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Honda to expand hydrogen business NHK

Honda Motor says it will start selling a hydrogen fuel cell system that it is developing with General Motors to other companies. The aim is to help accelerate a shift toward creating a 'hydrogen society'.

Honda plans to roll out a fuel cell vehicle equipped with the system in Japan and the United States next year. It says it will start offering the fuel system to other firms in the mid-2020s.

The automaker aims to slash production costs to one-sixth of the current level and enhance durability by four-fold.
The fuel cell system will also be fitted in construction machinery and used for hydrogen-fueled power generation equipment.

Honda plans to produce 60-thousand units of the system annually by 2030 and several hundred thousand by the late 2030s.
Summary
Honda Motor and General Motors are developing a hydrogen fuel cell system, aiming to promote a 'hydrogen society'. The automaker plans to introduce a fuel cell vehicle equipped with the system in Japan and US next year, offering it to other firms from mid-2020s.

The goal is to reduce
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ID: dee67657-9772-4abc-b63a-e0b9e8e0270e

Category ID: nhk

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230202_34/

Date: Feb. 2, 2023

Created: 2023/02/03 07:23

Updated: 2025/12/09 07:57

Last Read: 2023/02/03 07:44