Honda Clarity FCV
Honda has opened the order books for its
Clarity fuel cell vehicle in its home market of Japan, where prices start from
7,660,000 Yen (US$ 67,955).
With room for five passengers, the
Clarity is offered in only three exterior colors, Premium Brilliant Garnet
Metallic, White Orchid Pearl and Crystal Black Pearl, on top of a Platinum Gray
interior.
The vehicle tips the scale at 1,890 kg and promises a total driving range of around 750 km, 30 percent better over the previous FCV. Refilling its 70 MPa, 141-liter
high-pressure hydrogen tank takes approximately 3 minutes.
Honda plans to shift around 200 units of
the Clarity, in Japan, in the first year, and it will focus on lease sales to
local government bodies or businesses.
Available at an extra cost and launched
along with the FCV on its local market is the Power Exporter 9000, which is
"capable of supplying approximately seven-days' worth of electricity for
an average household", as Honda claims, transforming the car into a
"power source on wheels".
The North American version of the Honda
Clarity, expected in dealerships by the end of 2016, will come with a range
estimated to exceed 300 miles. In California, the car should
start from approximately US$ 60,000. It's American launch will coincide with the
vehicle's European introduction, as it will arrive on the Old Continent before
the year's end.
