Fuel-cell vehicles are electric-powered. The electricity is generated by a fuel-cell stack in the car. The stack mixes hydrogen and oxygen in a process that produces electricity and emits water. Nearly all hydrogen is made from natural gas, abundant in North America.
Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are seen as far-horizon solutions to U.S. dependence on oil. The feedback that Honda and GM would get from individual users could help tailor fuel-cell cars to mainstream tastes and thus speed development of the pollution-free vehicles.
Honda (HMC) says it will put a sleek hydrogen fuel-cell sedan into limited production next year and also will sell a unique mass-market hybrid in the USA within two years, priced less than the $25,000 Civic hybrid.
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