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New Honda Fuel-Cell Vehicle Coming in 2015, Previewed by FCEV Concept in LA

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).
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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.
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