| The Honda Motor Co. Ltd. continues to
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| | standards as well. So we consider this to
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| develop fuel efficient product lines to
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| | be a production car," Honda spokesman
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| bolster its lead as the 'greenest'
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| | Chris Naughton said.
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| automaker. Earlier, the Japanese
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| | Do not expect much change when the
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| automaker announced its plan to roll out
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| | production model hits the road either,
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| a new hydrogen hybrid that will be
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| | Naughton said. "We very much expect to
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| released next year.
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| | carry over not only the sleek styling and
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| The upcoming fuel cell vehicle gets an
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| | very spacious interior, but also the
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| equivalent of nearly 70 mpg. Japan's
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| | performance characteristics. Any changes
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| second largest automaker has been
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| | will mainly slight tweaks, like
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| developing the FCX for nearly two decades
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| | headlights, bumper height and a few other
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| and finally believes the car is ready for
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| | things to make it a true production car,"
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| the tough streets and demands of the real
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| | Naughton added.
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| world. Honda expects the 2008 FCX will
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| | "It's important to get fuel cells on the
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| get a fuel mileage of about 68 mpg in
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| | road," said Paul Taylor, the chief
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| combined highway and city driving, with a
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| | economist of the Washington, D.C.-based
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| range of 270 miles. The only emission
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| | National Automobile Dealers Association
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| that the FCX's electric engine produces
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| | (NADA). "We've had fuel-cell buses
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| is water vapor that is created when
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| | running in Chicago for a while, but I
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| hydrogen and oxygen combine to produce
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| | don't know whether they can get through
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| electricity.
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| | to Denver or not."
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| Contrary to the Honda Civic Nitrous
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| | Local dealer Mile High Honda does not
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| Systems, the FCX "is not just some far
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| | have any official confirmation from the
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| out, pie-in-the-sky exercise in what may
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| | Japanese automaker about the delivery of
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| or may not come to fruition some day in
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| | fuel-cell cars, said Tom Easaw, the
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| the distant future," said Steve Ellis,
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| | dealership's Internet sales manager.
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| the manager of fuel cell vehicle
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| | "Honda has been developing FCX," Easaw
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| marketing for American Honda Motor Co.
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| | said. "Filling up fuel-cell cars could be
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| Inc. "We feel fuel cell electric vehicles
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| | an issue unless you have hydrogen fueling
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| are the best and ultimate solution to the
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| | stations. To my knowledge, there aren't
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| twin environmental and societal
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| | any hydrogen fueling stations in Denver."
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| challenges of global climate change and
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| | Approximately twelve states have
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| energy sustainability."
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| | hydrogen-fueling stations, and California
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| The car is the first hydrogen fuel cell
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| | accounts for most of them. Additionally,
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| car that has been certified for daily use
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| | even at the higher mpg, getting hydrogen
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| by both the Environmental Protection
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| | from fossil fuels is not worth the cost
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| Agency and the California Air Resources
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| | of the vehicles and energy loss of the
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| Board. "Along with that, we've already
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| | conversion. This is why some critics are
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| done our own internal crash testing to
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| | discouraging production of said vehicles
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| ensure that it meets federal crash
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| | at the present time.
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