Suzuki SX4-FCV approved for public testing

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The Suzuki SX4-FCV is a fuel cell vehicle with a 80kW fuel cell powering a 68kW (91 horsepower) electric motor with a high voltage capacitor that supports brake energy regeneration. Hydrogen is stored on board a 70MPa high pressure hydrogen tank. The SX4-FCV can go up to an estimated range of 250km, and has a top speed of 150km/h.

It has just gotten approval from the Japanese government to test it on public roads, so this makes it Suzuki’s fourth fuel cell test vehicle, with the other three being the Suzuki MR Wagon-FCV, the Suzuki Wagon R-FCV and another updated Suzuki MR Wagon-FCV.

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  • azrai (Member) on Jul 04, 2008 at 6:54 am

    More local R&D needed instead. Any incentive dear G.

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  • Roti Naan (Member) on Jul 04, 2008 at 9:51 am

    Good effort there, Jap Govt!

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  • muhammad najmi el-halim (Member) on Jul 04, 2008 at 4:20 pm

    green car! attractive design…i bet sx4 will be a good contender between honda jazz and nissan Latio

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  • arcana (Member) on Jul 04, 2008 at 6:58 pm

    since they import oil……their G wont have problems getting hydrogen in action. unlike those oil exporters….zzzzz.
    oil/gas companies will just turn into hydrogen sellers in years to come for Japan….same thing anyway.

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  • BanyakMasukWorkshop (Member) on Jul 07, 2008 at 10:57 am

    we already have problems with supply of natural gas.. can kiss any notions of getting hydrogen filling stations goodbye for at least the next 30 years.

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