Honda Motor Corporation is on the verge of limited release of its new hydrogen powered automobile, the FCX Clarity. The new alternative energy vehicle will be leased to residents of the Southern California cities of Irvine, Torrance and Santa Monica starting this summer.

The FCX Clarity runs off of an electric motor powered by a fuel cell that converts hydrogen and oxygen into electricity. The car has a range of 270 miles before refueling with hydrogen fuel and can reach a top speed of around 100 mph. Best of all the FCX Clarity produces Zero Emissions, making it about as environmentally friendly as a car can get. With Honda creating the car to use hydrogen, the most abundant substance in the universe, as a clean energy source, the final significant hurdle that remains is finding a viable, environmentally sound way to produce hydrogen fuel, a feat that has evaded scientists and engineers up to now.

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LINKS:

NY Times: Greentech: Hydrogen car is here, a bit ahead of its time

AutoBlog Green: First Drive: 2009 Honda FCX Clarity, world’s first series production fuel cell car

USA Today: FCX Clarity: Bring on the Hydrogen Stations