Honda FCEV Concept

The Honda FCEV Concept is a hydrogen fuel-cell electric concept car from the Japanese maker Honda, shown at the Los Angeles auto show in 2013 and 2014 and at the Tokyo show. It followed Honda small series of fuel-cell vehicles developed since 1999, starting with the Honda FCX and continuing with the FCX Clarity in 2008. Its styling is inspired by the Honda Insight hybrid, and it was the first Honda hydrogen car to put its whole powertrain, an electric motor and the fuel cell that supplies it, in the front engine bay. This leaves room for five passengers, with the pressurised hydrogen tank in part of the rear boot. The car is rated at 100 kilowatts, about 136 horsepower, with a claimed range of around 480 kilometres and a refuelling time of about three minutes at 700 bar. In 2013 Honda agreed a long-term collaboration with General Motors on the next generation of fuel-cell systems, and a production model inspired by the concept was planned for 2015.