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Honda: Fuel Cell Powered Cars |
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8.9.8. Honda
- In 1999 Honda produced a 60kW PEM fuel cell/battery hybrid car called the FCX-V1. It was fuelled by hydrogen stored in metal hydride.
- In 1999 they also produced the FCX-V2, which was a 60kW PEM fuel cell vehicle that used methanol.
- The fuel cell/ultra capacitor FXC-V3 model was produced in 2000. The car used compressed hydrogen at 3,600 psi and had a maximum range of 108 miles (173 km).
- The fuel cell/ultra capacitor FXC-V4 model produced in 2001 used compressed hydrogen at 5,000 psi. It had a maximum range of 185 miles (296 km).
- The FXC-V3 and V4 models both achieved the equivalent of about 50 miles per gallon.
- In 2003 Honda introduced the Kiwami fuel cell concept vehicle.
- The FCX 100kW PEM fuel cell concept vehicle was produced in 2006. It included a lithium-ion battery.
- The new fuel stack used by Honda in the 2006 FCX model was about 180kg lighter and 40% smaller in volume than previous fuel cells.
- The fuel cell also featured vertical flow design, which allowed gravity to assist in the discharge of the water produced.
- The 2006 FCX had a maximum range of 357 miles (570 km).
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