Honda FCX Clarity Delivered to Scott Niedermayer

Four-time Stanley Cup champion, Anaheim Ducks captain and 2010 Canadian Olympic hockey team captain Scott Niedermayer became the first professional athlete to lease Honda's zero-emissions vehicle. A zero emissions hydrogen-powered Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell electric vehicle was delivered to Niedermayer, who is also an avid environmentalist, the carmaker announced yesterday.

"My love for nature and the outdoors developed while growing up in Canada and I hope the generations after me get to experience nature as I have," Scott Niedermayer said in a release. "Everyday actions, like driving the zero-emissions Honda FCX Clarity, will help to make this dream a reality."

The FCX Clarity is propelled by an electric motor that runs on electricity generated in the fuel cell and the vehicle's only emission is water. Its fuel efficiency is more than two times that of a modern gasoline-powered automobile.

The vehicle produces electricity onboard from hydrogen via Honda's innovative V Flow fuel cell stack with water vapor as its only emission and has a driving range of up to 240 miles.

"The FCX Clarity demonstrates Honda's commitment to developing zero-emissions vehicles, and we believe that having drivers like Scott Niedermayer behind the wheel of a Honda FCX Clarity is a great way to reach out to a new audience of drivers," said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales for American Honda. "We hope that Scott's example of driving the FCX Clarity will inspire fans and other athletes to consider more environmentally responsible products."