Honda Advances Hydrogen Strategy with Production Launch of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle in Ohio

[Caribbeans]

Honda Advances Hydrogen Strategy with Production Launch of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle in Ohio

*Production of all-new 2025 CR-V e:FCEV fuel cell electric vehicle begins at Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, OH – the only FCEV made in America

*Honda experience with fuel cell vehicles spans over 20 years starting with the 2003 Honda FCX, the world's first zero-emission fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) to receive government certification

Global.Honda | Jun 6, 2024

MARYSVILLE, Ohio (June 5, 2024) – Honda today celebrated the start of production of the all-new 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) at the Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) in Ohio. The all-new CR-V e:FCEV is the only FCEV made in America, as well as the first production1 hydrogen FCEV in the United States to combine an all-new U.S.-made fuel cell system with plug-in EV charging capability. A fun-to-drive compact CUV, the CR-V e:FCEV received a 270-mile EPA driving range rating, combining the fuel cell system with plug-in charging to provide up to 29 miles2 of EV driving around town with the flexibility of fast hydrogen refueling for longer trips.

“The Performance Manufacturing Center was conceived as a small volume manufacturing facility with a focus on craftsmanship, and I’m proud of how our production technicians leveraged their experience building the Acura NSX to take on the challenge of making this all-new Honda CR-V e:FCEV,” said Patrick McIntyre, lead of PMC. “Producing a zero-emission fuel cell electric vehicle is one more step toward Honda’s global goal of achieving carbon neutrality for our products and operations.”

In addition to producing the Honda CR-V e:FCEV in America, the next gen fuel cell system that powers it is also made in the U.S. at Fuel Cell System Manufacturing LLC, in Brownstown, Michigan – the joint venture production facility established by Honda and General Motors (GM). The new fuel cell system was co-developed by Honda and GM, achieving higher efficiency and increased refinement, with durability performance doubled and cost reduced by two-thirds compared to the previous fuel cell system in the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell...more
https://global.honda/en/newsroom/news/2024/4240606eng.html

Honda's global hydrogen strategy is about much more than just cars.

Summary of Briefing on Honda Hydrogen Business
https://global.honda/en/newsroom/news/2023/c230202eng.html

[Richard D]

1. Very cool!

I wonder what such a car will cost.

[AllaN01Bear]

2. eggscllent first step. id love to see fuel cells burn all types of fuel.

[groundloop]

3. This is an important development.....HOWEVER, how will the hydrogen be produced?

Thus far the vast majority of hydrogen is produced from fossil fuels. That needs to change if we expect hydrogen powered cars to make a huge dent in greenhouse gas emissions. And then there's the question of getting hydrogen from the production facility into vehicles. I hope that those issues can be overcome.

[Think. Again.]

4. Oh yes...

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...with such a new industry like CLEAN H2 (no fossil fuels), it's taking time to build out the H2 network that can handle the coming massive increase in Green Hydrogen demand.

With Biden's $7 billion H2 funding, and the Clean H2 Roadmap in place, all that's left to do is the easy part, spend that money to build out the Green H2 network.

Biden-Harris Administration Releases First-Ever National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap to Build a Clean Energy Future, Accelerate American Manufacturing Boom
JUNE 5, 2023

Source: https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-releases-first-ever-national-clean-hydrogen-strategy-and


WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden-Harris Administration today released the U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap, a comprehensive framework for accelerating the production, processing, delivery, storage, and use of clean hydrogen—a versatile and flexible energy carrier that can be produced with low or zero carbon emissions. Achieving commercial-scale hydrogen deployment is a key component of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, and critical to building a strong clean energy economy while enabling our long-term decarbonization objectives. Estimates indicate that America’s growing hydrogen economy has the potential to add 100,000 net new direct and indirect jobs by 2030. Developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership other federal agencies, the Strategy and Roadmap underscores the President’s whole-of-government approach to addressing the climate crisis and achieving a carbon-free grid by 2035 and a net-zero emissions economy by 2050.

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[Caribbeans]

5. 2/3rds of the battery electric cars in the US run on electrons made from burning coal and/or natural gas

but that''s not discussed very much, like the fact that every single battery in BEV cars will die and need replacement, regardless of the mileage.

What is U.S. electricity generation by energy source?

In 2023, about 4,178 billion kilowatthours (kWh) (or about 4.18 trillion kWh) of electricity were generated at utility-scale electricity generation facilities in the United States. About 60% of this electricity generation was from fossil fuels—coal, natural gas, petroleum, and other gases. About 19% was from nuclear energy, and about 21% was from renewable energy sources.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that an additional 73.62 billion kWh of electricity generation was from small-scale solar photovoltaic systems in 2023
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