Honda will start selling its FCX Clarity hydrogen-powered zero-emissions car in the United States and Japan over the next few years. According to Honda, the name derives from the car’s fuel-cell engine and its ‘clear solution to the challenges of the future’.

Specs are here - includes top speed of 160 km/h, range of 270 miles and a 171 L High-pressure (5000 psi or about 340 atmospheres) hydrogen tank pictured below.

In an interview with the WSJ June 16 2008, Honda CEO Takeo Fukui answers some questions about green cars. Regarding the lack of a nation-wide system for generating storing and distributing hydrogen, Fukui says “..cars should come first and then infrastructure will follow”; and as for why choose hydrogen over electric, he replies “the biggest issue is driving distance” and adds “the FCX Clarity can be recharged in one minute” & “with the electric vehicle, it can take several hours”.

Honda plans to boost fuel-cell car production - Japan Times, June 17, 2008

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