Honda is one of the innovators in auto manufacturing entering into the 21st century. The evidence of this is the 2011 FCX Clarity, an unusual vehicle in its use of fuel cell technology.
Fuel cell technology is a type of technology that converts a source fuel into electrical energy. There are a variety of types of fuel cell vehicles, but the Honda FCX Clarity is one that relies on hydrogen as the source fuel. In 2009 the FCX Clarity was named the World Green Car. It’s fuel efficiency is better than the average gasoline-powered vehicle and it achieves zero emissions, making it a true environmental enhancement to modern driving.
The first thing you’ll notice about the Clarity when you open the hood is there is no engine. The vehicle drive technology relies on a V Flow FC Stack. That’s a vertical flow fuel cell stack that enables the free flow of hydrogen and oxygen, which increases fuel efficiency and cleaner emissions.
Along with the innovation in revolutionary new emissions and under-the-hood technology, Honda has introduced a sleek new body design that puts a front wheel drive drivetrain on the first hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicle along with a lithium-ion battery for smoothness and maximum acceleration control. Honda introduced this technology in 1999 and has spent the last 11 years perfecting it so the 2011 FCX Clarity promises to be a true front runner.
As you drive the FCX Clarity you’ll feel like you are entering the future, and you really will be. Other auto manufacturers have not caught up with this technology and it will be a long time before they do. If driving green is on your mind, you’ve got to try the 2011 FCX Clarity by Honda.