Honda, which has reached an important level in hydrogen fuel technology, will meet users in 2024 with the new CR-V-based model.
Honda, one of the brands focusing on alternative fuel systems in the future besides electricity, announced its developments and plans for the use of hydrogen. Bringing this to end users with different models in the past, the brand held a press conference on the details of the developments in the hydrogen field. Sharing its current works and future goals within the scope of this meeting, Honda aims to reach its dream of a carbon neutral society by using hydrogen in many different fields. Honda aims to become carbon neutral in all of its products and corporate activities by 2050.
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Honda will introduce hydrogen fueled model in 2024
Carrying out R&D on hydrogen technologies for nearly 30 years, Honda has been collaborating with General Motors on the development of a new generation fuel cell system since 2013. Sharing its near-term plans at the meeting, the Japanese manufacturer announced that it will launch a model with a new generation fuel cell system developed jointly with GM in North America and Japan in 2024. The budget, which was created by reducing the cost of the fuel cell in Clarity, which was launched in 2019, to one third, is used for improvements in other features of the model.
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According to the shared information, this model will be based on the CR-V introduced in North America and will be equipped with a new generation fuel cell system. In addition to the advantages of FCEVs that provide long-distance driving with a fuel that fills in a short time, the model will have an add-on function that offers the convenience of home-chargeable EVs. The initial sales plan for the model is targeting 2,000 units per year. The target of increasing hydrogen fuel cell models to 60,000 units in 2030 and to several hundred thousand units per year in the second half of the 2030s is also noteworthy. On the other hand, Honda is also collaborating in space, another potential area where the hydrogen technologies it has developed can be used. The company’s joint research and development activities with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) stand out.
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