Recognizing Hondas commitment to environmental leadership in the
area of alternative fuels and hydrogen-powered fuel cell technology,
the Honda FCX Clarity was declared the 2009 World Green Car, American
Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today.
At a press conference hosted by the New York International Auto Show
and Mobil 1 at the Jacob Javits Center in, New York, the Honda FCX
Clarity was named the 2009 World Green Car. The FCX Clarity was chosen
from an initial entry list of 22 contenders nominated by 59 World Car
jurors from 25 countries worldwide.
“The FCX Clarity is a symbol of the progress we have made with fuel
cell vehicles and our commitment to developing vehicles that promote
renewable energy supplies and zero-emissions transportation,” said
Steve Center, vice president, national Marketing Operations for
American Honda.
The FCX Clarity, a sleekly styled hydrogen fuel cell-powered sedan
currently available on a limited lease-basis, is propelled by an
electric motor that runs on electricity generated by an on-board fuel
cell stack. The vehicles only emission is water, and its fuel
efficiency is up to three times that of a modern gasoline-powered
automobile and two times that of a gasoline-powered hybrid vehicle.
The World Green Car awards were inaugurated in 2003, and officially
launched in January 2004, to reflect the reality of the global
marketplace, as well as to recognize and reward automotive excellence
on an international scale.
The awards are administered by a non-profit association, under the
guidance of a Steering Committee of pre-eminent automotive journalists
from Asia, Europe, and North America. There is no affiliation with, nor
are the awards in any way influenced by any publication, auto show,
automaker, or other commercial enterprise.
Unfortunately it will be years before you can buy one of these at Scott Honda, but Honda is so far ahead of all other manufactures that we will most likely be the first franchise to sell this “car of the future”.
