Organisation - Honda
- Organisation type
- Commercial
- Website
- http://world.honda.com
- Country
- JAPAN
- Business Interest
- Automotive
- Primary Technology
- PEM
- Secondary Technology
- Other
- Geographical Region of interest
- Japan
- Organisation Description
Honda is a Japanese automobile and motorcycle manufacturer. It is dedicated to the development of low emission vehicles with its hybrid Insight, sales of which have far exceeded projections. Honda views hybrids as forerunners of mass market fuel cell vehicles, and has been working on fuel cells since 1989.
It has developed a number of vehicle prototypes, the latest, the FCX-V3, was exhibited in 2000, and is now being tested on public roads in Japan and California, where Honda has set up a small hydrogen production and fuelling station.
Although Honda is not sharing its technology with others, the company is working with Ford, DaimlerChrysler and others to develop fuelling systems, win public acceptance and study possibilities for commercial production. It aims to build in the region of 300 fuel cell vehicles a year in 2003. In December 2001, it announced that it will focus on fuel cells running on pure rather than reformed hydrogen.
- Partners
- A joint Honda-Stanford University research project has developed miniature fuel cells with ultra-thin gas channels. When connected in parallel on the same plane, they produce a higher output density than a conventional stacked layout.
- Fuel Cell Staff
- 0
Contact Information
- Country
- JAPAN
RELATED NEWS ARTICLES
-
21 Jun 10
Honda Begins Operation of Solar Hydrogen Station Prototype
Honda Motor Corporation has disclosed that it has begun operation of a next generation solar hydrogen station prototype at its Los Angeles...
-
04 Jun 10
Fuel Cells Top Patents in First Quarter-Clean Energy Patent Growth Index
The Cleantech Group announced the results of the first quarter of 2010 for the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI), which tracks...
-
06 May 10
Toyota Outlines Cost Down to First Commerical FCV in 2015
Toyota Motor Corp., the biggest seller of hybrid cars, said it has cut the cost of making fuel-cell vehicles by about 90 percent since the...
-
28 Jan 10
Honda tests hydrogen fuel pump in Torrance, CA
Honda Motor Co., the first company approved to sell hydrogen cars to American drivers, began testing a solar-powered hydrogen-fueling...
-
10 Sep 09
Six major automakers sign MOU encouraging the development of hydrogen infrastructure
Six major automakers - Toyota, Hyundai, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Co., and Honda - have signed a memorandum of...