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| From a dream to reality, and from reality to real-world application-the Honda FCX is on the fast track to the future |
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History of the Honda FCX
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| September 1999 |
Honda introduces two prototype fuel cell vehicles, the FCX-V1, equipped with a fuel cell using pure hydrogen fuel, and the FCX-V2, outfitted with a methanol-fueled fuel cell. |
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| September 2000 |
Honda unveils the FCX-V3, which features an ultra-capacitor and achieves high-efficiency energy management. |
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| September 2001 |
Honda introduces the FCX-V4, which realizes a significant increase in range. |
FCX-V4 |
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| July 2002 |
The Honda FCX becomes the first fuel cell vehicle to receive U.S. government certification for commercial use.
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| November |
The FCX is granted certification by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for lease-sales.
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| December |
FCX fuel cell vehicles are delivered to customers in Japan and the US. |
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| July 2003 |
Honda becomes the world’s first automaker to deliver a fuel cell vehicle to a private corporation.
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| October |
Honda introduces a next-generation fuel cell stack, the Honda FC Stack, which can be used at temperatures as low as –20°C.
Trial operation begins in the U.S. of the Home Energy Station (HES), a system that generates hydrogen from natural gas while supplying electricity to the home.
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| December |
The Honda FCX is chosen as the lead car at the 80th Tokyo-Hakone Ekiden Road Relay Race. |
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| April 2004 |
The Honda FCX participates in the Yakushima Zero Emissions Project.
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Agreement reached to lease FCX vehicles to the state of New York |
| November |
Honda makes the first sale of an FCX in a cold-weather region—an important step toward large-scale commercialization. |
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| June 2005 |
The Honda FCX becomes the first fuel cell vehicle in Japan to receive model certification from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Honda delivers the FCX to a private individual customer—a world’s first. |
The Spallino family with their FCX |
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