It's time to face the truth - fuel price is becoming too high for most of us these days. So are thee any alternatives to currently the most popular fuel types - petrol and diesel? Fortunately, there are - it's hydrogen and the new Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen powered electric car. Will it be the car of the future? We will see, but now let's take a closer look into what Honda has to offer with Honda FCX Clarity alternative fuel car.

Although Honda FCX Clarity was first introduced in November 2008 at the Los Angeles Auto Show, first customers will be able to try their new alternative fuel Honda FCX Clarity cars on the summer of 2008, but only in Southern California, USA. That's because only there you can find enough places to refill hydrogen for you Honda FCX Clarity future car. It's a zero-emission vehicle and uses new Honda’s V Flow cell platform together with a new lithium ion battery and hydrogen storage tank to supply power to the electric heart of the FCX Clarity.

Electricity is gained from the reaction, where hydrogen reacts with oxygen from the atmosphere in the fuel cell stack. Additional energy is stored in the supplemental lithium ion battery and is collected by using regenerative braking and deceleration. By using this combination the only thing emitted from Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen powered car is water. It still produces some CO2, but in much lower amounts than standard fuel cars. So you can be sure that you won't add a print to a global warming if you are driving Honda FCX Clarity alternative fuel car - car of the future.

You will be pleased to find a variety of technologies inside the car - FCX Clarity has Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System with voice recognition which can help you to find the nearest hydrogen station, rear-view camera, XM Radio, MP3/auxiliary input jack and Honda's USB Audio Interface.

Specifications for Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen powered car is a bit different from other exotic cars because it has an electric motor. This motor outputs 100kW (134 hp) of pure power and has a constant 189 lb-ft throughout the whole rmp range from 0 to 3056. That's the power of electric motors - you don't need to combine accelerator and clutch to achieve maximum torque - simply press the accelerator pedal and you have your car going at the full power. The downside of Honda FCX Clarity alternative fuel car is that it can travel only about 270 miles before it needs to be refueled, and you can't use any usual petrol station - you will need to find a special hydrogen refueling station.

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