Honda Begins Production of Zero-Emission Hydrogen Cars

[Dan]

TAKANEZAWA, Japan —  Honda Motor Co. has begun commercial production of its new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car, called the FCX Clarity.

The midsize four-seat sedan, which runs on hydrogen and electricity, emits only wator vapor and none of the gases believed to be responsible for global warming.

Honda says the vehicle offers two times better fuel efficiency than a gas-electric hybrid and three times that of a traditional gasoline-powered vehicle.

The car will initially be available for lease starting July to a limited number of customers in southern California and then in Japan later this year.

One of the biggest obstacles standing in the way of wider adoption of fuel cell vehicles is cost and the lack of hydrogen fueling stations.
So what is the governament waiting for?!

[briann]

TAKANEZAWA, Japan —  Honda Motor Co. has begun commercial production of its new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car, called the FCX Clarity.

The midsize four-seat sedan, which runs on hydrogen and electricity, emits only wator vapor and none of the gases believed to be responsible for global warming.

Honda says the vehicle offers two times better fuel efficiency than a gas-electric hybrid and three times that of a traditional gasoline-powered vehicle.

The car will initially be available for lease starting July to a limited number of customers in southern California and then in Japan later this year.

One of the biggest obstacles standing in the way of wider adoption of fuel cell vehicles is cost and the lack of hydrogen fueling stations.
So what is the governament waiting for?!

Good to see Honda doing this.  Unfortunately... there are still major technological hurdles here.   

Almost all hydrogen is produced via FOSSIL FUELS,  which actually end up being less efficient and far more poluting than just using todays gas powered engines.

We COULD use methonol to produce the hyrdogen... but we simply couldnt do this on a large enough scale.   

We also could use electric...(Through electrolysis) but that is the least efficient... and would take a huge increase in our national electrical supply... which can only be feasible using 10x as many Nuclear plants as we have today... which our government would never allow.