Fuel Cell Vehicles

Honda has leased 11 FCX vehicles in Japan and 19 in the United States (a total of 30) since it delivered the FCX to its first Japanese and U.S. customers on the same day in December 2002. In fiscal 2005, with our FCX fuel cell vehicle, we promptly met the safety- and environment-related standards set by the Japanese government for vehicles powered by compressed hydrogen gas beginning on March 31, 2005. Subsequently, on June 17, we obtained a type approval for the FCX, which was the first approval granted for the marketing of a fuel cell vehicle in Japan. In the past, approval from the minister of land, infrastructure, and transport was obtained on an individual vehicle basis, so the approval for the marketing of the FCX as a model represents a significant advancement in the marketing of fuel cell vehicles.
Honda will continue its development efforts to popularize fuel cell vehicles.

Natural-Gas Vehicles

The sales of the Civic GX, powered by abundant and clean-burning compressed natural gas (CNG)—totaled 16 vehicles in Japan in fiscal 2005.