Honda fuel cell car ready for the road

By the end of this year, a few motorists in the U.S. and Japan should be driving the future in the FSX - the first fuel cell car to be produced by Honda.

Approval by both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resource Board means the Japanese company will begin marketing its super-clean, 93 mph model sooner than was originally planned.


"In 1972, we were the first auto maker to pass EPA inspection for emissions regulations. Now, we are opening the door to the hydrogen age," said Honda President Hiroyuki Yoshino. Due to the current limited supply of hydrogen, a total of only 30 cars will be leased to drivers in California and Tokyo over the next three years.