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It's one of several auto show announcements this week in Los Angeles and Tokyo about hydrogen fuel cell vehicles being readied for production.

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Honda established a division late last year to develop electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its long - held goal for lower - emission gasoline hybrids, plug - in hybrids, EVs and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to account for two - thirds of its line - up by 2030, from about 5 percent now.

The program is an opportunity for consumers in California, New York State and the District of Columbia to test about 100 of the company's Equinox sports utility vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

Nor is the Chevrolet Equinox the first fuel cell vehicle General Motors (GM) has ever produced: The 1966 Electrovan, an unwieldy and prohibitively expensive fuel cell van that never made it out of the lab, was the first of about 40 or so hydrogen - fueled vehicles that have been built by the U.S. carmaker.

The carmaker realized that if its vision of battery - powered electric vehicles gaining mass appeal in tandem with fuel cell electrics was to come true, it needed to so something about the lack of hydrogen infrastructure.

Unlike battery - powered electric vehicles, fuel - cell powered ones have a long cruising range — up to 650 kilometers per tank (the fuel is usually compressed hydrogen gas); a hydrogen fuel refill only takes about three minutes.

Honda established a division late last year to develop electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its long - held goal for lower - emission gasoline hybrids, plug - in hybrids, EVs and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to account for two - thirds of its line - up by 2030, from about 5 percent now.

Chicago area drivers now have reason to be especially excited about the potential for vehicles that use fuel cells, since Honda and GM have recently announced a partnership to co-develop next - generation fuel cell and hydrogen - storage technologies by 2020.

While electric vehicles have been the darlings of the zero - emissions car market, hydrogen - powered fuel cell vehicles are about to challenge them.

Car manufacturers showed off new hydrogen fuel cell - powered vehicles, more sophisticated autonomous driving features, and at least one dog - centric vehicle at this year's New York Auto Show, but what about the screens that we at The Verge love?

Speaking about CO2 emissions, John Mendel, Executive Vice President of American Honda Motor Co, stated that «hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are a zero emissions technology that Honda believes in, and has worked to advance for more than 20 years.

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Presently, about 2,000 fuel cell vehicles are on the road in Japan and the government intends to increase the number to 800,000 by 2030, simultaneously increasing the 100 hydrogen fuel stations to 900.

Because George W. Bush, a man who doesn't know squat about hydrogen fuel cells and the challenges of a hydrogen economy, makes a speech that — once again — says hydrogen - powered vehicles are an attainable goal.

Whether or not it ever gets built will depend on how serious GM is about becoming a leader in green vehicle design; future climate legislation (namely, the price we put on carbon); hydrogen infrastructure, and how that hydrogen is made; the cost of fuel cells; and the cost of batteries.

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.

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