Honda+FCX+Clarity

The Honda FCX Clarity is a hydrogen fuel cell automobile. This vehicle is 190.3 inches in length, 72.7 inches in width, and 57.8 inches in hiedth. It weighs about 3,582 pounds, 55% in the front and 45% in the back, depending on how many items you have in the car. The FCX Clarity can go up to 270 miles without refueling. 68 miles per gallon. It has 134 horse power.
 * Honda FCX Clarity**

This is a fuel cell car. What a fuel cell car does that no other car can do is it turns Hydrogen fuel into water instead of CO2 which polutes the air. This does not require to be plugged in to recharge the battery.

Its motor is an AC synchronous electric motor which has a permanent magnet. A permanent magnet provides the magnetic field against the rotor field, which interacts to produce 189 lbs of torque. This car requires a type of fuel that you can only find in south California. Because this car does not work on gasoline, you can't drive in a regular gas station to refuel. There are Hydrogen Fuel stations that you can refuel this car with. The steps on how this engine works is hydrogen fuel cell produces electricity for the vehicle. The fuel cell combines hydrogen, which is stored in the fuel tank on the vehicle, with oxygen from the air to make electricity. The electricity then powers the electric motor, which in turn drives the front wheels. Water vapor is the only thing that comes out of it. The cooling system runs horizontally through the channels to keep the cell from overheating.The compact Coaxial Motor is quieter and can run at higher RPM, for greater efficiency and speed. It's powered by a 100 kw V-flow fuel stack, a lithium-ion battery pack (50% smaller than on the FCX), a 95 kw electric motor, and 5,000 psi compressed gas storage tank.

The type of battery that this car has is Lithium-ion battery. It is a family of rechargable battery types in which lithium-ions move from the negative electrode to the positive electrode during discharge, and back when charging. The electrodes are made up of lightweight lithium and carbon. This battery is much lighter than any other electrical battery. It has a high circuit voltage in comparison to aqueous batterys.This is good because it increases the amount of power that can be transferred at a lower current. This is found under the backseat of the car. A typical lithium-ion battery can store 150 watt-hours of electricity in 1 kilogram of battery.

In July 2002, Honda's FCX was certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board, making it the first and only fuel-cell car in history. In 2002 the city of Los Angeles began leasing the first 5 FCX models.

The car design is very similar and based off of the original Honda FCX. The difference is that electric vehicles are powered by a battery alone and must be plugged in to recharge, a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle is an electric vehicle that does not need to be plugged in to recharge and it is refueled quickly with gaseous hydrogen.

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