Here We Go…

Okay so they aren’t fully here, but get ready cause they’re coming. It’s only day old news but already this is a well known story, the Honda Fuel Cell is making its way to North America. There has been allot of buzz surrounding the BMW hydrogen fuel cell car, but once again I believe Honda will be ahead of the curve.

The car is called the Honda FCX Clarity and the only emission is water. The FCX Clarity is a next-generation, hydrogen powered fuel cell-powered vehicle. Propelled by an electric motor that runs on electricity generated in the fuel cell and its fuel efficiency is three times that of a modern gasoline-powered automobile. Based on the entirely-new Honda V Flow fuel cell platform, and powered by a highly compact, efficient and powerful new Honda V Flow fuel cell stack, the FCX Clarity marks the significant progress Honda continues to make in advancing the real-world performance and appeal of the fuel cell car. A few honorable mentions that separate this new FCX from previous generations are:

• an advanced new four passenger sedan design
• a greater than 30 percent increase in driving range up to 280 miles
• a 25 percent increase in combined fuel economy to 72 miles/kg-H2 a (25 percent increase in combined fuel economy to 72 miles/kg-H2)
• a 50 percent improvement in fuel stack power output density by volume
• a 40 percent smaller and 50 percent lighter new lithium ion battery pack

There is no doubt this car is amazing and the future of automobiles. I am dying to learn and see more of this car as it makes its way across to North America. There is a wealth of informationand news right now about this announcement so click here for Honda’s release, and:

• Here for ENN
• Here for Earth2Tech
• Here for Ecorazzi

All of which are great articles of information.

Keep it Green,

Paul

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