Honda will provide a glimpse into its future at The Tokyo Motor Show. The company is previewing next month's reveals, including what appears to be a production-ready hydrogen fuel cell sedan.
Unveiling Honda's current fuel-cell vehicle dubbed as the FCV, it is a five-seater sedan offering a cruising range of more than 435 miles and a three-minute refueling time. The carmaker says that the car is longer, lower and more capacious than Toyota's Mirai and will significantly offer more range.
The car's front-mounted fuel stack whips out 130 kilowatts, which is then stockpiled in lithium ion cells. Enthusiasm is delivered by a 130-kilowatt electric motor. When used in combination with an external power inverter, Honda states that the FCV can even be used as a mobile power plant to produce electricity in the event of a crisis, just enough to provide electricity to a typically sized Japanese home for a week.
Honda has long been in the frontline of striding for consumer acceptance of fuel cell vehicles, so this should come as no shock that the FCV is set to go into fabrication in early 2016. Circulation will start in its home market, with European and North American availability following subsequently. It is not clear as of yet if the FCV will be shifted in all 50 United States, or if it will be limited like the FCX Clarity.
Honda's Wander Stand concept is not a traditional, full-speed sports car. Rather, it is a small footprint motion resolution intended to let occupants move without restrictions in any track within pedestrian movement. It structures a windshield with a head-up full-screen display for communication and navigation purposes.
While Honda's show presentations will have a strong green energy theme, the Minato will also feature a variety of high-performance automobiles, among them the previously released NSX, the Type R Civic hatchback and Project 2&4 minimalist sports car.
