Honda FCX - 1999 FCX Concept and Prototypes

1999 FCX Concept and Prototypes

The first prototype FCX is a four-door, four-seat vehicle that was launched in 1999. Dimensions are: length 4165 mm, width 1760 mm and height 1645 mm. The fuel cell was a PEFC (proton exchange membrane) manufactured by Ballard Power Systems. The fuel cell had power output of 78 kW.

The engine has a maximum output of 80 horsepower (60 kilowatts), torque of 272 N·m (201 lb·ft) and has an EPA certified range of 170 miles.

The first vehicles were delivered on December 2, 2002, in the USA (City of Los Angeles) and Japan.

• 1999 September
  • Honda FCX-V1: Hydrogen vehicle model
  • Honda FCX-V2: Methanol-fuel cell model
• 2000 September
  • Honda FCX-V3: Ultracapacitor model, began tests in the public roads
• 2001 September
  • Honda FCX-V4: evolved version of FCX-V3
• 2002 March
  • Honda FCX-V4 served as pace car at the Los Angeles Marathon
• 2002 July
  • FCX became the world's first fuel-cell car certified by the U.S. EPA and California Air Resources Board for commercial use
• 2002 December
  • Honda FCX: vehicles delivered to Japanese Prime Minister's office (Kantei) and Los Angeles City
• 2003 July
  • Honda supplied the world's first fuel-cell vehicle to a private corporation
• 2003 October
  • Honda FC Stack was released. It was capable of power generation at temperatures as low as -20°C
• 2004 April
  • FCX were leased to the City and County of San Francisco, California, USA
• 2004 June
  • FCX were leased to the South Coast Air Quality Management District
• 2004 July
  • FC Stack-equipped FCX received U.S. government certification for commercial use
• 2004 November
  • FCX was leased to the City of Chula Vista, California, USA
  • FC Stack-equipped FCX was leased to the State of New York and became the world's first delivery of fuel-cell vehicles to a cold-weather region
• 2005 January
  • FC Stack-equipped FCX delivered to Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
• 2005 February
  • FCX vehicles leased to the City of Las Vegas, USA
• 2007 March
  • actress Q'orianka Kilcher leases Honda FCX and became the world's youngest individual customer of fuel cell vehicles
• 2001-2007
  • FCX was the official pace car of the Los Angeles Marathon