- New FCEV will probably be based mostly on the all-new Honda CR-V, including zero emissions and EV driving efficiency to America’s best-selling CUV of the previous quarter century
- Manufacturing will happen at Efficiency Manufacturing Middle (PMC) in Ohio, recognized for constructing small quantity, specialty automobiles just like the Acura NSX supercar
- First North American market FCEV to undertake a plug-in function for EV driving
- 100% of Honda international auto gross sales will probably be electrified BEVs or FCEVs by 2040
Honda at present introduced that it’ll produce* an all-new hydrogen gasoline cell electrical car (FCEV) based mostly on the just lately launched, all-new Honda CR-V beginning in 2024 at its Efficiency Manufacturing Middle (PMC) in Marysville, Ohio. This new zero-emissions car will contribute to Honda’s beforehand introduced aim to make battery electrical automobiles (BEVs) and FCEVs symbolize 100% of its international auto gross sales by 2040.
The brand new CR-V-based FCEV additionally will mark North America’s first manufacturing car to mix a plug-in function with FCEV expertise in a single mannequin, which allows the driving force to cost the onboard battery to ship EV driving round city with the flexibleness of quick hydrogen refueling for longer journeys.
“Honda established our aim to understand carbon neutrality by 2050 and the entire electrification of our car lineup by 2040 is crucial to reaching it,” stated Gary Robinson, vice chairman of Auto Planning & Technique for American Honda Motor Co., Inc. “As we speed up our plan to supply Honda battery EVs in america, we additionally will start low quantity manufacturing of gasoline cell electrical automobiles there to additional discover their nice potential as a part of a sustainable transportation future.”
The PMC was conceived as a small quantity, specialty manufacturing facility, targeted on craftsmanship and hand-assembled automobiles. Since opening in 2016, the PMC has been liable for manufacturing of the Acura NSX supercar, a number of Acura PMC Version automobiles (together with TLX, RDX and MDX) together with Honda Efficiency Growth race vehicles. This makes the PMC uniquely suited to manufacturing of high-quality FCEVs, which require particular meeting procedures. This method echoes the broad position that Honda’s Tochigi, Japan plant performed in manufacturing each the unique NSX supercar beginning in 1989 and, later, the Honda FCX Readability FCEV in 2008.
“Our associates on the Efficiency Manufacturing Middle have actually loved the chance to efficiently introduce a number of specialty automobiles into the market,” stated PMC plant chief Gail Might. “This facility is ideal for manufacturing of a brand new Honda gasoline cell electrical car, as our small-volume functionality allows us to essentially leverage the ability and experience of our workforce to supply high quality zero-emission automobiles right here in North America.”
As America’s best-selling CUV of the previous quarter century, the Honda CR-V will present a superb basis for a FCEV, including zero emissions and EV efficiency traits to its fun-to-drive persona, sporty styling, and excellent utility, whereas retaining beneficiant passenger and cargo areas.
The all-new 2023 CR-V units a brand new benchmark with a rugged and complicated exterior design, sporty and fashionable inside, elevated house, consolation and efficiency.. This sixth technology CR-V is already enjoying a key position within the Honda electrification technique with CR-V hybrid-electric fashions positioned on the high of the lineup and anticipated to symbolize about 50% of annual CR-V gross sales.
Extra particulars in regards to the all-new FCEV model of the CR-V will probably be introduced nearer to its introduction in 2024.
Honda Gas-cell Expertise Management
Honda has lengthy believed that FCEVs powered by hydrogen created by means of renewable sources will probably be a key a part of a sustainable transportation future as they launch no CO2 emissions, and water and warmth are the one byproducts of electrical energy technology within the car. As well as, the place hydrogen refueling infrastructure is on the market, FCEVs can refuel in minutes, offering a well-known degree of journey comfort for drivers accustomed to traditional cars.
An FCEVs carries a high-pressure hydrogen tank as an alternative of a gasoline tank discovered on standard automobiles and generates electrical energy inside gasoline cells to drive the electrical motor, shifting the car with out releasing CO2 or some other dangerous emissions.
Honda has led the trade for greater than 20 years within the growth and deployment of fuel-cell expertise by means of intensive real-world testing and buyer deployments, together with the primary authorities fleet prospects and first-ever retail buyer leasing program.
Because the introduction of its first commercially obtainable fuel-cell car, the FCX, in 2002, Honda has made important technological developments in fuel-cell car operation in each sizzling and freezing climate whereas assembly buyer expectations and security laws.
In an effort to assist the broader introduction of fuel-cell automobiles, Honda has invested greater than $14 million in California’s hydrogen refueling community. This contains becoming a member of the public-private partnership H2USA in Might 2013, which brings collectively automakers, authorities companies, hydrogen suppliers, and the hydrogen and fuel-cell industries to coordinate analysis and establish cost-effective options to deploy infrastructure that may ship reasonably priced, clear hydrogen gasoline in america.
Honda gasoline cell expertise milestones embody:
- Honda FCX was the primary EPA- and CARB-certified fuel-cell car (July 2002)
- FCX was the world’s first manufacturing fuel-cell car, launched to the U.S. and Japan (December 2002)
- First fuel-cell car to start out and function in sub-freezing temperatures (2003)
- First fuel-cell car leased to a person buyer (July 2005)
- First producer to construct and produce a devoted fuel-cell car (FCX Readability) on a manufacturing line particularly made for fuel-cell automobiles (2008)
- First automaker to create a fuel-cell car seller community (2008)
- Honda entered right into a long-term collaborative settlement with Common Motors to co-develop the next-generation of fuel-cell programs and hydrogen storage applied sciences (June 2013)
- As the following development of Honda FCEVs, Honda launched the Honda Readability Gas Cell (April 2017)
- Honda and GM introduced a three way partnership (Gas Cell Programs Manufacturing) working towards mass manufacturing of decrease price, compact and high-performance gasoline cell programs (2017)
Honda Dedication to the Surroundings
Honda is dedicated to addressing international environmental and vitality points by striving to understand carbon neutrality for all merchandise and company actions by 2050. Honda has the very best fleet common gasoline financial system and lowest CO2 emissions of any full-line automaker in America, in line with the U.S. Environmental Safety Company’s (EPA) newest information. To cut back CO2 emissions even additional, Honda will attempt to make battery-electric and gasoline cell electrical automobiles symbolize 100% of auto gross sales within the U.S. and globally by 2040.
Honda is also working to scale back the environmental impression of its enterprise operations. To slash CO2 emissions from its North American manufacturing operations, Honda has entered into long-term digital energy buy agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar energy searching for to cowl greater than 60% of the electrical energy that Honda makes use of in North America. This permits the corporate to completely offset the remaining carbon intensive grid-supplied electrical energy utilized in its Ohio, Indiana, and Alabama car manufacturing operations. Honda additionally promotes environmentally accountable enterprise practices with its suppliers and retail seller companions throughout North America.
Learn more at https://csr.honda.com/environment/na-environmental-report/.
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