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Old 09-25-06, 07:54 AM
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Fuel Cell-Powered Vehicle

Honda has held a demonstration drive of the next-generation FCX Concept fuel cell vehicle, an earlier version of which was shown at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show. The FCX Concept now features a newly developed compact, high-efficiency Honda FC Stack. Limited marketing of a totally new fuel cell vehicle based on this concept model is to begin in 2008
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I think it looks like 2009 Prius... and it looks pretty good.
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The rear end, especially the trunk lid, ( and minus the big fender skirts ) looks like another one of Honda's pioneer cars....the Insight.

Overall, though, MUCH too low, sleek, and bulletlike for my tastes....I like a more squared-off look front and rear.

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I think the Prius looks better.
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Honda already has a fuel-cell car called the FCX.....it has been in limited use and testing, mostly with a few government and municipal organizations. It should be ready for general public use in a couple of years....maybe sooner, if the cost of production can come down.
http://corporate.honda.com/environme...fuel_cells_fcx
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Honda already has a fuel-cell car called the FCX.....it has been in limited use and testing, mostly with a few government and municipal organizations. It should be ready for general public use in a couple of years....maybe sooner, if the cost of production can come down.
http://corporate.honda.com/environme...fuel_cells_fcx
it wont be public for 10 years at least... not only there is no infrastructure right now, but these cars cost half a million at this point...
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Originally Posted by spwolf
it wont be public for 10 years at least... not only there is no infrastructure right now, but these cars cost half a million at this point...
Honda says 3-5 years, but that, of course, is tangent on getting
fuel cell production costs down and a hydrogen infrastructure in place.

(fuel cells were originally developed for NASA, so low costs were not a large factor )
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Honda says 2008 or 2009.

Now you know where the Civic and CR-V got their design!

Looks like the next Accord or Legend for all we know.
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