Latest Honda Runs on Hydrogen, Not Petroleum
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LONDON - With oil prices near $140 a barrel, motorists are starting to look seriously at both alternative fuels and electric vehicles as a way to be able to keep driving their cars. (article 1)
In the meantime, car and parts makers, oil companies and even electricity generators are left guessing which way motorists will turn and what technology will win. (article 1)
On Monday, Honda Motor celebrated the start of production of its FCX Clarity, the world's first hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicle intended for mass production. (article 4)
TAKANEZAWA, Japan- Honda's new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car rolled off a Japanese production line Monday and is headed to Southern California, where Hollywood is already abuzz over the latest splash in green motoring. (article 3)
The FCX Clarity, which runs on hydrogen and electricity, emits only water and none of the noxious fumes believed to induce global warming. (article 3)
Japan's third biggest automaker expects to lease out a "few dozen" units this year and about 200 units within three years. (article 3)
The French and Japanese carmakers will sign a letter of intent to investigate, develop, produce, and use motors, inverters and other components for electric cars, according to two people familiar with the plan. (article 2)
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Honda, hydrogen, fuel, hybrid, electric |
Source articles
- MSNBC Wire Services (msnbc.msn.com, 06/17/2008, 896 words)
- Peugeot in electric car alliance with Mitsubishi (ft.com, 06/16/2008, 292 words)
- Honda rolls out new zero-emission car (boston.com, 06/16/2008, 783 words)
- Latest Honda Runs on Hydrogen, Not Petroleum (nytimes.com, 06/17/2008, 973 words)
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