Right Lane Cruiser
04-27-2009, 08:27 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/Japanese_Flag_30x22.jpg “We are thinking about plug-in hybrids, but we aren’t thinking about commercializing one right away.” (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aD0dW_P92jeU&refer=us)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/508/FCX.jpgAlan Ohnsman - Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com) - April 26, 2009
Hm, swap out the fuel cell for a generator and... :D --Ed.
Honda Motor Co., the only company selling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S. drivers, may also develop plug-in models as U.S. policy shifts to favor battery-powered autos.
Honda, which began leasing hydrogen fuel cell FCX Clarity sedans in Los Angeles last year, still sees hydrogen as the best long-term alternative to gasoline as a fuel that can cut carbon exhaust tied to global warming, President Takeo Fukui said in an interview. Still, the company will respond to a push by the Obama administration for carmakers to sell plug-ins, he said.
“We understand the situation, in terms of government and incentives,” Fukui said April 23 in Detroit. “Naturally, we’re going to have to accommodate that too.”
General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co., and startups Tesla Motors Inc. and Fisker Automotive Inc., are rushing out cars that can be recharged at electrical outlets as the U.S. moves to tighten fuel-economy and greenhouse gas rules. Honda has yet to announce plans to... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aD0dW_P92jeU&refer=us
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/508/FCX.jpgAlan Ohnsman - Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com) - April 26, 2009
Hm, swap out the fuel cell for a generator and... :D --Ed.
Honda Motor Co., the only company selling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S. drivers, may also develop plug-in models as U.S. policy shifts to favor battery-powered autos.
Honda, which began leasing hydrogen fuel cell FCX Clarity sedans in Los Angeles last year, still sees hydrogen as the best long-term alternative to gasoline as a fuel that can cut carbon exhaust tied to global warming, President Takeo Fukui said in an interview. Still, the company will respond to a push by the Obama administration for carmakers to sell plug-ins, he said.
“We understand the situation, in terms of government and incentives,” Fukui said April 23 in Detroit. “Naturally, we’re going to have to accommodate that too.”
General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co., and startups Tesla Motors Inc. and Fisker Automotive Inc., are rushing out cars that can be recharged at electrical outlets as the U.S. moves to tighten fuel-economy and greenhouse gas rules. Honda has yet to announce plans to... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aD0dW_P92jeU&refer=us