4-door 4-seater Honda FCX Clarity is two times higher than the hybrid-electric car and three times more efficient than petrol cars. Driving range is about 270 km and has a top speed of 100 mph. This makes the 00-60 km / h in 9.2 seconds, and produces gasoline mileage to 68 mpg. Hydrogen from a tank of fuel on board and oxygen from the air are collected in a hydrogen fuel cell to generate electricity for the vehicle. The electricity the n powers the electric motor, which in turn drives the front wheels. Water vapor and heat are the only by-products.
FCX Clarity of high performance, high efficiency electric motor is compact and lightweight. It’s powerful (134 hp equivalent) and quiet, and offers a smooth and efficient. Honda fuel cell stack Vertical Flow is nothing less than revolutionary. The provision of art is more efficient than ever, and that means cold start, even at minus 30 degrees Celsius.
Assistant regenerated energy captured during deceleration and braking is stored in a new block of high-performance rechargeable lithium-ion battery, providing an additional energy source for a lightweight and compact, which increases the efficiency of vehicle and field application.
A limited number of these cars will be available in Southern California from summer 2008. They will be leased for three years at $ 600 per month, but maintenance and collision insurance are included. Perhaps even more exciting that this announcement is that the new Honda will be the integration of their cars to hydrogen with a docking station power, to be installed in the house and produce fuel for cars.