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The Toyota FCHV and Honda FCX, which began leasing on December 2, 2002, became the world's first government-certified commercial fuel cell vehicles, [4] [5] [6] and the Honda FCX Clarity, which began leasing in 2008, was the world's first fuel cell vehicle designed for mass production rather than adapting an existing model. [7]
2008 - Element One - fuel cell vehicle - an American fuel cell-powered race vehicle built for the 2008 Formula Zero Championship, the world's first hydrogen race series. 2008 - Zero Emission Racing Team - fuel cell vehicle - Belgian team for Formula Zero Racing series. 2008 - Forze I - fuel cell vehicle - Dutch team for Formula Zero Racing series.
In 2015, Toyota introduced its first fuel cell vehicle, the Mirai, at a price of $57,000. [109] Hyundai introduced the limited production Hyundai ix35 FCEV under a lease agreement. [110] In 2016, Honda started leasing the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell. [111] In 2018, Hyundai introduced the Hyundai Nexo, replacing the Hyundai ix35 FCEV.
November 2014: Toyota launches a press release and photos detailing the production version of the fuel cell vehicle. Also announced is the official model name of Mirai which means "future". [38] April 2015: The Mirai was the first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle to pace a NASCAR race at the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond, US. [citation needed]
The FCHV-4 was the first fuel cell vehicle to be tested on public roads in Japan, and driving tests continued until 2004. The Clean Hydrocarbon Fuel (CHF) reformer of the FCHV-5 was equipped with a newly developed catalyst and heat exchanger to improve acceleration and fuel economy. [7] As of 2008 the FCHV-adv was available for lease in Japan. [2]
1964 – Allis-Chalmers builds a 750-watt fuel cell to power a one-man underwater research vessel. [19] 1965 – The first commercial use of a fuel cell in Project Gemini. 1965 – Allis-Chalmers builds the first fuel cell golf carts. 1966 – General Motors presents Electrovan, the world's first fuel cell automobile. [20] 1966 – Slush hydrogen.
An electric car isn’t the only passenger vehicle out there that generates zero tailpipe emissions. You've probably heard of fuel cell cars. They use hydrogen gas to make electricity to power a ...
The 2005 FCX was the second-generation fuel-cell vehicle (FCV) from Honda. It was Honda's first fuel-cell vehicle powered by a fuel-cell stack designed and manufactured by Honda, and was certified by both the EPA and CARB for commercial use. It had an EPA city/highway rating of 62/51 mpkg (57 mpkg combined).