Honda FCV Concept fuel-cell vehicle made a successful debut in Detroit

Honda has first introduced the fuel cell vehicle (FCV) concept at home in Japan, and has set a production date for late March 2016. It had its first big success for FCV model ("fuel cell vehicle") at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Gained a lot of fans, icluding myself.

The FCV vehicle is an evolution of the FCEV concept shown at last year's Los Angeles Auto Show and according to Honda it acts as a successor of the FCX Clarity but with a 33 percent smaller fuel-cell stack and an output of more than 100 kW. It has an output density of 3.1 kW / L and according to Honda the overall performance is better for 60 percent.

With 70 MPa high-pressure hydrogen tank, the FCV can provide a max. range of more than 700 km (435 miles) at cruising speeds. Once the tank is empty, for a complete refill you will need just three minutes which is about the same for a regular gasoline refill.

There's also a newly developed external power feeding function which can be combined with an external power feeding device transforming the Honda FCV concept into a mobile power plant generating and providing electricity whenever necessary, like in an emergency situation such as a disaster.

Source: Honda