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GM, Honda to collaborate on next-generation fuel cell technologies; targeting commercial feasibility in 2020 time frame

Green Car Congress

GM’s hydrogen fuel cell product milestones. Honda began leasing of the Honda FCX in 2002 and has deployed 85 units in the US and Japan, including its successor, the FCX Clarity. As already announced, Honda plans to launch the successor of FCX Clarity in Japan and the United States in 2015, and then in Europe. Click to enlarge.

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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

Plug In Partners

Senior sources say that trials are currently underway in Japan, with a prototype that uses a rotary engine to charge the battery pack. Company bosses are said to be keen to put this system into production but no firm decisions will be made until the cost of batteries is reduced."

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