Honda Hydrogen Car

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Honda has started production of the FCX Clarity hydrogen powered car, resulting in only water-vapour emissions from the tailpipe.

It will be produced on the world’s first production line dedicated to fuel cell vehicles. Only 200 are planned in the first three years, being sold initially in California where there are existing hydrogen filling stations and in Japan.

The volumes are insignificant, what’s important is Honda’s obvious commitment to this technology. Alongside Toyota they’ve been leading the roll-out of hybrid technology in cars and now are making big steps to further lower emissions.

There’s some debate about the well-to-wheel emissions reduction of hydrogen cars. The BBC reports that most hydrogen is still produced using fossil fuels and could even result in higher overall emissions.

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However, as Green Car Guide says, there are alternative ways to produce hydrogen that result in much lower emissions. My view is that early technologies are always expensive and have limited immediate benefit. However, as the demand rises it encourages investment in cleaner and cheaper solutions.
Well done Honda….

Write by DavidM