Honda Delays The Production Of Fuel Cells “Because Of The Shifting Market.”

Honda has been developing and selling hydrogen cars with a fuel cell on board for years. It has developed a new generation of fuel cell modules that replace the current generation developed in collaboration with the American General Motors. In 2027, Honda would set up a factory in Moka City in Tochi, Japan, where it would produce fuel cells. Although preparations for this were already in full swing, according to Honda, other cards are now on the table.

Initially, Honda was going to produce 30,000 fuel cells annually in the production facility that was to be put into operation. Honda says that due to changes in the international hydrogen market, it has chosen to reduce its production capacity and to postpone the start of production. As a result, Honda will also lose a subsidy from the Japanese government that it would have received if it had opened a fuel cell factory before the end of the 2028 financial year for the annual production of at least 20,000 fuel cells.

Honda sells a variant of the CR-V with a fuel cell on board in the form of the CR-V e:FCEV.

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