Official: Honda delays hydrogen fuel cell sedan, debuts new concept
11-17-2014, 05:21 AM
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Official: Honda delays hydrogen fuel cell sedan, debuts new concept
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Instead of hosting the world debut of the production version of its hydrogen fuel cell sedan at the LA Auto Show this coming week, Honda decided to debut the vehicle in Japan today. And, it's not the production version that was shown off, it was an evolved concept. And, instead of coming in 2015, as previously stated, the car is now scheduled to drop in March 2016 in Japan, followed by releases in Europe and the US.
So, for now, let's see what we've got with this new concept. The front end of the spaceship-y five-seater looks mostly unchanged, based on the one image Honda has released thus far. The main difference comes at the rear wheel covers, which made the back wheels all but invisible in the original concept and have been toned down here. Lines along the side of the vehicle have all been made more production-like to flow better into the new covers, as well. And there's a more obvious A-pillar, which arcs gracefully to the back end. The shape looks identical to last year's version, but now it's in white instead of basically invisible black, as you can see in the gallery below.
Honda is still proud of the next-generation powertrain in the concept. The fuel cell stack and motor remains packaged entirely in the front trunk area. The specs mentioned in the press release - a power output of "more than 100kW," power density of 3.1kW/L and a refueling time of three-to-five minutes at a 70 MPa-pressure station - are the same as they were last year. Feel free to read more in the press release below.Continue reading Honda delays hydrogen fuel cell sedan, debuts new concept
Honda delays hydrogen fuel cell sedan, debuts new concept originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 16 Nov 2014 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Instead of hosting the world debut of the production version of its hydrogen fuel cell sedan at the LA Auto Show this coming week, Honda decided to debut the vehicle in Japan today. And, it's not the production version that was shown off, it was an evolved concept. And, instead of coming in 2015, as previously stated, the car is now scheduled to drop in March 2016 in Japan, followed by releases in Europe and the US.
Honda gave no reason for the delayed arrival of the new fuel cell vehicle.
Honda gave no reason for the delayed arrival of the new fuel cell vehicle, the spiritual successor to the FCX Clarity, but we will ask company representatives about this at the LA show this week. Honda did say it will make an announcement about hydrogen infrastructure in California at the show. That's not as exciting as a new vehicle, but sometimes you have to talk about the egg before you get to eat the chicken.So, for now, let's see what we've got with this new concept. The front end of the spaceship-y five-seater looks mostly unchanged, based on the one image Honda has released thus far. The main difference comes at the rear wheel covers, which made the back wheels all but invisible in the original concept and have been toned down here. Lines along the side of the vehicle have all been made more production-like to flow better into the new covers, as well. And there's a more obvious A-pillar, which arcs gracefully to the back end. The shape looks identical to last year's version, but now it's in white instead of basically invisible black, as you can see in the gallery below.
Honda is still proud of the next-generation powertrain in the concept. The fuel cell stack and motor remains packaged entirely in the front trunk area. The specs mentioned in the press release - a power output of "more than 100kW," power density of 3.1kW/L and a refueling time of three-to-five minutes at a 70 MPa-pressure station - are the same as they were last year. Feel free to read more in the press release below.Continue reading Honda delays hydrogen fuel cell sedan, debuts new concept
Honda delays hydrogen fuel cell sedan, debuts new concept originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 16 Nov 2014 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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