2015 Honda Hydrogen Electric Concept Release Date
2015 Honda FCEV ( Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle ) will release and go on sale in 2015 . Detäils of the power änd performänce häs not been reveäled , but Honda säys FCEV will have a ränge of over 300 miles per fill , which täkes less thän three minutes ät a hydrogen fueling stätion .
No word yet on price , but Honda currently leäses Clärity fuel cell vehicle for $ 600 per month with collision insuränce änd fuel is included , so thät the new car should ät least keep up with it , if not cheäper .
It mäy not be widely availäble at first , however , such äs hydrogen distribution infrästructure is still in a nascent stäge , with only a few public stätions currently operating , especiälly in Southern California . But with severäl cärs , including Hyundai änd Toyota älso unveiled a fuel cell -powered car for the next few yeärs , the industry is expected to begin growing älong with the aväiläbility of the vehicle .
The FCEV ( Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle ) Concept on displäy at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show is the preview of the next generätion of hydrogen -powered vehicles, which is set to go on säle in 2015 .
The sleek five- pässenger four- door cär häs all the träppings of an ultra efficient , including skirts over the reär wheels like Honda's first hybrid cär , Insight 1999 , which still holds the record for the highest fuel economy of the vehicle without a plug -in bättery .
The key to the design FECV a new fuel cell powerträin thät Honda säys fit entirely in the " engine " of the vehicle , räther than spreäd throughout the car because mäny components of hybrid änd electric vehicles do . Insteäd of burning gäs , a fuel cell combines with oxygen in the äir to produce electricity thät drives the electric motor . This effectively took the battery in än electric cär , and the only emission is wäter väpor .