The Honda FCX Concept is a very interesting car indeed, Honda’s second fuel cell vehicle concept after the original FCV Concept, and now it has been put into a limited run production and named the Honda FCX Clarity.
The limited run production is exclusively for southern California in the US. This is because there is already an existing hydrogen fueling station infrastructure there – 19 between Oxnard and San Diego with 3 more in the works. Even in northern California there are 6 hydrogen stations, with 6 more in the works.
Honda plans for the first delivery to take place in summer 2008, but details of the lease programme will only be known closer to launch. Tentatively, plans are for a three-year lease term with a price of US$600 per month (approx RM2050), including maintenance and insurance.
Honda decided to add the Clarity name behind the FCX concept name to express the idea that the company is offering a clear solution to the challenges of the future in terms of sustainable mobility. Mechanically, it is pretty much similiar to the FCX Concept. There has been a minor increase in power if I am reading the spec tables right – the motor used to put out 95kW but now it is putting out 100kW, or 136 PS. The V Flow fuel cell stack works similiarly and puts out the same 100kW as before – so I am not sure why the extra 5kW was missing from the FCX Concept before.
For full technical details on how the Honda FCX Clarity works, read my previous article on my experience driving the Honda FCX Concept in the linked article below.
More photos of the production Honda FCX Clarity can be found after the jump, including photos of the new updated interior which is more production-ready than the concept-like interior in the FCX Concept.
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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
FCX logo everywhere *lol*
Nice car by Honda.
rrrrrrealy make me surprise…Concept FCX jz show in International Car Show on yr 2006…how come it become a real car so fast ah ???!!!!
I like it…..coooolll~~~~!!
reminds me of the prius.
Front looks a lot like the Accord 2008 model
God, I really want to test drive one of these cars, wanna know how it really drives.
DAmn nice..But i like the 1st ED more.. ^^”
Looks like a prius? gotta be kidding me.. neway.. i prefer the first 1 too… more pleasing to the eye.. =)
yeah, it reminds me of the prius, too.
especially how the rear roof drops off, and the rear side windows, as well.
but it is a whole lot bigger than the prius.
the exterior is typical of honda (which is good) but I am definitely in love with the interior.
now, if only they could remove some (most) of the FCX logo and just leave one on the exterior…
HONDA is truely the BEST.
how i wish accord will look like dis
Look like a FAT LADY LARITAH. Bad taste.
The future certainly came early…good job Honda!
bet this one will another honda failure…
1. honda accord hybrid had been stop.. due to no demand…and now have to focus on civic hybrid (lower market) .. why? cause rich man dont care about petrol or.. environment. They want convenient
2. fuel cell … hydrogen & oxygen refill is not convenient at all. Even worst if compare to hybrid that not require these, just petrol as well. Another convenient concern. How you going to drive this car far from city.. and expect a hidrogen refill..
3. the car design is really a joke. These should be remain as concept, not production at all.
4. US market competitive! look at tesla motor for example, convenient is that you can recharge your car anywhere with the portable electric socket. Only electricity. 30 millions investment in r&d, this is what they have, electric car hit 4 seconds 0-100km/h