The first Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell vehicle has rolled off the production line in Japan. The zero-emissions Honda won’t be coming to Europe yet, as Honda is initially leasing a fleet of 200 vehicles to customers in the California and Japan.Customers will pay roughly £300 per month over three years for the privilege, but drivers will be conscious of the car’s 270-mile range as there are only 3 hydrogen filling stations in California and 12 in Japan.John Kingston, environment manager for Honda UK, said: “The arrival of the first hydrogen fuel cell car is particularly significant during this time of rapidly increasing oil prices. Honda is proud to offer an alternative energy solution that could reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and the effect of motoring on climate change."Under the FCX’s skin is a fuel cell stack that uses an electromechanical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen to convert chemical energy into electrical energy, which in turn powers the 134bhp motor. The only byproduct is water.
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Re: First Honda FCX leaves factory
I think I would prefer to breath in fog rather than smog if that was to be the case.
With fewer moving parts that a combustion engine you would think it would be cheaper to service and more reliable.
I think the only issue with this would be the production of the Hydrogen
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In case you hadn't noticed, a fair proportion of what comes out the back of a petrol/diesel car is water vapour...you'll probably find that a typical petrol car produces more water exhaust than a hydrogen-electric car.
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'exhaust is only water...'
This equals FOG to me. One car, fine 20,000,000 might be like LA now but instead of smog: FOG.
The law of unitended consequences will prevail.