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Clarity Hydrogen Car Begins
The Clarity began production (Production of Honda FCX
Clarity Hydrogen Car Begins) last summer and the first few units were leased to various celebrities in California (Honda Delivers First FCX Clarity Hydrogen Novelty Over-Sized Car Keys) soon afterwards.
Not exact matches
We got a chance to get behind the wheel of the Honda's
hydrogen - powered
Clarity to get a real sense of the
cars» potential.
Honda also leases its
hydrogen - powered
car, the
Clarity, in the state.
We took an almost - empty
Clarity to one of California's 26
hydrogen stations, and you fill up in a similar way to a gasoline - powered
car.
Honda leases a handful of Honda FCX
Clarity hydrogen - powered hybrids in California and sells the Civic GX, the only mass - produced
car running on compressed natural gas.
Edmunds recognized the Honda
Clarity as the Consumer Electronics Show's Most Innovative
Car because of its flexible powertrain options, which include fully electric, plug - in hybrid, and
hydrogen fuel cell, suiting every kind of eco-friendly driver.
The
Clarity Fuel Cell model also has small EV batteries under the front seat to boost acceleration when you step on the throttle, and before the
car can push enough
hydrogen and air into the fuel cells stack to create electricity; think of it as fuel cell turbo lag.
2018 Green
Car of the Year - The Honda
Clarity Series is recognized as the 2018 Green
Car of the Year by Green
Car Journal for its range of plug - in hybrid, electric and
hydrogen fuel cell - powered vehicles, spacious design and the highest all - electric range rating * among midsize plug - in hybrids.
Why the
Clarity matters:
Hydrogen may be part of the long - term future for
cars.
The first two
Clarity models on sale were the
Clarity Electric, left, and the
Clarity Fuel Cell, which converts gaseous
hydrogen into water, giving off billions of electrons to drive the
car.
If the h - tron does make production, it will face competition from Hyundai ix35 Fuel Celll in the SUV market, as well as other
hydrogen - powered
cars like the Toyota Mirai and Honda's upcoming FCV
Clarity.
If the h - tron does make production, it will face competition from Hyundai's ix35 Fuel Cell in the SUV market, as well as other
hydrogen - powered
cars like the Toyota Mirai and Honda's upcoming FCV
Clarity.
Based on the FCX Concept vehicle from 2006, the original
Clarity was the first
hydrogen fuel cell passenger
car ever offered for general public consumption.
If you absolutely must have a
hydrogen - powered passenger
car, but don't like the
Clarity, the only other option comes from Toyota with the Mirai.
The design and purpose of the 2010 Honda Insight should fall somewhere between the original
car and recently introduced FCX
Clarity — a low - production,
hydrogen - powered fuel cell vehicle.
The 2016 Honda
Clarity Fuel Cell Vehicle (or FCV) represents the second - generation version of the
car company's
hydrogen powered sedan.
The
Clarity will be powered by a
hydrogen fuel cell stack — running along the
car's center tunnel between the front seats — that generates electricity but produces zero exhaust emissions at the tailpipe.
This is a similar approach to the one Honda took with the FCX
Clarity hydrogen fuel cell
car, and BMW with the electric Mini E.
Hydrogen fuel cell technology allows the Honda Clarity to run on hydrogen from domestic energy sources instead of gasoline, making it one of the cleanest cars on t
Hydrogen fuel cell technology allows the Honda
Clarity to run on
hydrogen from domestic energy sources instead of gasoline, making it one of the cleanest cars on t
hydrogen from domestic energy sources instead of gasoline, making it one of the cleanest
cars on the road.
Technical Details Honda President Takeo Fukui said about the upcoming hybrid: 1) The
car will have a global nameplate, 2) the engine will be based on the Civic's, but will use a newly designed motor and engine control unit, making it lighter and more compact, 3) it will be priced below the current Civic Hybrid, 4) it will take its design cues from the FCX
Clarity hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (pictured above) and 5) it will use nickel metal hydride batteries.It's probably a smart move to use the Civic's engine, as it is very efficient (for a gasoline engine) and not developing a new engine will help keep costs down.
First - quarter sales for Honda's
Clarity totaled 3,317
cars, but the company doesn't break out numbers for the separate EV, PHEV, and
hydrogen fuel cell variants that share the model name.