I am pleased to announce that Honda Motor company has officially begun production on the FCX Clarity. The most significant automobile in the early part of the 21st Century.

Some questions and answers:

What is FCX Clarity?

The FCX Clarity is a four door sedan, which operates on electricity supplied by Hydrogen Fuel Cells. The car emits ZERO polution and is virtually silent in operation. It is the first purpose built Hydrogen car to be leased to individual consumers.

How Big?

The size of a typical family car ( Accord, Camry, Maibu, Altima) The interior space will seat four in comfort with roughly the same leg room as the aformentioned cars

How Efficient?

Hydrogen is measured in Kilos as opposed to gallons, but roughly translated the Clarity gets the equivelent to 65-79 mpg.

How fast?

Electric motors have instant torque when you hit the pedal. The acceleration is on par with the typical midsize 4 cylinder, the top speed is around 100.

How equipped?

Typical stuff found on the average high-end family car, automatic climate control, power windows, locks, cruise, power seats, uplevel radio, multiple airbags, abs, esc and traction contol etc..

How Much?

Honda is leasing the car to select customers for $600.00 a month, which includes maintenance and insurance. The car itself cost roughly one million dollars to build per copy, due to the exotic drive train and other technology. Honda has predicted it can make this affordable for the average middle class family in 10 years, perhaps less.

Who got them?

Honda held what amounted to a lottery to get the first two hundred. To qualify you had to live in California within a certain distance of the few operating hydrogen stations and be married. 50,000.00 people signed up. Among the more notible people who actually got picked, actress, Jamie Lee Curtis and her Husband are getting one each.

The FCX is still the Hydrogen Car in its infant stages, but the reviews have been very positive so far. Noting that other than the erie silence, the car felt very normal and seemed to ride and handle much like Honda's own Accord.

I look forward to the day in the future when I can tell kids about how we used to have run cars off a noxious liquid, that fowled up the air, and how inefficient they were to drive and operate.

There is hope for us yet.

You all are welcome to PM with any questions regarding this or any other AFV type car. I will be glad to answer your questions, or you can go to Honda's Website to learn more