2009 Honda FCX Clarity
With its understated shape, comfortable interior, and Accord-like ride, the only hint that the FCX Clarity is any sort of science experiment is the absence of virtually all sound while under way. The first company to bring a mass-market hybrid to U.S. streets, Honda is also one of the first to put hydrogen fuel cells in American driveways.
The FCX Clarity is indeed available but, in all likelihood, not to you. First, you must live close to Torrance, Irvine, or Santa Monica, California, where hydrogen is stored for your subsidized pumping pleasure. It also helps if you are likely to drive your Clarity to red-carpet events or if “of” precedes your last name.
The three-year, $600-a-month lease includes maintenance and insurance but no option to buy. The fuel-cell technology on board this spaceship is worth somewhere around the seven-figure asking price of the Bugatti Veyron, give or take a couple Ferrari F430s, and Honda wants it back.
Hydrogen costs five bucks a kilo, and the car holds 5.3 kilos. A $25 fill should give you 270 miles of real-world driving, making it a relative bargain. Once on the road, all you drop is a trickle of water from the tailpipe and a sizable chunk of dough for your monthly lease.
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