Honda shows off improvements in fuel cell

New technology takes less space, leaves more room for vehicle’s interior

TOKYO – Honda’s new hydrogen-powered vehicle, set for leasing within a few months, radically reduced the sizes of its fuel cell and motor. leaving the same interior space as a regular car, engineers said Tuesday.

That’s a vast improvement from the company’s first such model introduced nearly a decade ago. That fuel cell was so bulky that the car could barely seat one person — and crept along at a snail’s pace.

The new FCX Clarity reaches maximum speed of 99 miles an hour and comfortably seats four people.

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