This may be the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show, but Honda seems to
want to take us straight to the future. The Japanese carmaker used the
event to introduce the FCEV (fuel cell-electric vehicle).
This offers us a hint for a successor to the Honda FCX Clarity, which is
expected to be launched in 2015 in the US and sunsequently in Europe.
The development is the first vehicle featuring a fuel-cell powertrain
that is confined to the engine compartment instead of being spread
throughout the vehicle. Honda explains that this will allow the interior
to offer more room.
As for the fuel cell tech itself, Honda didn’t offer too many details.
However, the company explained that the new development offer a 60
percent higher power density compared to what the FCX Clarity has to
offer and yet this is 33 percent more compact.
Honda also promises that its fuel cell setup will offer a range of over
300 miles (482 km), explaining that a refill will take about three
minutes.