuel consumption than a car with a regular internal combustion engine. At one refuelling hydrogen FCX Clarity can travel up to 490 km.

Since July Honda Hydrogen car will be available for a limited number of customers in Southern California and later in 2008 - to consumers in Japan. The main obstacles to the serial production of FCX Clarity remain high price and lack of refuelling stations for hydrogen.